Michael Bailey writes on entrepreneurship and the arts. Or perhaps even our desire to? Instead of peering at paintings over the heads of other viewers in a crowded room, one is able to stroll around a cavernous hall or sit on a bench and let the artworks unfold on all sides. The show culminates in Monets water lilies series, painted obsessively at his garden in Giverny over the last two decades of his life, with the entire story set to the bucolic music of contemporaries like Debussy, Faure and Saint-Saens, piped through surround sound speakers. Stories that will brighten your outlook, delivered weekly to your inbox. Light, colour, sound and fragrance are also all part of the exhibition, which is designed to make you feel as if you're walking right into the hefty array of paintings. We've rounded up the best art exhibitions happening across the country this autumn. THE LUME Melbourne invites you on a spellbinding journey through the vibrant world of French Impressionism. Some of the year's most exciting and immersive art exhibitions have opened their doors across the nation this autumn. The Lume digitial gallery will open a new exhibition, Monet & Friends Alive, in October. Artists like Van Gogh and Monet are enticing for commercial producers because their work is out of copyright, and therefore not subject to licensing fees. "It was a fascinating experience. Will the increasing popularity of 'multi-sensory' digital art shows diminish our experience of seeing the original works in the flesh? "I think anything that generates interest in art is a positive thing, and I don't think that the experience of seeing artworks in the flesh is diminished in any way by familiarity with them, whether it's through videos or digital media. 2020 didn't bring much that sparked joy, but it did let Sydneysiders wander through a large-scale, multi-sensory Vincent van Gogh exhibition that projected Dutch master's works onto walls, columns and floors. Notably absent? In a rich, dynamic display of light, color, sound, and fragrance, the masterpieces of the Impressionists come to life. Save it, share it and take it with you on your next local adventure. Van Gogh and the Seasons, NGV's 2017 'Winter Masterpieces' exhibition, drew nearly 462,000 visitors. Sydney was similarly seduced: almost 300,000 visitors took in Van Gogh Alive over the three months it was open. Daring, intriguing and uplifting, much like the works of the Impressionists themselves, Monet & Friends compels you to leave the world behind as you step inside this fascinating period of modern art. I found it was better to sit in one spot and let it go around me. the unique opportunity to truly indulge your senses. Daring, intriguing and uplifting, much like the works of the Impressionists themselves, Monet & Friends compels you to leave the world behind as you step inside this fascinating period of modern art. Ticket prices may vary by day, time and during peak periods. Tickets are sold for specific entry times. Given the artworks used in Van Gogh Alive and Monet and Friends are digitally reproduced, there are expenses such as insurance and freight that other art shows would incur that Grande Experiences does not. Digital scans of hundreds of Monet works, along with some from fellow travellers like Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Czanne and Edgar Degas, will be projected on to screens up to several metres tall, in sufficiently high resolution to allow for extreme close-ups of Monets distinctive brushwork, Peterson says. The Indianapolis Museum of Fine Art and the Salavador Dali Museum in Florida are among those to have exhibited Van Gogh Alive. This is not so different from the way museums package their blockbusters, with much educational material including childrens labels, introductory videos, guided tours and lecture programs. Copyright Rone. There are worse ways to spend an hour than being surrounded by gigantic projections of Impressionist paintings while listening to the greatest hits of the Belle Epoque, but dont imagine that Monet and Friends Life, Light and Colour is an art exhibition. THE LUME Melbourne invites you on a spellbinding journey through the vibrant world of French Impressionism. Impressionist. Stretch your limbs and realign your mind, body & spirit in a unique environment. Once inside there is no time limit for your stay. There is a pithy quotation and one or two random bits of biographical data. In 2021, art lovers will be able to repeat the feat, this time with a heap of French Impressionist masterpieces because Monet & Friends Life, Light & Colour is heading to town from March. Peterson says he and his team intentionally design the exhibitions to be child friendly. THE LUME Melbourne is an epic adventure into art, transforming the worlds finest art into fully immersive sensory encounters. It invites active contemplation, not simply the speedy consumption of hundreds of images. Please try again later. Triennial 2020 looks set to follow suit, as artists from over 30 different countries share a diverse spread of works reflecting on a truly unique time in our worlds history. 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Select your preferred date and time. ", But he says galleries shouldn't consider his shows a threat: "[It's] whetting your appetite to go and see the originals. Thats a lot of people to track down in terms of rights.. THE LUME will be closed from 3:30pm on Wednesday, Feb. 22. -century Europe through the eyes of Claude Monet and the Impressionist painters. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of 19th-century Europe through the eyes of Claude Monet and the Impressionist painters. Start creating a personalised itinerary or add to an existing list. Notable, but not surprising because these artists already have a track record of drawing large numbers of paying ticket-holders. The moment you step out of the elevator into Floor 4 of the IMA Galleries, you are transported to 19th century Paris, when the face of European art changed forever. When youll be exhibiting Van Goghs Sunflowers, you can throw around the word masterpiece as much as you like. I reckon if Salvador Dali was alive today, hed be all over the digital environment, he says. The Leonardo da Vinci Collection (currently in Sao Paolo) has seen queues in 90 cities. The idea behind Monet & Friends is the same as its predecessor. Where Van Gogh Alive focused on one artist's life story, Monet and Friends brings together artworks by 15 French Impressionists, including Manet, Pissarro, Czanne, Toulouse-Lautrec