The Vault of Kubrick

Part Two: The Exhibition

In August of 2012, I found myself in Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands just in time for the Stanley Kubrick Exhibition, which was to feature many of the artifacts from the Kubrick Archive in London. Having both a Press and a UAL pass, I was given free rein to take photographs, some of which can be seen here alongside this shot of the museum’s gargantuan billboard.

21 June – 9 September 2012. At the Eye Amsterdam, a comprehensive exhibition on one of the most influential directors of the 20th century: Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), the genius behind films such as Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and The Shining.

The layout of the Kubrick exhibition itself was well designed and featured a room dedicated to each of his films.

As well as his film work, there was an exhibition of prints from his early days as a top-class photographer, working for Look magazine.

Preserved, a magazine feature for Lolita, featuring some beautiful photography by Bert Stern and below, a touch of The Korova Milk Bar for the Clockwork Orange room.

A framed series of Philip Castle's stunning airbrush art.

Faked newspapers from A Clockwork Orange.

A postcard of the original ‘Overlook' Hotel and the neatly pressed clothes of those creepy little Grady twins.

From 'The Gold Room', a very convincing pre-digital image manipulation of an old photograph, featuring Jack Nicholson's head pasted-in and airbrushed to perfection.

Also on display were these recognizable items from 2001: A Space Odyssey.