Daydreaming: Kubrick

Somerset House has staged a unique exhibition which explores the impact of one of the most innovative and influential film makers of all time – Stanley Kubrick.

“Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick”, installation view at Sommerset House, London, 2016

Somerset House has staged a unique exhibition which explores the impact of one of the most innovative and influential film makers of all time – Stanley Kubrick – through some of today’s most talented artists.

The group will each provide a new or existing work inspired by Stanley Kubrick, responding to a film, scene, character or theme from the Kubrick archives, or even the man himself. Together they will bring new perspectives on the cinematic master’s life and work.

Kubrick began making films at the age of 25, with his first big feature The Killing in 1956. Over the following four decades, he directed cinema classics including Dr Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut.

He did not allow himself to be controlled by the Hollywood studios, therefore delivering films of pertinence and power, sometimes of controversy and always of originality across genres, inspiring future generations of film makers and artists alike.