Tilda Swinton, an iconic, daring performer and subversive visual artist, takes center stage in a personal exhibition that brings together new and past works by eight of her close artistic collaborators and friends: Pedro Almodóvar, Luca Guadagnino, Joanna Hogg, Derek Jarman, Jim Jarmusch, Olivier Saillard, Tim Walker, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Photo: Casper Sejersen
The performer, visual artist, and fashion icon Tilda Swinton meets her longtime collaborators and friends in a singular, deeply personal exhibition at the Onassis Foundation’s new space, Onassis Ready. Director Luca Guadagnino creates an intimate new portrait of her in the form of a short film and a sculptural work. With re-edited footage, a new soundtrack, and manipulated imagery, Jim Jarmusch transforms scenes from his surreal zombie film, "The Dead Don’t Die" (2019), into an entirely new installation.
Together with acclaimed fashion historian Olivier Saillard, Swinton will present a multi-day performance that brings to life a unique wardrobe, featuring garments from her personal collection, film costumes, red-carpet looks, and family heirlooms. Photographer Tim Walker visited Swinton at her family home for a portrait series exploring lineage and the continuity of the place. Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul will create a meditative, immersive installation. Pedro Almodóvar presents "The Human Voice" (2020) for the first time as an installation. With her childhood friend and filmmaker Joanna Hogg, Swinton will unveil "Flat 19", a multimedia reconstruction of her London apartment in the 1980s and an exploration of memory, space, and personal history.
Finally, Swinton pays tribute to one of her greatest influences, director Derek Jarman (1942–1994), with whom she collaborated on seven feature films.
The exhibition is organized by Eye Filmmuseum in close collaboration with Tilda Swinton. The exhibition was developed in co-production with Onassis Stegi.
Credits
Eye Director
Bregtje van der Haak
Head of Exhibitions
Vincent van Velsen
Coordinator of Exhibitions
Marente Bloemheuvel
Executive Producer & Project Manager
Julia Kozakiewicz
Project Manager
Reinier Klok
Technical Employee
Martijn Bor
Production of new works
Julia Kozakiewicz, Pinky Ghundale
Exhibition Design
Claus Wiersma
Production Assistant
Sebastián Vásquez
Editor
Dan Walwin
Exhibition Texts
Vincent van Velsen, Tilda Swinton, Marente Bloemheuvel, Mariska Graveland
Technical Production
Rembrandt Boswijk, Indyvideo, Utrecht
Installation
Syb Sybesma, Surinamekade.nl, Amsterdam
Film program
Anna Abrahams
Acknowledgements
Tilda Swinton / Tilda Swinton team: Christian Hodell, Sue Carls, Alexandra Stockley, Lewis Watson, Angus John Maclellan, Kasia Tabecka, Danny Watson, Katie Young, Jill Wild, and Tilda Swinton’s children, Honor & Xavier Swinton-Byrne / Pedro Almodóvar / Luca Guadagnino / Joanna Hogg / Derek Jarman / Jim Jarmusch / Olivier Saillard / Tim Walker / Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Sandro Kopp / The teams and representatives from the creative partners, including Bárbara Peiró Aso, Gloria Albanesi, Sofia Hallström, Stephane Collonge, Jovan Ajder, James Mackay, Carter Logan, Aymar Crosnier, Gael Mamine, Mod Kamonpan, Chatchai Suban (Boyd), Antonio Perricone, Jess Briscoe-Stagg, Zoé Guédard, Guy Chassaing / Jacqueline Lucas Palmer / Ruediger Glatz / Simon Fisher Turner / San Francisco Film Preserve / Irma Boom / Rizzoli Electa / Hannibal Books / Sandra den Hamer / Julian Ross / Mila Schlingemann / Marnix van Wijk
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