Tim Burton Exhibition: The Creative Force of Our Time

Tim Burton is famous for his creative and grotesque interpretation of the world. There are many fans of Tim Burton's work throughout the world. So fans in Korea will be excited to hear that Tim Burton is holding an exhibition right now, here in Korea!

1. Place : Seoul Museum of Art
2. Date : 2012.12.12 - 2013.4.14
3. Time : 10 am - 8 pm (Tue - Fri) / 10 am - 7 pm (Sat/Sun/Holidays)
4. Price : 12,000 won for adults (If you buy the tickets online with Hyundai Card, you can get 20% discount.)

The exhibition is a 9th event of <Hyundai Card Culture Project>, which has already introduced several creative cultural icons to the public. It is a good opportunity to understand Tim Burton's achievements as a film director, producer, photographer, writer, collector, and artist.

To those who are unfamiliar with Tim Burton's work, I recommend you to watch "Corpse Bride." It is a movie made in stop-motion format that well represents the style of Tim Burton.

His movies are too numerous to write them all, but here are some major movies.

• Batman (1989)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
• Corpse Bride (2005)
• Sweeny Todd (2007)
• Alice in Wonderland (2010)
• Frankenweenie (2012)

The exhibition contains about 860 various works from the three stages of Tim Burton's life. You can see his early drawings and sculptures, not to mention sketches and figures for his many movies.

This exhibition is sponsored by Hyundai Card, the Museum of Modern Arts(New York), and the Seoul Museum of Arts. It has been on a world tour, and many people watched the exhibition. Seoul is the last city of the world tour. It is also the first Asian city. Moreover, it includes the most recent works by Tim Burton's Studio, making it the largest Tim Burton exhibition ever.

Little Dead Riding hood

The exhibition is really well organized. Tim Burton himself oversaw it. Starting from the entrance, you can feel his trademark quirkiness. It is very crowded, so avoid weekends. Also, taking photos inside the exhibition is forbidden. You can take photos at the photo-zone outside.

Don't miss this opportunity and get the creative energy from this exhibition!