Movie-Drome
Stan VanDerBeek
American, 1927–1984
1964-65
An immersive dome theater assembled from 16mm and 35mm films and slides (some transferred to high-definition video) that surrounds viewers with layered, looping images and sound.
Inside the curved space, overlapping projections—fragmented faces, shifting patterns, and floating text—wash the dome in luminous blues and purples while projectors and speakers line the perimeter, creating a sense of cinematic collage in motion.
As an early experiment in expanded cinema, Movie-Drome reimagined film as an environmental, collage-like medium and helped open the path to contemporary immersive video installations and multimedia performance.
Medium
Dome theater with 16mm films, 35mm slides, 16mm and 35mm film transferred to high-definition video, and 70mm slides transferred to high-definition video (black and white and color, sound and silent; varying durations)
Dimensions
Dimensions variable
Classification
Department
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of Jill and Peter Kraus, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine Farley
Accession
398.2018
Palette
Exhibitions
