I was lucky enough to have an afternoon during a work trip to London to catch the incredible Wes exhibit at the Design Museum.  Here are a bunch of pictures.  Other worthwhile tidbits:

-As I walked in, there are a bunch of his notebooks in a display case with his tiny meticulous handwriting.  It is proof that genius is 99% perspiration.  Above that case were polaroids taken on set, I can’t describe the proximity I felt to the real people making these things upon seeing these actual photos.  As I was looking at these, I sensed someone take their place next to me, I glanced over and my face was a mere foot from Tilda Swinton - I kid you not.  I must have facially registered shocked surprise because she in turn looked horrified to be spotted as soon as she entered but I said nothing and kept it moving.  She seemed to be there with either her parents or older relatives.

-The exhibition progresses movie by movie with tons of costumes and props.  There are only a handful of items from the latest film.

-For Rushmore, Wes created the actual programs from Max’s student plays and they are written and produced as if they were done by a 16 year old, amazingly done and so funny and perfect.

-There are examples of the animation software he uses for storyboarding.  That was cool.

-At the end, you could watch the black and white student film that introduced the main Bottle Rocket characters.

Anyway, it runs until sometime in July.  Hopefully it will come to the US for his American fans to have a better chance to see it.

My pics from the Design Museum Wes exhibit