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David Bowie Is


  • V&A Museum (A&CB)
  • Reprint. Expo: 03/03/2015 - 31/05/2015, Philharmonie de Paris, Paris | 11/12/2015 - 13/3/2016, Groninger Museum. Previously: V&A, London-201
The V&A has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie archive to curate the first international retrospective of his extraordinary career. David Bowie is will explore the creative processes of Bowie as a musical innovator and cultural icon, tracing his shifting style and sustained reinvention across five decades. More than 300 objects are selected and brought together for the first time. They include handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, ...

ISBN 9781851777372 | E | HB
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Publisher V&A Museum (A&CB)
ISBN 9781851777372
Publication date February 2016
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 310 x 240 mm
Illustrations 300 col.ill.
Pages 288
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Exhibition Philharmonie de Paris, Paris | 11/12/2015 - 13/3/2016, Groninger Museum. Previously: V&A, London-201
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David Bowie is a pioneering artist and performer whose career has spanned nearly 50 years and brought him international acclaim. He has sold over 140 million albums, and been cited as a major influence on contemporary artists and designers working across the creative arts. This is the first book produced with access to the David Bowie archive of performance costume, ephemera and original artwork by the artist, which is brought together to present a completely new perspective on his creative work and collaborations. The book traces his career from its beginnings in London, through the breakthroughs of Space Oddity and Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and on to his impact on the larger international tradition of twentieth-century avant-garde art. Essays by V&A curators on Bowie's London, image, and influence on the fashion world, are complemented by Christopher Frayling, Mark Kermode and Philip Hoare on film; Howard Goodall on musicology; Camille Paglia on gender and decadence; and Jon Savage on Bowie's relationship with William Burroughs and his fans.