King Size


2023




King Size presents a visual meditation on the intertwined legacies of Elvis Presley and Las Vegas, examining their roles as metaphors for the American Dream's entropic trajectory.

The four-minute continuous loop video, rendered in 8K resolution, employs looping film samples and AI-generated imagery to create a surreal upward scrolling tableau. The piece symbolically ascends from the Nevada desert to a futuristic Vegas Metropolis, reflecting the transformation of Elvis from a popular entertainer to a mythic figure and Las Vegas from a desert town to the apex of American consumerism and entertainment.

Brambilla's work encapsulates the tension between reality and illusion, persona and image, inviting a reflection on the complexities of fame and cultural identity in the American context.


8K video projection, sound.


Selected press

The Art Newspaper
Going big: digital artists who show on a grand scale at immersive institutions

The Art Newspaper
Tipping point: how new immersive institutions are changing the world

The Art Newspaper
Elvis returns to Las Vegas in Marco Brambilla’s new video for the Sphere, created with AI

Whitewall
Marco Brambilla Animates the MSG Sphere for U2 Las Vegas Residency

TIME
Elvis Is Back in the Building, Thanks to AI—and U2

NOWNESS
King Size: Marco Brambilla celebrates Elvis Presley and the rise of Las Vegas in a digital exclusive, commissioned for the MSG Sphere

Designboom
KING SIZE: Marco Brambilla traces Elvis Presley's legacy in monumental video collage

Artnet News
Artist Marco Brambilla’s New A.I.-Generated Ode to Elvis Is Inaugurating Las Vegas’s Immersive Entertainment Venue, the Sphere

Billboard
How Visual Artist Marco Brambilla Scored a Song in U2’s Sphere Show

Wallpaper Magazine
How to conquer the Atomic City: the story behind U2 at the new Las Vegas Sphere

Rolling Stone Magazine
U2 Launch New Era of Live Music at Stunning Sphere Opening Concert in Las Vegas