TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE AT NYC MUSEUM OF MODERN ART. EXHIBIT OF GOTH DRAWINGS, COSTUMES FROM EDWARD SCISSORHANDS DIRECTOR.
Mark your calendars: on Friday, Akumu Ink and I will unveil our fashion collaboration! There’s something for both guys and gals, and everything is super-spooky-cute and affordable — promise. (Here, I’m wearing my Dubarry coat from the previous collection.)
If I only could attend one NYC event this month, it would be the Tim Burton retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Burton is one of my favorite directors; the Gothic humor and imagination behind Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and Beetlejuice profoundly influenced my work. Tips: reserve your $20 tickets well in advance (many dates are sold out; luckily, I had four press passes). You’re not allowed to bring backpacks or large bags, so leave them behind unless you want to wait in line at the coat check. The exhibit will always be crowded, but there will be more space to breathe in the late afternoon.
I was surprised at the expanse of the show, which begins with his childhood years and goes right up to concept drawings of the Queen of Hearts for the upcoming Alice in Wonderland film. I felt I was in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory — too much candied goodness to see, and too many oompa-loompas invading my space! My favorites: Nightmare Before Xmas reindeers etched with correction fluid. Napoleon-like ghouls sketched on the backside of a cereal box. Silhouettes of the dead and living characters from Corpse Bride. The full Edward Scissorhands bondage suit; the white mohair sweater from Ed Wood.
The MoMA exhibit has storyboards, sketches and other memorabilia from all of Burton’s films; I forgot that Burton made Stainboy, Mars Attacks! and Batman. I enjoyed the pieces from his private collection (caricatures of friends, sad-faced dogs). Everything on display was slightly strange and spooky, such a hyper-color video he made about an Asian Hansel and Gretel.
I left feeling exhausted from the crowds, but inspired by Tim Burton’s dark, out-of-this-world imagination. Go see the MoMA exhibit before April 26th. Your creative (Beetle)juices will flow. (Thanks to Shichi for the photos.)
Song of the Day #283: Corpse Bride – According To Plan (One of my favorite Burton films.)
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where is the exhibit? it sounds very interesting i’d love to go!
Museum of Modern Art in NYC :)
Your coat is gorgeous!
Thank you! Can’t wait to show you the latest designs on Friday. <3
The cursed exhibit for me and my friends! Every time we plan a trip there something happens and we lose a few people but it was a lot of fun. Thanks for pointing to the year I was born in the photo lol
haha we were all point to the year of our birth.
haha we were all point to the year of our birth.
Oh I Cant Wait!! Ive been wanting to buy Gothic Lolita clothes for a while, or improvise until I could buy them. But hopefully know I can! Thank God it’s almost Friday!! ;] Congrads. and I would love to see this exhibit but I don’t live near NYC. GLad you report on them though! Thanks
<3 hooray! Can't wait to reveal everything on Friday!
I hope they stop by in my city and show it at my city musuem!
(if the exhibition goes on a tour, i mean. I hope so)
I don’t think it will be a travelling exhibit… but there are more photos online on the MoMA’s exhibit site.
where is the exhibit? it sounds very interesting i'd love to go!
Museum of Modern Art in NYC :)
Your coat is gorgeous!
The cursed exhibit for me and my friends! Every time we plan a trip there something happens and we lose a few people but it was a lot of fun. Thanks for pointing to the year I was born in the photo lol
haha we were all point to the year of our birth.
haha we were all point to the year of our birth.
Thank you! Can't wait to show you the latest designs on Friday. <3
How I wish I could go there! It looks so fun!
Oh I Cant Wait!! Ive been wanting to buy Gothic Lolita clothes for a while, or improvise until I could buy them. But hopefully know I can! Thank God it's almost Friday!! ;] Congrads. and I would love to see this exhibit but I don't live near NYC. GLad you report on them though! Thanks
I hope they stop by in my city and show it at my city musuem!
