Following the success of the previous seasons of Exhibition on Screen productions at Ster-Kinekor’s Nouveau cinemas, the fourth season is currently underway. The next art documentary in this season uncovers the fascinating world of medieval Dutch artist, Hieronymus Bosch, and is titled The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch.
This intriguing documentary releases at Nouveau cinemas on Saturday, 6 May. After 500 years, Bosch’s paintings still shock and fascinate us, and this Exhibition on Screen documentary delves into the vivid imagination of this true visionary.
Who was Hieronymus Bosch?
Who was Hieronymus Bosch? Why do his strange and fantastical paintings resonate with people now more than ever? How does he bridge the medieval and Renaissance worlds? Where did his unconventional and timeless creations come from? The answers to all these questions and so much more, will be revealed in this remarkable new film from Exhibition on Screen, directed by David Bickerstaff.
The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch features the exhibition “Jheronimus Bosch – Visions of Genius” at Het Noordbrabants Museum in the southern Netherlands – the largest ever Bosch retrospective, with 36 of his 44 surviving masterpieces on display. This amazing exhibition, which brought the majority of Bosch’s paintings and drawings together for the first time to his home town of Den Bosch, attracted almost half a million art lovers from across the world – and the museum’s opening hours extended to 1am on days to accommodate the phenomenal demand.
Cannibalistic clergymen and three-headed birds
Accompanied by expert insights from the exhibition’s curators and leading cultural critics, the film delves into Bosch’s fascinating life and explores the details and stories within his works – including close-up views of the curiosities hidden within his brimming canvases, from cannibalistic clergymen to three-headed birds – as never before seen.
The film brings to life the original form of Bosch’s famous altarpieces, long separated, which are now divided between the world’s great museums. It also reveals new discoveries made by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project during preparations for the exhibition, using cutting-edge technology to uncover yet further layers to Bosch’s multifaceted paintings.
What: The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch
Where and when: Ster-Kinekor V&A Nouveau theatre on 6, 10 and 11 May at 7.30pm and on 7 May at 2.30pm
Book: www.sterkinekor.com
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