The Design Museum has unveiled its major new Wes Anderson exhibition, with more than 700 objects on display, many for the first time.
Thanks to a collaboration between the museum and la Cinémathèque française in Paris, ‘Wes Anderson: The Archives’ opened on November 21, featuring items and memorabilia from across the acclaimed director’s cinematic repertoire.
Director and CEO of the Design Museum, Tim Marlow, said: “Wes Anderson has created some of the most visually distinctive and emotionally resonant films of the last two decades – from the melancholic charm of The Royal Tenenbaums to the youthful adventurism of Moonrise Kingdom.
“He’s an utterly compelling creator of cinematic worlds, whose singular vision and attention to detail are underpinned by an acute understanding of design and craftsmanship, which is why the Design Museum is the perfect location for this landmark retrospective.”
The exhibition is organised chronologically, beginning with Anderson’s first feature film, Bottle Rocket (1996).
An appropriate tribute is paid to the cult classics The Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr. Fox, before ending with collections from his most recent films, Asteroid City, and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
There are also more than two dozen items from the director’s most recent, The Phoenician Scheme, which were added to the collection last minute, following a two-year-long curation period.
Watch the video below to hear from the head curator and exhibition designer.
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