SINGAPORE – Masterpieces by influential Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh will come to life at the South-east Asia debut of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience.
The 360-degree digital art experience will be presented at Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) B1 Forum from March 1 and housed within various galleries occupying a total of more than 17,000 sq ft.
Visitors can take in more than 300 of van Gogh’s sketches, drawings and paintings, with large-scale floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall digital projections. This includes a central area where the digital projections will be most prominent.
This iteration of the celebration of the late painter’s work has travelled to 34 cities in Europe, China and the United States, reaching more than five million people. It was rated Best 2021 Immersive Experience by media outlet USA Today.
The Singapore edition will feature the world debut of a showcase of the traditional art of Japanese woodblock stamps and prints, which influenced van Gogh’s work. Visitors can also take part in a Japanese matcha tea ceremony.
Another highlight of the exhibition is A Day In The Life Of The Artist, a virtual-reality experience that lets visitors go on a 10-minute journey revealing the inspiration behind some of van Gogh’s pieces.
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is organised by creative agency H&B in partnership with exhibition curator, producer and distributor Exhibition Hub, live-entertainment discovery platform Fever and RWS. Prices of tickets start at $15 for children and $24 for adults. As at press time, 29 days are already sold out. For more information, go to www.vangoghexpo.com/singapore.
