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PRESS RELEASE STANLEY KUBRICK 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 - 14 JANUARY 2018 STANLEY KUBRICK THE EXHIBITION 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 - 14 JANUARY 2018 THE SHINING, DIRECTED BY STANLEY KUBRICK (1980; GB/UNITED STATES). STANLEY KUBRICK AND JACK NICHOLSON ON THE SET OF THE SHINING. © WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. STANLEY KUBRICK WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A SUCCESSION OF EPOCH-MAKING FILM GEMS INCLUDING DR. STRANGELOVE, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, THE SHINING AND A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. WITH THIS AUTUMN’S MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION AT KUNSTFORENINGEN GL STRAND, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY NORDEA-FONDEN, KUBRICK FESTIVAL 2017 COMES TO THE HIGH POINTS ON THE PROGRAMME. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK INSIDE THE VISIONARY MASTER DIRECTOR’S WORKING SPACE AND WILL TELL THE STORY OF KUBRICK’S UNUSUAL PATH INTO THE WORLD OF FILM AND WHAT IT WAS THAT MADE HIS FILMS GREAT ART. PRESS RELEASE STANLEY KUBRICK 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 - 14 JANUARY 2018 THE EXHIBITION AT KUNSTFORENINGEN GL STRAND It is with great pleasure that Kunstforeningen GL STRAND opens its doors in September for Stanley Kubrick – The Exhibition. This will be the first presentation in the Nordic countries of the exhibition, which has drawn large numbers of visitors all over the world – from cities like Paris, LA, Seoul, Amsterdam and now most recently Mexico City. The huge popularity of the exhibition bears witness to Kubrick’s enormous importance as a film director. Stanley Kubrick died suddenly in March 1999 – shortly before the premiere of his last work, Eyes Wide Shut. He left us not only an impressive legacy of films and unfinished projects, but also a huge collection of scripts, design sketches, notes, photographs, costumes, props and other unique objects from his many film shoots. The exhibition in Copenhagen is specially organized for GL STRAND with a focus on Kubrick’s visionary work within a variety of aesthetic fields and in terms of storytelling and technology. It zooms in on the broad spectrum of material, with all of Kubrick’s films sharing centre stage. Room by room, from the first to the third floor at GL STRAND, the story of Stanley Kubrick’s fantastic development is told – from successful photographer for LOOK magazine at the age of just 17 until his breakthrough in the world of film when he was 30 years old and the subsequent creation of one masterly film narrative after another. Throughout, the exhibition offers, besides knowledge of his many works, a close-up of Kubrick’s dedicated working methods and artistic processes as well as insight into his large unfinished projects, the major movies Napoleon and Aryan Papers as well as the science fiction film AI, which was later directed by Steven Spielberg. Stanley Kubrick was able to complete 17 films. He became famous for his innovation and uncompromisingly high standards, and his commitment to all the artistic aspects of film – from visual composition, lighting, technology, music to stage design and much else. Precisely this interest in all aspects of the artistic expression of film has made many of his films iconic masterpieces. The space helmet, the dresses of the twins, and the masks are some of the unique, recognizable visual characteristics that immediately evoke the atmosphere of films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut. These items and other exclusive material are presented in the exhibition side by side with extracts from all Stanley Kubrick’s films. The material we have on loan, comprising approximately 600 elements, mainly comes from Stanley Kubrick’s personal archives and includes scripts with his own notes, processual material and documentation from the film productions, design models, visual sketches, original props and much more. Kubrick’s films are all unique visual narratives – often with highly controversial themes which in their time led in several cases to censorship or uproar, as the material in the exhibition also documents. Today his finely wrought works still constitute an important source of inspiration for film-makers and film-lovers all over the world, and several of Kubrick’s professional peers, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as well as Danish film professionals, comment in the exhibition on Stanley Kubrick’s importance to them. Stanley Kubrick – The Exhibition in Copenhagen has been organized by Kunstforeningen GL STRAND and filmexpert Søren Høy as part of Kubrick Festival 2017 which is supported by Nordea-fonden. Original exhibition concept and exhibition tour is developed by senior curator Hans-Peter Reichmann and curator Tim Heptner from the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main. PRESS