Till 10 August 2014, the international exhibition curated by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London is shown at the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin. The exhibition honours Bowie’s progressive approach through an immersive audio-visual design which fuses image and sound into a unique experience.
David Bowie explores the many-sidedness of the musical innovator and cultural icon. More than 300 objects show how Bowie’s works influenced and were influenced by movements in art, design, film, theatre and contemporary culture.
60 stage costumes are presented, including the Ziggy Stardust jumpsuit designed by Freddie Burretti (1972), Kansai Yamamoto’s extravagant designs for the Aladdin Sane tour (1973) as well as the iconic Union Jack coat that Bowie designed together with Alexander McQueen.
Due to Bowie‘s close ties to the city, the exhibtion’s stop in Berlin is one of the highlights of its international tour. The exhibition section on the German capital was expanded. Around 60 new objects, many of which are on public display for the first time in Berlin, were added. They include sketches for record covers, drawings and paintings by David Bowie, song lyrics and photographs. Bowie was strongly drawn to German Expressionism. Works by artists of the art movement “Die Brücke” demonstrate Bowie’s connection of Expressionist creative forms with his own artistic endeavours in Berlin.
