A selection of masterpieces by world-renowned artists are being brought to life in an immersive and cutting-edge multimedia exhibition at the RCB Galleria of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, from Friday until July 31.
Held for the first time in Asia, "From Monet To Kandinsky" is an exploration of the art world during the late 19th to the early 20th centuries, when culture and society were going through a tumultuous revolution. Every year new inventions were brought to daily life -- gramophones, movie theatres, typewriters, electricity, airplanes, telephones and X-rays.
At the same time the industrial revolution shocked the world with political overthrows and wars, new art movements like expressionism, abstract art, surrealism and suprematism emerged and were later united under the term "modernism".
Paintings by modernist artists often contain secret details hidden from our initial viewing, encouraging us to investigate further while finding new meaning in the chaos and nonsense around us. A hundred years ago, the art of modernists was the first glimpse of the technological future. Today the paintings are seen in a new light.
The upcoming exhibition will bring together selected works of some of the most respected artists in Western art history, regarded as the masters of modernism.
Unique in its presentation, the exhibition comes with the latest digital technology in projection and surround sound that will transport visitors on a journey of discovery.
On display will be works of 16 modernist masters including Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Gaugin, Henri Rousseau, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Gustav Klimt, Paul Signac, Piet Mondrian, Amedeo Modigliani, Vincent van Gogh, Pierre August Renoir, Juan Gris, Paul Klee, Edward Munch, Kazimir Malevich and Wassily Kandinsky.
Each of them rejected the styles of the past, embracing instead innovation and experimentation in form, materials and techniques in order to capture the tremendous upheavals of their time.
The grand opening is on Thursday at 6.30pm. The exhibition will be open for public viewing daily, 10am-10pm, and multiple activities will be staged throughout the exhibition period, such as workshops, talks, and dance and musical performances.
For tickets, visit http://facebook.com/RiverCityBangkok or http://rivercitybangkok.com. Call 02-237-0077 ext 709.
