'ESCHER. The Exhibition & Experience' at Industry City in New York until February 3rd

ESCHER. The Exhibition & Experience

A solo exhibition of over 200 works by M.C. Escher

June 08, 2018 – February 03, 2019
Industry City (34 34th Street, Building 6), Brooklyn, New York

Arthemisia, Italy’s leading art exhibition producer, will make its American debut with ESCHER. The Exhibition & Experience, an exhibition of over 200 works by the iconic Dutch artist M.C. #escher, from June 8, 2018 through February 3, 2019 at Brooklyn’s Industry City. The exhibition is curated by Mark Veldhuysen (curator of the M.C. #escher Foundation Collection for over thirty years) and Federico Giudiceandrea (one of the world’s foremost collectors of, and experts on, the art of M.C. Escher).

ESCHER. The Exhibition & Experience is the most important and the largest exhibition of M.C. #escher ever presented in the United States. The exhibition’s American premiere follows its wide success internationally – in cities including Rome, Bologna, Milan, Singapore, Madrid and Lisbon – where it has been attended by over 1 million visitors.

Maurits Cornelis #escher (1898 – 1972) is world renowned for his enigmatic sketches and paradoxical designs, executed with incredible detail and mathematic precision to create and construct impossible worlds. #escher had a natural intuition for mathematical drawings, and was captivated by repeating patterns of interlocking tessellations, and the paradoxical representations of infinity. Exploring the intersection between art, mathematics, science, and poetry, Escher’s works have fascinated and astounded generations of artists, architects, mathematicians, musicians, and designers alike.

A one-of-a-kind artist who used to say that “wonder is the salt of the earth,” #escher has broadened the imaginations and perspectives of generations of art lovers, through works in which everything is connected: science, nature, analytical rigor and aesthetic beauty.

“Escher was a singular artistic visionary, whose works still beguile and entrance wherever they are seen,” said curators Mark Veldhuysen and Federico Giudiceandrea. “We are thrilled to bring this exhibition to #newyork, and to expose new audiences, young and old, to an artist whose vast influence can be felt throughout the spectrum of contemporary culture.”

ESCHER. The Exhibition and Experience is produced and organized by #arthemisia in collaboration with the M.C. #escher Foundation, promoted by Industry City and is curated by Mark Veldhuysen and Federico Giudiceandrea.
The catalogue is published by Maurits.

The exhibition space is designed by Corrado Anselmi Studio.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

The exhibition highlights Escher’s journey as an artist – from his earlier works of nature and landscape in the 1920s and 1930s, to the figurative and abstract art developed in the late 1930s, through the 1960s when he sought to explore infinity. Some of his works are instantly recognizable, and have lent inspiration to the popular culture of our time. The last gallery of the exhibition is dedicated to artists, designers, fashion designers, singers and film directors who have been inspired by Escher’s work.

Included in the exhibition are some of Escher’s most iconic and recognizable masterpieces, including Hand with Reflecting Sphere, Relativity, Belvedere, Eye, Metamorphosis, Day and Night and Waterfall.

In addition to the #escher works on display, the exhibition includes scientific experiments, play areas and educational resources that will help visitors of all ages to understand the impossible perspectives, disquieting images and seemingly irreconcilable universes which #escher combined to create a unique artistic dimension. Among these special installations will be immersive photo booths constructed to emulate Escher’s hypnotic environments. Visitors will be able to photograph themselves “inside” the worlds of M.C. #escher, the Relativity Room, which turns normal size and scale on its head, and the “Infinity Room,” in which visitors can see their reflection repeated, seemingly, into infinity.

ESCHER. The Exhibition & Experience is divided into seven thematic sections: