Last month, Bjork pulled a Beyonce and treated everyone the the unexpected release of her new album, Vulnicura. Though a smooth and powerful, accomplished record, the album was just the prelude to Bjork’s upcoming major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.
Set to run from March 8 through June 7, 2015, the exhibition will celebrate Bjork’s expansive 8-album career. Yesterday, MoMA unveiled the video to a short iflm created specifically for the exhibition. Titled Black Lake, the video is amajestic art-meet-music visual experience, with an-almost naked Bjork in a dystopian space performing while a blue gooey substance descends through her. The video is directed by Andrew Thomas Huang.
See the video below, and here is MoMA’s official exhibit information:
On the second floor, in the Marron Atrium, two spaces have been constructed: one is dedicated to a new sound and video installation, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art, for “Black Lake,” a song from Björk’s new album Vulnicura (2015); and the second is a cinema room that screens a retrospective in music videos, from Debut (1993) to Biophilia. On the third floor, Songlines presents an interactive, location-based audio experience through Björk’s albums, with a biographical narrative that is both personal and poetic, written by the acclaimed Icelandic writer Sjón, along with many visuals, objects, and costumes, including the robots designed by Chris Cunningham for the “All Is Full of Love” music video, Marjan Pejowski’s Swan Dress (2001), and Iris van Herpen’s Biophilia tour dress (2013), among many others.