and Sisley. GROUP PRICES. Visit Mid Week. Australia's oldest running coal-fired power station is about to close. One suspects this has more to do with our inveterate love of light shows, from the New Years Eve fireworks to the annual Vivid festival, than a fascination with art history. "Kids pick up on the moving images, the music and aroma and they have a whale of a time," he says. In October this year Melbourne digital art gallery The Lume's much-loved Van Gough Alive exhibit will be retired and replaced with another larger-than-life, multi-sensory art experience. Our diverse range includes The Leonardo Da Vinci Collection, Monet & Friends Alive, and Van Gogh Alive, which has been hosted in 175+ cities. The trend is also making inroads to museums and galleries: in June, the institution formerly known as the Indianapolis Museum of Art (which was rebranded in 2017 as "Newfields: A Place for Nature and the Arts") will open a permanent 'multi-sensory' exhibition space called The LUME, created by Grande Experiences. Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre5 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf, Melbourne, General enquiries:Enquiries.melbourne@thelume.comMedia enquiries:info@kateco.com.auPrivate event enquiries: mcec.com.au/thelume/events, MondayWednesday:10am-6.30 pm (last entry 5pm), Thursday-Saturday:10am-9.30 pm (last entry 8pm). So many talented artists are working in that space today without a platform to really display it, outside of maybe the gaming industry or the odd animated TV show.. Photo: Tom Ross. In 2013, the exhibition Monet's Garden, drawn from the Muse Marmottan Monet in Paris, drew 342,788 visitors to the National Gallery of Victoria. Special ticket prices are available for groups of 10 or more people. Wander, play, dance and marvel as every surface becomes an animated canvas: floors, walls and guests alike. Meanwhile Peterson is preparing to open three permanent multi-sensory digital museums called The Lume in 2021, beginning with a world-first at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in May. "We like to deal in big brands because we want to be popular. Ticketmaster: MonFri: 9am-5pmSat/Sun: 9am-5pm, Ticket prices may vary by day, time and during peak periods. The venue will allow Grande to integrate the one human sense its exhibitions have hitherto missed taste with themed food offerings integrated into shows. Help using this website - Accessibility statement. THE LUME Melbourne acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. Book unique getaways and adventures dreamed up by our editors. THE LUME Melbourne acknowledges and respects the history, culture, diversity and value of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is committed to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country. Our shows tend to run in larger venues, so if the government tells us to run at 20 per cent of our theoretical maximum capacity, were fine with that were not like a theatre where all the profit is in the top row, says Peterson. Instead of focusing on just one . This may well be true but its also conceivable that they are encouraging and exploiting the progressive decay of the public attention span and the growing need for instant experiences grande or otherwise. READ MORE: Calls for exclusion zones after protesters block entrances to Melbourne hospitals Now, the celebrated artist returns to his hometown of Geelong to transform Geelong Gallery into an immersive, experiential exhibition. (By comparison, adult tickets to the NGV's Impressionism exhibitions will be $26 and $30. I loved it.". Sessions are available to purchase on the hour. When peering at the exhibitions pieces, art aficionados will be taken through seven important periods in Western European art history, from a range that spans 450 years. Hitting the Australian Capital Territory from March 5June 14, 2021, it features the largest batch of works to venture beyond the United Kingdom in National Gallerys 192-year history. Opening and closing times may change with demand, please check times on the date you wish to attend. This audio-visual extravaganza, at Sydneys Royal Hall of Industries, is a spectacle with one foot in the past, one the future. Please update your location and try again. Were working to restore it. Get ready to be transported to the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, as the new movement "impressionism," swept through . Opening and closing times may change with demand, please check times on the date you wish to attend. An entrepreneur might buy a famous painting and take it on tour, recouping the purchase price and making a profit from ticket sales. Because we are looking at images rather than original paintings, the organisers have been able to draw on the entire history of Impressionism, mingling the most famous works with relatively minor ones. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Once more, the project is the brainchild of Melbourne-based Grande Exhibitions, which, for the past 16 years, has hosted immersive exhibitions and gallery experiences in over 145 cities around the world. The experience of art, if it is to be meaningful, requires a moment of silent communion between the viewer and the picture. Make Concrete Playground yours with My Playground. Select your preferred date and time. The immersive experience will feature 143 high-definition projectors displaying artworks across 3000 square metres of white carpet and up 11-metre walls of the Convention and Exhibition Centre. And, artist-wise, Titian, Velzquez, Goya, Turner, Renoir, Czanne, Botticelli, El Greco, Constable, Van Dyke, Gainsborough andGauguin are all also on the bill. Registration is fast and free. The Impressionists works have been displayed and enjoyed around the world for more than 100 years but never like this. No items found. The same levelling occurs with the artists who are all rendered equivalent in the rapid montage that flashes before our eyes. Registration is fast and free. In 2021, art lovers will be able to repeat the feat, this time with a heap of French Impressionist masterpieces because Monet & Friends Life, Light & Colour is heading to town from March. So, that means that you'll have less company than you'd usually expect at a big exhibition of French Impressionist art. Nor will you have enjoyed them to synchronised sounds of their musical contemporaries: Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Sans and Ravel. Renowned for painting outdoors and capturing nature in the moment, it .