
Gustav Klimt: Gold in Motion

Dec 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am– Mar 31, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
Hall des Lumières
49 Chambers St
New York, NY
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Sun-Wed 10 am–7 pm , Thu-Sat 10 am–10 pm
Take a multi-sensory journey through the golden, sensuous and revolutionary art of the Viennese painter Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. Be immersed in his iconic works, projected on marble walls, towering columns, stained glass skylights and coved ceilings of a historic former bank using unique, cutting-edge mapping technology, synchronized to an original soundtrack.
The first exhibit of a new permanent digital art center. Only two rooms, but also includes shorter, complementary digital experiences: Friedensreich Hundertwasser: In the Wake of the Vienna Secession featuring a successor of Klimt, 5 Movements following five dancers across five musical movements and Recoding Entropia, an immersive film experience reflecting on the vastness of the mind’s possibilities.
The experience lasts about one hour; guests can stay as long as they like.
🖼 Find IRL Klimt portraits at MoMA and the Met. More at the Neue Gallerie, but they allow age 12+ in its galleries.
🌳 Run around non-digital trees and find giant comb sculptures at nearby City Hall Park.
🍽 Keep the Austrian vibe going with schnitzel & strudel at nearby Schilling Restaurant & Bar.
📚 Get a pets-eye view of the artist in Klimt and His Cat, featuring dazzling mixed-media illustrations in the artist’s unique style.
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