Immersive Van Gogh Exhibits Are About to Take Denver by Storm
Van Gogh Alive turns 3,000 images and paintings into a multi-sensory experience in The Hangar at Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace.Barbara Urzua •
July 9, 2021
Gone are the days where the only way you consumed art was by standing before a frame. For centuries, curators have diligently placed art pieces onto gallery walls. Now, thanks to the rise in popularity of immersive art, Denverites can physically step into paintings by the infamous Vincent van Gogh.
On July 9, Stanley Marketplace became home to
Van Gogh Alive: the experience, the highly anticipated multi-sensory exhibition designed to thrust attendees into the life and work of influential post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Created in part by Grande Experiences and hosted by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) through September 26, the attraction features more than 3,000 images and paintings, projected onto massive screens on the walls and floor. The installation is designed to take visitors through five separate movements of Van Gogh’s life, accompanied by a dramatic score of classical music that mirrors the painter’s chronicled emotions at each time.