Exhibition tells story of David Bowie's 'Heroes' years
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A highly anticipated exhibition on the life and work of iconic singer-songwriter David Bowie is about to open in Berlin, following its success at London's Victoria & Albert Museum. The exhibition will showcase some never-before-seen items from Bowie's "Heroes" years, and much more.
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A highly anticipated exhibition on the life and work of iconic singer-and song-writer David Bowie is about to open in Berlin, following its big success at London |
David Bowie's intensely productive Berlin period, in which he made the iconic albums "Heroes" and "Low," is the theme of a new exhibition adapted from last year's sold-out exhibition in London.
Arriving in 1976 from Los Angeles, and exhausted from his antics as "Ziggy Stardust" and other stage personae, he shed the glam-rock outfits and big hair for a more anonymous life.
"What identifies him really is his creative activities in so many areas. He always drew and painted, as one can see in this exhibition," Christine Heidemann, co-curator, Berlin Extension, Victoria & Albert Exhibition said. "He occupied himself with fashion and fashion design, he always co-developed his stage designs, he always engaged himself in learning about various cultural influences, which in turn influenced his own work."
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A highly anticipated exhibition on the life and work of iconic singer-and song-writer David Bowie is about to open in Berlin, following its big success at London |
Bowie was fascinated by the intense paintings and cinema of German Expressionism, Bertolt Brecht's theatre and the city's Cold War landscape. He and his collaborator Brian Eno blended the sounds of Krautrock, electronic and punk for some of Bowie's most-covered tracks, as well as some brooding and obscure ones.
The Berlin era was so influential that Bowie has described the records he made here as his "DNA." By the end of his stay, the chameleon-like artist was moving in a different direction, with the pop sounds of the 1979 album "Lodger."
"There were various things that interested him about Germany and Berlin. One of them is German Expressionism. When in Berlin, he often went to the Bruecke Museum and we are lucky to be able to exhibit two works from the museum by Erich Heckel that were very important to him. There was a thriving multifaceted subcultural life in which he actively participated—all those were reasons that allured him to Berlin," Heidemann said.
The exhibition runs from May 20 to August 10 at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin.
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