By Jackie Shannon
Do you want to see Mjolnir up close? Would you like to witness the steely sheen of Iron Man’s armour in person? How about seeing Captain America’s shield right in front of your very eyes. Well, the opportunity will soon be yours! The major exhibition, Marvel: Creating The Cinematic Universe, will be staged exclusively at Brisbane’s Gallery Of Modern Art (GOMA) from 27 May to 3 September 2017. The exhibition will utitlise original artwork, film props, costumes, and the moving image to bring to life the interconnected Marvel Cinematic Universe, which stands tall as one of the successful and groundbreaking film franchises of the new millennium, redefining the way in which movies are imagined and marketed.
“Marvel: Creating The Cinematic Universe will draw from the collection of Marvel Studios and Marvel Entertainment and private collections,” says QAGOMA director, Chris Saines. “It will give significant focus to the creative artists who translate the drawn narrative to the screen through production design and storyboarding, costume and prop design, and special effects and postproduction, on a series which has redefined the cinematic super hero. The exhibition experience will be all encompassing and extend into GOMA’s Australian Cinémathèque with a retrospective of the Marvel Cinematic Universe of films. We are thrilled to be collaborating with Marvel Entertainment on the presentation of this exhibition at GOMA, an art museum renowned for its focus on contemporary art and cinema, and the seamless integration of both visual forms.”
Marvel Studios’ main man and creative gatekeeper, Kevin Feige – renowned as the figure responsible for coming up with the bold plan to connect all of the studio’s properties – is equally excited about the exhibition. “Following the success of filming Thor: Ragnarok on The Gold Coast, we are really excited to be staging the largest Marvel exhibition ever,” he said.
Marvel: Creating The Cinematic Universe, will be staged exclusively at Brisbane’s Gallery Of Modern Art (GOMA) from 27 May to 3 September 2017. For more information, head to the official website.