(if the exhibition goes on a tour, i mean. I hope so)
Hey!! La Carmina, I think it would be sooo amazing if you gave us a tour of your house/apartment. I would love to see how you decorate your house. :D Please think about it. Maybe some of your clothes, or how you put your outfits together. <3 Thanks
Hi Cat,
Ooh, I should take some new photos! Here are pictures of my bedroom from a while back — http://lacarmina.com/2008/12/my-gothic-lolita-bedroom-diy-goth-home-decor-visual-kei-j-rock-posters/
You can see how I did my walls :)
How I wish I could go there! It looks so fun!
Hey!! La Carmina, I think it would be sooo amazing if you gave us a tour of your house/apartment. I would love to see how you decorate your house. :D Please think about it. Maybe some of your clothes, or how you put your outfits together. <3 Thanks
I wanna go!
oh my god!!! if only i was in new york!!
nice!
I wanna go looks totally cool! Love your outfit and your watch is super cute! (:
Thanks! The watch is by Putumayo. I think it’s so clever — a white rabbit holding his pocketwatch! And cute too!
I wish I had half of Tim burtons imaginative talent! Ah the event looks so amazing! can’t wait till Alice in wonderland is in Theatres! I’ve loved that story ever since I was little & now that he’s putting his touch to it, I’m sure it will be FANTASTIC! ^-^
ME TOO. I am hoping I can even go to the premiere of Alice in Wonderland.
His imagination is beyond compare…
I wanna go!
oh my god!!! if only i was in new york!!
nice!
I wanna go looks totally cool! Love your outfit and your watch is super cute! (:
I wish I had half of Tim burtons imaginative talent! Ah the event looks so amazing! can't wait till Alice in wonderland is in Theatres! I've loved that story ever since I was little & now that he's putting his touch to it, I'm sure it will be FANTASTIC! ^-^
<3 hooray! Can't wait to reveal everything on Friday!
I don't think it will be a travelling exhibit… but there are more photos online on the MoMA's exhibit site.
Hi Cat,
Ooh, I should take some new photos! Here are pictures of my bedroom from a while back — http://lacarmina.com/2008/12/my-gothic…
You can see how I did my walls :)
Thanks! The watch is by Putumayo. I think it's so clever — a white rabbit holding his pocketwatch! And cute too!
ME TOO. I am hoping I can even go to the premiere of Alice in Wonderland.
His imagination is beyond compare…
I plan on making another trip back there with my sketchbook when it’s less crowded :3
I had a great time with You and Shichi!
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you mean on fb? ^^?
It was fun going with you! <3 The photo of us with tickets in our mouths is so funny!
it came out really cute!
Indeed. ^_^
don’t forget, tim burton also directed peewee’s big adventure… -a classic movie that i’ve seen over 500+ times(lost count) in betamax back in the late 80s. :)
I totally forgot he made that too!! I need to watch that…
Hi Carmina! Love your site!!!
Can i ask you a few questions? What time did you go? You said is better go in the late afternoon, but dont they close at 5:30pm? How crowded was it?
Im going to go anyways, i just want to be prepared and have the best experience i can, Thanks!
Hi! I went around 2pm. True, it closes at 5:30 — I’d check the site to find out when it closes each day. It will be crowded no matter what… hard to walk around and see the paintings… but worth the visit!
I plan on making another trip back there with my sketchbook when it's less crowded :3
I had a great time with You and Shichi!
don't forget, tim burton also directed peewee's big adventure… -a classic movie that i've seen over 500+ times(lost count) in betamax back in the late 80s. :)
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It was fun going with you! <3 The photo of us with tickets in our mouths is so funny!
I totally forgot he made that too!! I need to watch that…
Hi Carmina! Love your site!!!
Can i ask you a few questions? What time did you go? You said is better go in the late afternoon, but dont they close at 5:30pm? How crowded was it?
Im going to go anyways, i just want to be prepared and have the best experience i can, Thanks!
