Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
Celebrate the holiday season with some appreciation for art and culture by taking a trip to Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience in Battery Park. With the ‘GoghFESTIVE’ experience, people of all ages can enjoy this one-of-a-kind VR experience complete with galleries, a drawing study, and state-of-the-art video mapping technology all about Vincent Van Gogh’s life and works. The exhibit has also partnered with many local businesses to offer exclusive discounts and promotions to the exhibit’s attendees.
Listening to a live performance by the Freeport High School Select Chorale while in the exhilaratingly beautiful immersive room was truly a unique experience, while the VR experience allows you to step right into the mind of Van Gogh and see his world come to life before your eyes. You can also explore Van Gogh’s bedroom reconstructed from his ‘The Bedroom’ painting.
After it’s highly anticipated arrival in New York City on June 5th after selling out in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the exhibit has been given an extension through the holidays and the New Year. Located on the former trading floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange, now known as Skylight at 300 Vesey Street in Battery Park, the completely immersive (yet still socially distanced!) experience provides visitors a unique look and intimate understanding into the life and work of Van Gogh. The one-of-a-kind event is made possible by Exhibition Hub, an international entertainment producer and Fever, a leading entertainment discovery platform who have collaborated with Running Subway, a New York-based entertainment production company, to serve as the local producer.
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Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
Art fans, this one’s for you. Located at 300 Vesey St. in Downtown Manhattan, right near the battery park and a short walk from the One World Trade is the art world’s latest tribute to a one-of-a-kind artist: Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience.
The exhibit starts with a chronological history of Van Gogh’s life that leads into a showcase of his art that is projected onto all the walls surrounding the space. The lighting and the reverberation are superb. Once you have a seat, you get to explore the many different paintings of Van Gogh; and they each come with a musical score that enhances the experience even more. Each image appears slightly and begins drawing right in front of your eyes. The effects and the way the paintings would flood into each other gave a unique effect.
I was completely in awe and really impressed by the amount of work put into the show. It is super inventive, and the music was immaculate. The whole experience was very serene and soothing. After a year of isolation and boredom, this event was like much needed therapy.
Of course, while the experience is not like seeing Van Gogh's actual work in Paris, Amsterdam or even the MOMA, it was amazing to see the depth and complexity of his work captured in such detail and most importantly, to learn the history of the tortured genius. I definitely recommend coming into this exhibit with an open mind and to view it more than once because it is totally unique depending on where you are sitting or standing in the room. There are so many elements and so much going on that it is easy to miss small details -- and trust me you won’t want to miss anything. After all, this is a completely new and engaging way of experiencing art. And pro tip: splurge for the VR - it is worth it.