Tim Burton art exhibit opens in Las Vegas Tuesday

Reno Gazette-Journal

epa07447420 US film director Tim Burton poses during the photocall at the premiere of his film 'Dumbo' in Paris, France, 18 March 2019. Dumbo is released in France on 27 March 2019. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

LAS VEGAS – Tim Burton is coming to Sin City – but not in the way you might think.

An exhibition of the renowned American film director’s original fine art pieces – “Lost Vegas: Tim Burton @ The Neon Museum” – opens Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Intended as a retrospective of Burton’s creative history, the collection will stretch through the museum’s outdoor Boneyard exhibition space, in its North Gallery and at the City of Las Vegas’ Boneyard Park across from the museum visitor center.

14. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) • Directed by: Henry Selick • Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara • Runtime: 76 min. The stop-motion animation used in "The Nightmare Before Christmas," with characters realized by Tim Burton, gives this picture a singular quality among Disney's many animated films. With a playfully macabre twist on the animated feature, the company was concerned this movie would be too dark for children and elected to release it under the Touchstone imprint. The company's worries were unfounded. Critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave it a Freshness rating of 95%, and it got an audience score of 91%. Chris Sarandon provides the speaking voice for lead character Jack Skellington, while Danny Elfman handles his singing voice.

“Tim is one of the few artists who can match the great imagination of Las Vegas,” said Rob McCoy, president and chief executive officer of the Neon Museum, in a statement.

The exhibition will run Oct. 15-Feb. 15. Tickets are available here. Admission is $30.

Other Burton exhibitions have drawn millions of visits around the world in cities such as Melbourne, Los Angeles, Paris, Prague, Tokyo, São Paulo and Mexico City. His Museum of Modern Art exhibit in New York City drew more than 800,000 visitors – the third most attended exhibition ever.

Ed Komenda writes about Las Vegas for the Reno Gazette Journal and USA Today Network. Do you care about democracy? Then support local journalism by subscribing to the Reno Gazette Journal right here.