As the Design Museum invites us to delve into the fantastical world of Tim Burton through its major exhibition opening on the 25th of October, we take a close look at the artist and filmmaker’s long-time collaboration with costume designer Colleen Atwood in an on-stage conversation between Maria McLintock, curator of the Design Museum’s exhitibion The World of Tim Burton, and writer and curator Keith Lodwick.
The collaboration has brought to life a host of unique and fascinating misfits characters, defined by Burton’s distinctive aesthetic and penchant for the grotesque.
This includes Beetlejuice 2, his latest film, and Alice in Wonderland (2010), for which Atwood won one of her four Academy Awards for Best Costume Design.
The conversation will be followed by the screening of the iconic Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990), which marked the beginning of the decades-long collaboration between the filmmaker and Colleen Atwood.
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
dir: Tim Burton
with Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Diane Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Alan Arkin
USA | 1990 | 105 min
Edward is an incomplete humanoid with scissor blades instead of hands. His life of solitude as an outcast seems destined to change when he is taken in by a suburban family.
The story’s origins trace back to Burton’s own suburban childhood in Burbank, California. Edward’s grunge-gothic attire starkly contrasts with the perfectly manicured, colorful appearance of those around him, further emphasizing his profound isolation.
£35 per person:
Including a glass of wine or soft drink on arrival
£70 per person:
Including a glass of wine or soft drink on arrival and a three course dinner at Refuel Restaurant.
ABOUT MARIA McLINTOCK
Maria McLintock is a curator, lecturer and writer specialising in contemporary architecture and spatial practice. She is a curator of architecture and design at the Design Museum, London, where she is curating the exhibition The World of Tim Burton and editing the publication Tim Burton: Designing Worlds (Thames & Hudson). She has formerly held curatorial positions at The MoMA, NYC, and Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. Maria teaches architectural history and theory at the School of Architecture (University of Limerick) and Central Saint Martins (UAL) and writes about architecture and politics for publications such as Architectural Review, e-flux architecture and Failed Architecture.
ABOUT KEITH LODWICK
Keith Lodwick is a curator, writer, and historian. He is the former Curator of Theatre and Screen Arts at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. At the V&A, Keith curated Vivien Leigh: Public Faces, Private Lives and was the V&A assistant curator for the major exhibition Hollywood Costume, one of the most successful exhibitions in the museum’s history.
Keith has contributed to a wide range of publications including Oliver Messel: In the Theatre of Design, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and Shoe Reels: The History and Philosophy of Footwear in Film.