ROBERT WILSON

VOOM PORTRAITS

“I think these works can be seen in numerous ways. They can be seen in museum spaces. They can be seen in subway stops. They can be seen in places where people are queuing in airports. They could be on the face of a wristwatch. They could be on TV. They could be an image in your home. They can be hanging on a wall. They could be in a fireplace – the way we have a fire. On a wall at home, they can be like a window – a window that shows us another world. It’s something very personal. It’s a document of our time. They are what I call portraits.” 


“[I appreciate]...Hollywood portraits of the early 30s and those from Germany in the 20s where light performed as an actor, where every movement, every second was lit and sculptured, allowing us to hear and see more readily and intensely.”
Robert Wilson

 

Over the last thirty years, Robert Wilson has been acknowledged as one of the most important figures of our times in the fields of theatre, opera and arts.

Particularly known for his unique interpretation of visual arts and for his radical use of light, Wilson is an artist whose influence goes beyond stages and ways of working: he touches and revolutionizes the fields of fashion, design, architecture and media. Robert Wilson has literally changed the way we look at things.
Since 2004 Robert Wilson has been working with VOOM HD Networks to create the VOOM PORTRAITS. These stunning works of art have captured superstars and royalty, ordinary people and extraordinary animals, in a series of high-definition video portraits.

Among the subjects of VOOM PORTRAITS produced to date are Brad Pitt, Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Monaco’s Princess Caroline of Hanover, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Robert Downey, Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Huppert, Isabella Rossellini, Jeanne Moreau, Steve Buscemi, Alan Cumming, Willem Dafoe, Dieta von Teese, as well as the world’s champion Sumo wrestler and an auto mechanic. The collection also includes captivating animal portraits, including a South American horned frog, a Briard dog, a snow owl, a black panther and a porcupine.

PRODUCTION DATES

Milano, Palazzo Reale
16 June - 4 October 2009

www.comune.milano.it/palazzoreale
www.ticket.it
Press kit
Video
Images
Robert Wilson
Index

Home