Peter Greenaway "Leonardo's Last Supper: A Vision by Peter Greenaway"
Park Avenue Armory
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An Immersive Installation Featuring a Full-Size “Clone” of The Last Supper Within a Full-Scale Replica of the Refectory Of Santa Maria Delle Grazie Marks the First U.S. Presentation of Peter Greenaway’s Multimedia Work
Through his incisive manipulation of light, sound, and theatrical illusion, Greenaway creates a series of dynamic audio-visual environments that provoke new ways of seeing Leonardo’s masterpiece. The installation includes a meticulously detailed “clone” of the painting set within a full-scale replica of the nearly 4,000-square-foot apse and cupola of the Refectory of Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan, home to the original work. Leonardo’s Last Supper: A Vision by Peter Greenaway brings new insight to one of the world’s most celebrated masterpieces.
Using groundbreaking technology to painstakingly replicate the painting’s image, texture, and original setting, Leonardo’s Last Supper: A Vision by Peter Greenaway illuminates the work through light and sound, bringing to life its dramatic storyline and historical context. In an intimate experience lasting approximately forty minutes, visitors will first encounter a visual and aural collage of classical and Renaissance painting designed to highlight the formal pictorial elements integral to The Last Supper. Visitors will next move into a detailed recreation of the Refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie for a contemplative viewing of The Last Supper “clone,” followed by Greenaway’s masterful reworking of the painting. Departing from the Refectory, visitors will encounter a third multimedia exploration based on Paolo Veronese’s monumental late-Renaissance painting The Wedding at Cana that concludes the experience of Greenaway’s work.
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Schedule
from December 03, 2010 to January 06, 2011
Check the venue website for detailed schedule. Tuesdays – Sundays 12 – 8pm (Showings are on the hour and last approximately 45 minutes. Last showing of the day is 7:00pm) Closed Mondays, except Monday, December 27. Closed December 25 (Christmas Day).