9781851777372-1851777377-David Bowie Is (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: Exhibition Catalogues)

David Bowie Is (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: Exhibition Catalogues)

ISBN-13: 9781851777372
ISBN-10: 1851777377
Edition: Special Edition
Author: Victoria Broackes, Geoffrey Marsh
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: V & A Publishing
Format: Hardcover 288 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781851777372
ISBN-10: 1851777377
Edition: Special Edition
Author: Victoria Broackes, Geoffrey Marsh
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: V & A Publishing
Format: Hardcover 288 pages

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David Bowie Is (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: Exhibition Catalogues) (ISBN-13: 9781851777372 and ISBN-10: 1851777377), written by authors Victoria Broackes, Geoffrey Marsh, was published by V & A Publishing in 2013. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Musical Genres (Music) books. You can easily purchase or rent David Bowie Is (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: Exhibition Catalogues) (Hardcover, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Musical Genres books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $18.47.

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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 book, published to accompany the blockbuster international exhibition launched at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, is the only volume that grants access to Bowie’s personal archive of performance costumes, ephemera, and original design artwork by the artist, bringing 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 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and on to his enormous impact on 20th-century avant-garde music and 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. The more than 300 color illustrations include personal and performance photographs, album covers, costumes, original lyric sheets, and much more.

Praise for David Bowie Is:

“Perusing David Bowie Is (V&A Publishing, distributed by Abrams), the exhibition’s catalog, with its procession of poses and costumes and weighty essays tracking the cross-references to pop culture and high art, you get a sense of how much hard work it took to be Mr. Bowie.” —The New York Times

“The fans of 50 years or those making discoveries in retrospect will be intrigued by the accompanying book David Bowie Is that is far more than a fanzine.”—The New York Times

“Lends context and picks away at Bowie with such insight that it’s a rare hagiography with soul.” —Chicago Tribune

“Combining top-notch articles on the singer/actor’s life and work with official images and reproductions of his fashion and associated ephemera, the hefty, mango-colored book is nothing short of a treasure trove of all things Bowie; a one-stop smorgasbord for the eyes whose pictorials chronicle the groundbreaking star from Ziggy Stardust to Thin White Duke to Heathen and every personality in between.” —Examiner.com

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