ARTISTS
Watch Me Move: The Animation Show
06 Oct, 2013 - 05 Jan, 2014
Discover animation like never before. Suspend belief and let the magic of animation reveal imaginary worlds and experimental imagery.
With Watch Me Move, the Detroit Institute of Arts brings to metro Detroit the most extensive animation show ever mounted, featuring both iconic moments and lesser-known masterpieces from the last 150 years. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to see an incredible array of animation techniques in over 100 animated film segments from across generations and cultures. The exhibition includes animation鈥檚 great inventors, innovators, and artists, from Georges M茅li猫s and Chuck Jones to William Kentridge and Tim Burton, as well as animation studios such as Walt Disney, Aardman, Studio Ghibli, and Pixar.
This immersive exhibition invites visitors to discover animation鈥攆rom the familiar to the eccentric鈥攖hrough large-scale projections and intimate viewing spaces. The experience extends into the Detroit Film Theatre which will be showing a selection of feature-length animation, festival compilations and personal appearances by contemporary animators over the course of the exhibition.
With Watch Me Move, the Detroit Institute of Arts brings to metro Detroit the most extensive animation show ever mounted, featuring both iconic moments and lesser-known masterpieces from the last 150 years. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to see an incredible array of animation techniques in over 100 animated film segments from across generations and cultures. The exhibition includes animation鈥檚 great inventors, innovators, and artists, from Georges M茅li猫s and Chuck Jones to William Kentridge and Tim Burton, as well as animation studios such as Walt Disney, Aardman, Studio Ghibli, and Pixar.
This immersive exhibition invites visitors to discover animation鈥攆rom the familiar to the eccentric鈥攖hrough large-scale projections and intimate viewing spaces. The experience extends into the Detroit Film Theatre which will be showing a selection of feature-length animation, festival compilations and personal appearances by contemporary animators over the course of the exhibition.
Discover animation like never before. Suspend belief and let the magic of animation reveal imaginary worlds and experimental imagery.
With Watch Me Move, the Detroit Institute of Arts brings to metro Detroit the most extensive animation show ever mounted, featuring both iconic moments and lesser-known masterpieces from the last 150 years. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to see an incredible array of animation techniques in over 100 animated film segments from across generations and cultures. The exhibition includes animation鈥檚 great inventors, innovators, and artists, from Georges M茅li猫s and Chuck Jones to William Kentridge and Tim Burton, as well as animation studios such as Walt Disney, Aardman, Studio Ghibli, and Pixar.
This immersive exhibition invites visitors to discover animation鈥攆rom the familiar to the eccentric鈥攖hrough large-scale projections and intimate viewing spaces. The experience extends into the Detroit Film Theatre which will be showing a selection of feature-length animation, festival compilations and personal appearances by contemporary animators over the course of the exhibition.
With Watch Me Move, the Detroit Institute of Arts brings to metro Detroit the most extensive animation show ever mounted, featuring both iconic moments and lesser-known masterpieces from the last 150 years. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to see an incredible array of animation techniques in over 100 animated film segments from across generations and cultures. The exhibition includes animation鈥檚 great inventors, innovators, and artists, from Georges M茅li猫s and Chuck Jones to William Kentridge and Tim Burton, as well as animation studios such as Walt Disney, Aardman, Studio Ghibli, and Pixar.
This immersive exhibition invites visitors to discover animation鈥攆rom the familiar to the eccentric鈥攖hrough large-scale projections and intimate viewing spaces. The experience extends into the Detroit Film Theatre which will be showing a selection of feature-length animation, festival compilations and personal appearances by contemporary animators over the course of the exhibition.
Artists on show
Contact details
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday - Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
5200 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI, USA 48202
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