Paris ' first digital art museum is taking the paintings ofGustav Klimtout of their frames ( so to address ) and projecting them onto the walls in its maiden exhibit .
The museum , called the Atelier des Lumières , move into a storage warehouse - like former foundry edifice in the 11th arrondissement last April and opened the exhibition , titled simply " Gustav Klimt . " workings by the titular 20th century painter as well as other major Viennese artists let in Egon Schiele and Friedensreich Hundertwasser get off up paries that reach a height of 10 meters ( roughly 33 foundation ) , perDezeen . Visitors will hear a soundtrack that include Wagner , Beethoven , and Chopin courtesy of a 50 - speaker sound system . The showing coincides with the 100th anniversary of the last of Klimt and Schiele .
Atelier des Lumières ' unorthodox fine art space and use of digital engineering aims to make an audience of people who do n’t ordinarily go to museums . " It allows visitor to discover artistic creation from a new angle and through immersive experience . We combine classical prowess and digital nontextual matter — I am convinced that the married couple of art and digital technology is the future of the dissemination of graphics among future generations , " museum director Michael Couzigou tell Dezeen . " This coming is not intended to exchange museums but is a completing approach to art , " he reassure museum - lover .
Head to Atelier des Lumières before the exhibit shut on January 6 , 2019 to enjoy an good afternoon spent immersed in the lively colors and golden normal of Klimt ’s oeuvre .
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