The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is launching two marquee exhibitions for Fall 2024.
AMPAS’ Los Angeles Museum will host both the “Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema” and “Cyberpunk: Envisioning Possible Futures Through Cinema” to celebrate the aesthetics of famed features.
“Color in Motion” includes technologies from Technicolor and Eastman Color, and displays objects such as the iconic ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), as designed by Gilbert Adrian; the eponymous ballet slippers from “The Red Shoes” (1948) designed by Hein Heckroth; Kim Novak’s green dress from “Vertigo” (1958), designed by Edith Head; a Wonka chocolate bar from “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971); and a blue ensemble worn by Jaime Foxx as Django in “Django Unchained” (2012).
“Color in Motion” spans 130 years, from 1894 to 2024, and is organized into six main themes: Choreographing Color, Technologies and Spectacles, Monochrome Film Installation, Color as Character, Experimentation, and Color Arcade. A recreation of the stargate corridor from Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) will transport visitors into the film’s iconic finale.
The exhibit will be on view starting October 6 through July 13, 2025.
To celebrate the opening of “Color in Motion,” the Academy Museum will present a selection of films in a limited screening series entitled “The Wonder of Technicolor,” kicking off with a new 35mm print of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” (1958) from the Academy Film Archive on Sunday, October 6. The series will run through November 23.
“‘Color in Motion’ will offer visitors both dynamic learning opportunities and emotional connection through an engagement of the senses,” Jessica Niebel, senior exhibitions curator, said. “Exploring color through the lenses of technology, artistry, and experimentation, the exhibition is as entertaining as it is informational.”
The second exhibit, “Cyberpunk,” also opens October 6 and will be on view until April 12, 2026. “Cyberpunk” examines the global impact and lasting influence of the science fiction sub-genre cyberpunk on film culture, per the press statement.
Films like “Blade Runner” (1982), “Tron” (1982), “Videodrome” (1983), “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991), “The Matrix” (1999), “Pumzi” (2009), “Neptune Frost” (2021), and “Night Raiders” (2021) will feature among the over 25 titles exhibited.
In January 2025, the museum will present a screening series to complement “Cyberpunk,” featuring films by David Cronenberg, the Wachowskis, and more.
Both the “Color in Motion” and “Cyberpunk” curations are part of the PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative, presented by Getty. The program includes thematically linked exhibitions in a five-month-long exploration of the intersections of art and science. Both exhibitions will have companion publications and bespoke merchandise available at the Academy Museum Store. A screening of “Hackers” (1995) will take place 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 to launch PST ART.
