The Mad Hatter

November 23rd, 2009

Tim Burton - Untitled (Edward Scissorhands), 1990
With its recent, star-studded opening on November 22, the Museum of Modern Art in New York is now showing a Tim Burton exhibition. A tribute to Burton’s extensive life work, the exhibit features childhood sketches, paintings, storyboards, puppets, and costumes, as well as other completed and non-completed projects, and screenings of his major movies.

Tim Burton - Number drawing, 1982

Tim Burton - Creature Series drawing, 1992Tim Burton - Christmas photo, 1997
Ed Wood (1994)
The range of works exhibited exemplifies Burton’s talent as a director, illustrator, photographer, and writer. From Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, The Nightmare Before Christmas, to the unforgettable Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, this exhibition is really a teaser to Burton’s next visual imaginative project, Alice in Wonderland. Exhibition runs until April 26, 2010.

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/313

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