Full Description
David Bowie's career as a pioneering artist spanned nearly 50 years and brought him international acclaim. Published to accompany the blockbuster international exhibition launched at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, 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. Over 300 images include personal and performance photographs, costumes, lyric sheets giving an unique insight into Bowie's world.
Contents
Astronaut of Inner Spaces, Sundridge Park, Soho, London...Mars, Geoffrey Marsh; Theatre of Gender, David Bowie at the Climax of the Sexual Revolution, Camille Paglia; Oh! You Pretty Things, John Savage; Putting Out Fire with Gasoline, Designing David Bowie, Victoria Broackes; Bowie I Music, Lucky old sun is in my sky..., Howard Goodall; For 'We are the Goon Squad', Bowie, style and the power of the LP cover, 1967-1983, Christopher Breward; Changes, Bowie's life story, Oriole Cullen; David Bowie Then...David Bowie Now... Christopher Frayling, Philip Hoare & Mark Kermode; David Bowie is Photographic, Nicholas Coleridge
