David Bowie Is exhibition book – deluxe hardback
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David Bowie's career as a pioneering artist spanned nearly 50 years and brought him international acclaim. He continues to be cited as a major influence on contemporary artists and designers working across the creative arts.
This is the only book to be granted access to Bowie's personal archive of performance costume, ephemera and original design artwork by the artist, and brings it 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 Howard Goodall on musicology; Camille Paglia on gender and decadence and Jon Savage on Bowie's relationship with William Burroughs and his fans. Also included is a discussion between Christopher Frayling, Philip Hoare and Mark Kermode, held at the V&A, of Bowie's cultural impact.
"a celebration of the musician’s iconic individuality…jam packed…"
(Anamaria Glavan, Rolling Stone, June 8th 2023)
Author/Artist/Designer
Victoria Broackes, Geoffrey MarshPages
288
Dimensions
24.7 x 31.7cm (9.7 x 12.5in)
ISBN
9781851777372
Colour
Orange
Product code
119209
Book Format
Hardback
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David Bowie
V&A East Storehouse is home to the world’s largest collection dedicated to the life and works of David Bowie – artist, disruptor, icon. Designed as a creative workspace for fans and fellow artists, it offers unprecedented access to explore the costumes, sounds, lyrics, and sketches that mapped his many reinventions, and use his radical imagination as a springboard to something new.
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