The Art Wall

MSC Cruises is proud to host in the Art Gallery of MSC Grandiosa, MSC Virtuosa and MSC Euribia artworks from groundbreaking figures in pop and contemporary art.

Their distinctive style and works have profoundly transformed the landscape of art world.

JIM DINE,
MICHAEL CARAIG-MARTIN
EMILIE ARNAUX

MSC VIRTUOSA, FROM NOVEMBER 2023

MSC Cruises celebrates three special artists on board MSC Virtuosa: Jim Dine, Michael Craig-Martin, and Emilie Arnoux. These artists challenge viewers to explore the intersection of the personal, conceptual, and everyday by incorporating ordinary items into their art, transforming the mundane into subjects of interest.

“More important than having a romance with the object that I'm drawing, is to have a romance with the mark that I am making.”, J. Dine

“The simplest things can become the most powerful symbols.”, M. Martin

“I love life, light and sea and I paint people who love Life and sea”, E. Arnoux

JULIAN OPIE, STREET 2023

MSC EURIBIA, FROM JUNE 2023

Experience the artwork, Street 2023, by renowned British artist Julian Opie in l’Atelier du Voyageur bar. The artwork, commissioned specifically for MSC Euribia, is an expansive 11 x 2 m purpose-built LED screen featuring walking figures in Opie’s distinctive style.

“Everywhere I go the streets are flowing with endless strangers, an ever changing but constant stream. Sometimes they seem like coloured shadows, reflections or even the same figures used repeatedly. There are brief moments though when each passing person is a brilliant universe.” Julian Opie

Art Wall - Julian Opie, Street 2023 | MSC Cruises

Damien hirst, The Virtues

MSC Grandiosa, from January 2022

MSC Cruises is honored to host on board MSC Grandiosa The Virtues of Damien Hirst, the latest paintings of a contemporary artist, one of the most famous of his generation.

The Virtues is a set of eight cherry blossom prints, each one titled after one of the Eight Virtues of Bushidō. The Soul of Japan according to Nitobe Inazō: Justice, Courage, Mercy, Politeness, Honesty, Honour, Loyalty and Control.

"I hope that The Virtues can remind us to try always and get the most from life." – Damien Hirst

The Art Wall on MSC Grandiosa | MSC Cruises

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

The Art Wall on MSC Virtuosa | MSC Cruises

Andy Warhol & Roy Lichtenstein
MSC Virtuosa, 2021 – 2023

For the first time ever, MSC is proud to host on board of MSC Virtuosa 11 unique Artworks of Pop Art artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, two of the most influential figures of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. The exhibition also includes a captivating experience for guests with four videos presenting the work and life of the two artists.

Discover the artistic movement that most marked the second half of the 20th century.

"Art is whatever you can get away with." - Andy Warhol

"My work isn’t about form. It’s about seeing. I’m excited about seeing things, and I’m interested in the way I think other people see things." - Roy Lichtenstein

Edgar Degas, Danse Dessins

MSC GRANDIOSA, 2019 -2021

From 2019 to 2021, for the first time on a cruise ship, the Art Wall of MSC Grandiosa hosted an exhibition dedicated to Edgar Degas, showcasing the Danse Dessins unique collection.

Degas’ work encapsulates the soul of a romantic Paris, truly fitting within the setting of the French Bistrot on board MSC Grandiosa. It also offered an immersive experience for guests with five videos running alongside the artwork detailing details of Degas’ work and life.