The Academy Museum of movie pictures celebrate filmmaker Bong Joon Ho with a New exhibition devoted to his creative development.
Indieview may announce that as of March 23, Academy Museum will exhibit bong as part of the “Director’s inspiration” gallery. Agnés Varda was the former author who was honored with the museum series.
The director’s inspirational gallery “focuses on filmography and cinematic influence by a director who has established a storytelling and visual style that is unequivocally its own, traceable through work agencies that become pointing stones for other filmmakers,” according to the Academy Museum website.
“The director’s inspiration: Bong Joon Ho” will highlight “Mickey 17” director Creative process, filmography and cinematic influence. The exhibition will contain more than 100 original objects from storyboards and research materials to film Posters, concept art, creature models, props and photographs on site, all from Bong’s archives and personal collection.
“Whether it was in the 1980s Korea or a represented future time and space, Bong Joon takes films issues that are transnational and universal: class difference, social injustice, environmental crisis and political and moral corruption. His main characters are everyday people – unlikely heroes – that confront the absurdities of modern life, “reads the description.” From his earliest short films to his international breakthrough, “host” (Republic of Korea, 2006), through the Oscar-winning “parasite” (Republic of Korea, 2019), Bong Joon Ho’s Work defies simple categorization and embeds social criticism into deeply humorous, unexpected and thought -provoking stories. ”
“Director’s inspiration: Bong Joon Ho” is curated by exhibition curator Michelle Puetz, with the support of assistant curator Nicholas Barlow, research assistants Josue Lopez and Jeongsil Yoon and previous Getty Marrow Curatorial trainee Janice Kim.
The exhibition will go from March 23, 2025 to January 10, 2027 and will be accompanied by a screening series that launches the weekend March 22 with “Parasite” (2019) and “Okja” (2017). Bong will participate.
Spring 2025 -season at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Will also host the exhibition “‘Barbie’ to ‘Anna Karenina’: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer.” Greenwood and Spencer designed the famous story, director and characters of films such as “Barbie” (2023), “Anna Karenina” (2012) and “Beauty and the beast” (2017). The duo has worked together for more than 25 years on over 20 feature films. Together they have been nominated for seven Oscars for their films starting with “Pride & Prejudice” 2005, followed by “Atonement” (2007), “Sherlock Holmes” (2010), “Anna Karenina” (2012), “Beauty and the Beast “(2017),” Darkest Hour “(2017) and Greta Gerwigs” Barbie “(2023).
“‘Barbie’ to ‘Anna Karenina’: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer ‘is curated by exhibitions curator Michelle Puetz, with the support of curatorial assistants Simran Bhalla and Alexandra James Salichs and former curator assistant Manouchka. 2025 to October 25, 2026.
“These exhibitions show how the Academy Museum collaborates with world -famous filmmakers to gain insight and deeper understanding of their creative processes,” said Amy Homma, Academy Museum Director and President. “I am so excited for the public to celebrate and explore the fantasies and the brilliance of Bong Joon Ho, Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer. These exhibitions will showcase the incredible variety of voices, stories and cultures that have shaped the film industry and the global film community. ”
Exhibitions curator Michelle Puetz added, “Through an unprecedented access to material from his personal archive, ‘The director’s inspiration: Bong Joon Ho’ invites visitors to explore his creative process through production material and the films that most inspire him. ‘”Barbie” to “Anna Karenina”: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer’ gives first hand at the duo’s artistic vision and unique collaborative creative process – showing how they give film worlds to life, from concept to reality. ”
