The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has announced the launching of the exhibition ‘Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio,’ devoted to the craft and process behind the celebrated Mexican filmmaker’s first stop-motion animation film. The exhibition taking place December 11, 2022 — April 15, 2023 will provide visitors with a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind del Toro’s latest film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) with a gallery presentations.
In addition, MoMA will screen Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio from December 22 through 29; present a complete retrospective of del Toro’s films in December 2022 and January 2023; and host a Carte Blanche series curated by the director in 2023, in the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters in New York City.
The presentation in the second-floor Paul J. Sachs Galleries will include five full working sets and four large set pieces, alongside puppets and marionettes, maquettes, sculptural molds, drawings, development materials, time-lapse and motion-test videos, and props from the film. In the Debra and Leon Black Family Film Center gallery space, visitors will experience a newly commissioned, immersive video series that explores themes frequently seen in del Toro’s films; a comprehensive selection of studio-issued and alternative art posters; and a specially created, site-specific soundscape. The exhibition will demonstrate how teams of professionals in a remarkable range of mediums worked collaboratively in Portland, Oregon, and Guadalajara, Mexico, to create the film.
