Istanbul hosts Van Gogh Alive exhibit

PanARMENIAN.Net - Van Gogh Alive, an international traveling exhibition that presents the life and work of the 19th-century Dutch artist in a novel perspective, opened in Istanbul on Feb 9.

According to Today’s Zaman, the exhibit will remain on display until May 15, in the first of the show's two Turkish stops. It will later travel to Ankara for a month-and-a-half display from Oct. 15-Dec. 30 at the Cer Modern museum.

Developed by the Australia-based Grande Exhibitions, Van Gogh Alive presents a selection of Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) masterpieces in a specially designed choreography enriched with light and sound effects.

Van Gogh Alive features over 3,000 digital images of van Gogh's works from the period between 1880 and 1890, presented in chronological order through 40 high-definition projectors, accompanied by digital surround sound. Among well-known van Gogh works presented in the show are Café Terrace at Night, The Red Vineyard, Chair and Pipe, Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear, Vase with 12 Sunflowers, Starry Night over the Rhone and Wheatfield with Crows, among others.