Mark Grimmer

Cofounder, 59 Productions

Why you should listen

Mark Grimmer co-founded the multidisciplinary, multi-award-winning design studio, 59. They conceive, design and deliver ambitious, large-scale story-driven artworks, stage shows, events and immersive experiences for live audiences around the world. Their numerous projects include a David Bowie career retrospective for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, a history of Apollo 11 for the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, and most recently, an immersive digital experience with artist David Hockney titled "Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)" at Lightroom in London and Seoul.

Mark Grimmer’s TED Talk

Mark Grimmer
What’s next for immersive storytelling?
12 minutes 50 seconds
"New possibilities for storytelling are emerging faster than at any other time in history," says film producer Mark Grimmer. With an immersive approach to art exhibitions, he shares several multidisciplinary projects — including a kaleidoscopic exhibit of David Bowie's world-changing career and a luminous, interactive show that brings visitors inside the paintings of David Hockney — and shows what's possible when ideas collide.
Posted Oct 2024

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Session 10 of TED2024 plumbs the depths of human emotions, celebrating the beauty of community art, the everyday bravery of family life, the power of sound and more. The event: Talks from Session 10 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, hosted by TED’s Helen Walters When and where: Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Vancouver […]
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Mark Grimmer

Why you should listen

Mark Grimmer’s TED Talk

More news and ideas from Mark Grimmer

Enchanters: Notes on Session 10 of TED2024