A massive, immersive exhibition celebrating artist Vincent van Gogh to take place this week in lower Manhattan, New York City
The show's arrival in New York comes as the city emerges from a lockdown that shut down cultural events and art crowds. “I feel like this is a huge, bright beacon of hope for arts in New York,” said Korins.Korins made sure nothing needed to be touched, perhaps except for visitors' cellphones. He said it's fitting that Van Gogh was often isolated: “He is a perfect artist and this is a perfect time because we’ve all been wrestling with isolation.
Producers of “Immersive Van Gogh” in New York had so much space — the location on Pier 36 was once home to 25 basketball courts — that they've designed three galleries, each larger than the next, which viewers can wander about or sit on benches and watch Van Gogh’s work float by. Korins hopes visitors can come away with more knowledge about Van Gogh than just that he was the artist who cut off his own ear and painted “The Starry Night.” Korins reminds people that Van Gogh was a pauper who sold only one painting in his lifetime. “He did so many self-portraits because he had no money to pay for models,” Korins said. “He painted sunflowers because they were free.”
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