- Title: Disney celebrates Mickey Mouse's 90th birthday with a new exhibition
- Date: 7th November 2018
- Summary: VARIOUS OF LONDON KAYE'S COLORFUL FLOOR-TO-CEILING CROCHET INSTALLATION INSPIRED BY DISNEY'S CLASSIC SHORT, 'THE BAND CONCERT' VARIOUS OF MICKEY MOUSE 'FANTASIA' EXHIBIT ORIGINAL 'STEAMBOAT WILLIE' CARTOON NEXT TO REIMAGINED VERSION CURATOR DARREN ROMANELLI IN REPLICA STEAMBOAT (SOUNDBITE) (English) EXHIBIT CURATOR, DARREN ROMANELLI, SAYING: "First and foremost we wanted to celebrate the 90 years of Mickey's history. So we worked closely with Disney archives and really pulled highlight moments from the archives and created these stories, these different rooms, these moments throughout the 16,000-square-foot exhibition. But in each room there's either a single or multiple contemporary artists who created site-specific, reinterpreted Mickey Mouse installations. And it's that dialogue between the archives and the contemporary works that creates a unique energy for our visitors to experience and hopefully take away with them." WOMAN WALKING INTO 'COSMIC CAVERN' CREATED BY KENNY SCHARF
- Embargoed: 21st November 2018 21:36
- Keywords: Mickey Mouse birthday 90 exhibition art display minnie mouse Walt Disney
- Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA00395ICIU1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Disney is celebrating Mickey Mouse's 90th birthday with the first-ever "Mickey: The True Original Exhibition" in New York.
Numerous contemporary artists were commissioned to reimagine the classic character with site-specific, reinterpreted Mickey Mouse installations.
"We worked closely with Disney archives and really pulled highlight moments from the archives and created these stories, these different rooms, these moments throughout the 16,000-square-foot exhibition," said curator Darren Romanelli.
The exhibition begins with Mickey's 1930s debut in the short film, "Steamboat Willie" and focuses on moments in Mickey's life that are most relevant.
The interactive space has numerous photo opportunities for visitors and even an ice cream stand with flavors created especially for the exhibit.
"Mickey: The True Original Exhibition" will run from November 8, 2018 to February 10, 2019. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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