RELEASE STANLEY KUBRICK 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 - 14 JANUARY 2018 ABOUT STANLEY KUBRICK Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) grew up in New York. At an early stage he developed an interest in photography and as a young man of 17 he was engaged as a documentary photographer for LOOK magazine. He was a self-taught film-maker and in his early twenties embarked on his film-making career by creating a series of short films. Kubrick’s significance as a film-maker can be attributed to the many masterpieces he created later. His work as a director has left us with some of the most memorable characters and scenes in the history of film, while with his passionate engagement in film and stage design, techniques, composition and music he elevated the medium to new heights. FILMOGRAPHY DAY OF THE FIGHT USA 1950-1951 FLYING PADRE USA 1950-1951 MR. LINCOLN USA 1952; TV THE SEAFARERS USA 1953 FEAR AND DESIRE USA 1951-1953 KILLER‘S KISS USA 1955 THE KILLING USA 1955-1956 PATHS OF GLORY USA 1957 SPARTACUS USA 1959-1960 LOLITA UK / USA 1960-1962 DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB UK / USA 1963-1964 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY UK / USA 1965-1968 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE UK / USA 1970-1971 BARRY LYNDON UK / USA 1973-1975 THE SHINING UK / USA 1978-1980 FULL METAL JACKET UK / USA 1985-1987 EYES WIDE SHUT UK / USA 1996-1999 LOLITA, DIRECTED BY STANLEY KUBRICK (1960-62; GB/UNITED STATES). A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, DIRECTED BY STANLEY KUBRICK (1970-71; GB/ SUE LYON AS DOLORES “LOLITA” HAZE. UNITED STATES). ALEX DELARGE (MALCOLM MCDOWELL) IN THE KOROVA © WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. PHOTO: JOE PEARCE MILKBAR. © WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. PRESS RELEASE STANLEY KUBRICK 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 - 14 JANUARY 2018 CATALOGUE A catalogue accompanies the exhibition, gathering articles from experts in film, theatre, art history, photography, architecture, design and music. Several articles deal with the various artistic aspects of Kubrick’s films, while others look at the film director’s work from a cross-disciplinary angle which offers other approaches to the understanding of Kubrick’s work and signifi cance. The articles include interviews, pictures and documents from the Kubrick Estate. The catalogue, which also features an appendix with a detailed filmography and discography, has been edited by Deutsches Filmmuseum and is available in both an English and a German version. 304 pages, c. 300 illustrations. Price at GL STRAND’s shop and webshop, https://webshop.glstrand.dk/: DKK 225 / Members: DKK 200. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, DIRECTED BY STANLEY KUBRICK (1965–68; GB/UNITED STATES). STILL IMAGE. © WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. For INFORMATION and PRESS IMAGES please contact Head of Communiaction and Development Pernille Wahlgren: 33 36 02 61 / [email protected]. Find press images and press releases in our online press room at www.glstrand.dk Login: presse Password: glstrand1 You are invited to the PRESS CONFERENCE on Friday 22 September 2017 at 11 am with participation of Stanley Kubrick’s producer Jan Harlan, Hans-Peter Reichmann (Senior Curator Deutsches Filmmuseum), Tim Heptner (Curator and exhibition tour manager Deutsches Filmmuseum), Pernille Fonnesbech (curator GL STRAND) and Søren Høy (Co-curator and fi lm expert artFREQ.). You are also invited to the OPENING RECEPTION on Friday 22 September 2017 from 5 pm - 7 pm. PRESS RELEASE STANLEY KUBRICK 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 - 14 JANUARY 2018 DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB, DIRECTED BY STANLEY KUBRICK (1963-64; GB/UNITED STATES). PETER SELLERS AS DR. STRANGELOVE. © SONY/COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES INC. EXHIBITION PARTNERS & KUBRICK FESTIVAL 2017 The exhibition has been created by Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, Christiane Kubrick, Jan Harlan and The Stanley Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts London, with support from Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., SonyColumbia Pictures Industries Inc., Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc., Universal Studios Inc., and SK Film Archives LLC. Stanley Kubrick – The Exhibition at Kunstforeningen GL STRAND is part of KUBRICK FESTIVAL 2017. The festival is supported by Nordea-fonden and has been developed in a collaboration between Kunstforeningen GL STRAND and artFREQ. represented by the film expert and journalist Søren Høy. KUBRICK FESTIVAL 2017 runs throughout 2017 up to and including the exhibition period and has the aim of introducing a wide public all over Denmark to Stanley Kubrick’s film art in order to bring filmic quality into relief and up for discussion. Read more about the festival programme at www.kubrick2017.dk..