This exhibition at Rudolfinum Gallery explores the profound influence of Alain Resnais's 1961 film 'Last Year in Marienbad' on contemporary visual arts. Discover how its unique aesthetic and narrative inspired international artists, alongside modernist masters. The display offers insights into the film's lasting impact on visual culture and its creative inspirations.
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This exhibition explores the profound influence of Alain Resnais's classic 1961 film 'Last Year in Marienbad' on contemporary visual arts. It features works by international artists inspired by the film's aesthetic and narrative, alongside pieces by modernist masters and behind-the-scenes materials.
The exhibition 'Last Year in Marienbad: A Film as Art' delves into the creative dialogue between cinema and visual arts, focusing on the enduring legacy of Alain Resnais's seminal 1961 film. Originally displayed at Kunsthalle Bremen, the exhibition was expanded for its showing at Galerie Rudolfinum with contributions from artists like Ján Mančuška and Věra Linhartová, engaging in a dialogue with the Rudolfinum's neo-Renaissance architecture. The exhibition highlights how the film's radical approach to time, space, and reality, characterized by geometric forms and compositional repetition, has inspired contemporary artists across various disciplines. Works by established figures such as Alberto Giacometti, Giorgio de Chirico, René Magritte, and Gerhard Richter are presented alongside contemporary artists like Vito Acconci, Patrick Faigenbaum, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, Marie Harnett, and Pablo Bronstein, all of whom have found inspiration in the film's aesthetic or fractured narrative. The exhibition also touches upon the film's significant impact on fashion, noting Coco Chanel's costume design and Karl Lagerfeld's collections. Visitors are offered a behind-the-scenes look through historical documents and original scripts, exploring the film's sources of inspiration, including Surrealist works and Eugène Atget's photographs.
Admission to the exhibition 'Last Year in Marienbad: A Film as Art' was free, kindly supported by the AVAST Foundation. Last entry to the exhibition was strictly 30 minutes before closing time.
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