Hi! I went around 2pm. True, it closes at 5:30 — I'd check the site to find out when it closes each day. It will be crowded no matter what… hard to walk around and see the paintings… but worth the visit!
you mean on fb? ^^?
it came out really cute!
The Tim Burton exhibit was quite nice and inspiring. I would also encourage everyone that’s gonna make a stop in NYC before April 26th to go.
It was pretty crowded even though it was a Monday afternoon ~_~ I liked the dark esophagus entrance which then throws you into this brightly lit space of imagination. The exhibit did go chronologically from left to right but I somehow ended up circling the space against the crowd (from right to left), starting with the latest works to the earliest… and I actually liked it that way. There were a bunch of beautiful drawings/sketches that made me jealous, same with the character sculptures. I stared at the Edward Schissorhands suit for a while while listening to the security woman yell “No pictures allowed!”. The Catwoman suit looked like it was melting off the display though, heh. The Hansel and Gretel short movie was ridiculous… ridiculously funny, and a most welcomed rest spot in the middle of it all (and that wall clock, it was screaming ‘build me!’, heh). And that sketch with the man that shot the constipated dog – so witty lol. Then I slowly got into what I think I enjoyed the most, the earlier years… sketches, reading notes – that really made me think “ah~, this is a regular person like me… but with a different style and slightly more obsessed with things” lol. The early years spoke to me a lot more maybe because it felt a lot more personal. All in all I really enjoyed everything. Before exiting I remarked: “someone’s pretty obsessed with clowns :) “.
Then at the end, when you exit, you’re thrown into these modern art huge prints that will make you go “wth, where am I?” just because you’ve spent so many hours with Burton’s creations that nothing else will fit into your brain.
But wait, there was a bit more, the movie posters and polaroid project located at the Theater galleries downstairs. They all looked so lonely. Then it was 5:30pm and the spell was over.
It really was a lot to process. I’d probably want to go see it all again.
The Tim Burton exhibit was quite nice and inspiring. I would also encourage everyone that's gonna make a stop in NYC before April 26th to go.
It was pretty crowded even though it was a Monday afternoon ~_~ I liked the dark esophagus entrance which then throws you into this brightly lit space of imagination. The exhibit did go chronologically from left to right but I somehow ended up circling the space against the crowd (from right to left), starting with the latest works to the earliest… and I actually liked it that way. There were a bunch of beautiful drawings/sketches that made me jealous, same with the character sculptures. I stared at the Edward Schissorhands suit for a while while listening to the security woman yell “No pictures allowed!”. The Catwoman suit looked like it was melting off the display though, heh. The Hansel and Gretel short movie was ridiculous… ridiculously funny, and a most welcomed rest spot in the middle of it all (and that wall clock, it was screaming 'build me!', heh). And that sketch with the man that shot the constipated dog – so witty lol. Then I slowly got into what I think I enjoyed the most, the earlier years… sketches, reading notes – that really made me think “ah~, this is a regular person like me… but with a different style and slightly more obsessed with things” lol. The early years spoke to me a lot more maybe because it felt a lot more personal. All in all I really enjoyed everything. Before exiting I remarked: “someone's pretty obsessed with clowns :) “.
Then at the end, when you exit, you're thrown into these modern art huge prints that will make you go “wth, where am I?” just because you've spent so many hours with Burton's creations that nothing else will fit into your brain.
But wait, there was a bit more, the movie posters and polaroid project located at the Theater galleries downstairs. They all looked so lonely. Then it was 5:30pm and the spell was over.
It really was a lot to process. I'd probably want to go see it all again.
Hehe I wanna go~ I could probably go sometime in March lol oh yeah >D
Hehe I wanna go~ I could probably go sometime in March lol oh yeah >D
Indeed. ^_^
this is awesome! i wish i went!
Ahh it’s still on…
this is awesome! i wish i went!
Ahh it's still on…