

Hand sanitation stations are placed throughout each room. Projections are also used to create “viewing circles” on the ground that serve as reminders for people to social distance while inside the venue. The show uses touchless ticketing and limits how many people are inside the gallery at once. The exhibition follows coronavirus safety protocols by requiring temperature checks at the door and for guests to wear face coverings. “In Chicago, you have the best van Gogh art in the world, and I’d encourage everyone who sees this show to also go over to the Art Institute to see the original pieces,” Ross said. Ross said the new exhibition is “completely different than what you’d experience at the museum,” but he hopes it encourages people to visit the van Gogh collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. He previously worked with Siccardi on the “Van Gogh, Starry Night” exhibition in Paris, which was featured in the fifth episode of Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” Longobardi created an ambient, mood-setting score for the show that blends classical piano with flourishes of experimental electronic music and ethereal sounds. 6 after the success of the show’s debut in Toronto.

“Both myself and Luca Longobardi are very excited to visit Chicago and once again bring van Gogh’s legacy to life in a way that is unique to the beautiful architecture of the Germania Club building.” Credit: Jake Wittich/Block Club Chicago The “Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition” was extended through Sept. “Van Gogh’s artwork has created a lasting impact through its emotional richness and simple beauty,” Siccardi said in a news release. Siccardi was behind a renowned digital art experience in Paris, titled the “Van Gogh, Starry Night” exhibition, which is how Ross discovered Siccardi’s work, he said. Since 2012, the artist has created numerous immersive shows like the “Van Gogh Exhibition” for the Carrières de Lumières, a former quarry in France’s southeastern region of province that was transformed into an art venue. Siccardi is an Italian film producer who studied at London’s School of Contemporary Dance before pivoting into the world of video art in 1990. “But the pieces appear and disappear or morph into one other, choreographed to music in a type of stream of consciousness.” “The most amazing thing is the deconstruction and animation of the art so that sunflowers are blowing in the wind, stars are twinkling and clouds are moving by,” Ross said. Siccardi was inspired by wondering what would have flashed before van Gogh’s eyes in the final moments before his death, Ross said. The hour-long show, which is designed by creative director Massimiliano Siccardi, was initially supposed to run through May 2, but high ticket sales and the success of the show’s debut in Toronto influenced its creators to release a second round of tickets.

“We mapped it all out, from the columns to the floor and brickwork on the walls.” “Every part of the building becomes that canvas that it’s projected onto,” said exhibit co-producer Corey Ross.

Credit: Jake Wittich/Block Club Chicago A couple watches the “Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition” Wednesday night.
