Join us for a dizzying exploration of music video as an art form at
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
With over 300 clips spanning nine decades, Spectacle follows how the art of the music video has progressed, from clips of 1920s jazz legends through to videos by Madonna, Lady Gaga and other contemporary artists.
Powerful imagery and music surround you as you journey through a labyrinth of interactive installations, sets, immersive environments, original props and costumes - just try to look away!
Originally hosted in Cincinnati, Spectacle has also been staged in Sao Paulo and New York, before coming to Melbourne where ACMI have incorporated unique Australian music content including Temper Trap, Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue.
The exhibition features the handiwork of some of today's most innovative filmmakers, including Michel Gondry who directed videos for The Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk, Spike Jonze (Björk, Fatboy Slim) and Mark Romanek (Lenny Kravitz, Jay Z).
Demonstrating that ingenuity is the key to creating the perfect marriage of sound and vision, featured videos range the experimental and arthouse to the political and the provocative and include epic productions which cross the boundary into short film.
Meet your host outside the ACMI box-office. Tickets to the exhibition are $15 for Adults and $10 for Concession and can be purchased
online in advance or on the day.
