Stanley Kubrick's career has been looked upon more like a fine artist than it has a traditional filmmaker. When we think of his films, say 2001 or Clockwork Orange or The Shining, we almost think of them as exhibitions, full of set design ideas, concepts, costumes and details that is almost like looking at the work of a painter. Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition, on view at the Design Museum in London from April 26—September 15, 2019, is an in-depth look at all the creative ideas and artifacts that went into each of the movies in Kubrick's incredible output.
The exhibition tells the story of Stanley Kubrick, exploring his unique command of the creative design process of film making, from storyteller to director to editor.
You'll see step by step how Kubrick created genre-defining worlds for his films and relive iconic scenes from The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Get an exclusive insight into his mind through rare objects, projections and interviews exploring Kubrick’s special relationship with England and particularly London, as his primary film location and source of inspiration.
The exhibition features about 700 objects, films, interviews, letters and photographs. Expect to see a detailed model of the Centrifuge-set that Kubrick had developed for 2001: A Space Odyssey; film props such as the infamous Born-to-Kill helmet worn by Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket, costumes designed for A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon and much more.
