{"id":1410,"date":"2013-03-23T14:33:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T14:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennywilson.org\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2013-03-23T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T14:33:22","slug":"david-bowie-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennywilson.space\/index.php\/2013\/03\/23\/david-bowie-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"DAVID BOWIE EXHIBITION"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Bowie<\/a> Exhibition (reprinted from ‘That’s Not My Age<\/a>‘)<\/h3>\n
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Bowie<\/a> Mania has come to town – and I like it. Record advance ticket sales (an astounding 47 thousand) for the V&A’s exhibition and a\u00a0number one album<\/a>\u00a0highlight this 66-year old superstar’s enduring appeal. From the Ziggy Stardust<\/a> neon flash in the foyer, to the floor-to-ceiling surround-sound Bowie Fest in the penultimate room, this exhibition documents the artist’s life, sound and vision-style. And if there’s one artist who’s life is worth documenting in a world-class museum, here he is. Stereo headphones for the soundtrack – thankfully there’s no Tin Machine<\/a> – and banks of video screens for the Man Who Fell To Earth<\/a> visuals, immerse visitors in the World of Bowie.<\/p>\n

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More than 300 objects from His Majesty’s personal archive – wonky handwritten lyrics, naive sketches, even a crumpled up tissue with Bowie’s lipstick on it (much redder than you’d imagine) – are on show for the first time. I’m not a fan of\u00a0blockbuster shows<\/a>, Art Rage is something I can live without, but it was worth being jostled by journalists and clobbered by cameramen at this exclusive preview. I loved seeing the stage costumes, over 60 of them – the teeny tiny waisted, pale blue suit from his Life On Mars<\/a> video, the Aladdin Sane<\/a> knitted all-in-one, designer gear from McQueen, Mugler and Slimane – plus photos and videos of the artist’s many guises, are a reminder of Bowie’s radical individualism and his massive influence on fashion, style and popular culture. Not that we ever needed one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Towards the end of the show there’s a ‘David Bowie is all around you’ installation, highlighting\u00a0his impact<\/a>\u00a0on musicians\/artists\/fashion designers\/Tilda Swinton, and\u00a0The Periodic Table of Bowie<\/a>\u00a0by Paul Robertson (poster available in the museum shop).<\/p>\n

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As the Jon Savage<\/a> quote goes, ‘David Bowie has lasted. To the public he is beyond a pop star.’<\/p>\n

And now I’m off for a lie down. I’ll be dreaming of BBC2’s feature length profile on Bowie scheduled for May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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