{"id":7937,"date":"2018-06-27T04:07:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T04:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=7937"},"modified":"2018-07-17T10:11:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T10:11:51","slug":"david-bowie-is-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/david-bowie-is-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"This is Your Last Chance to Experience ‘David Bowie is’"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Bowie is …<\/strong><\/p>\n

– there are many ways to complete this sentence. The touring exhibition of the same name dedicated to Bowie\u2019s artistry \u2013 his music, costumes, sketches, stage props and videos \u2013 gives plenty of possibles. <\/strong>
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David Bowie, 1973. Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita. Copyright Sukita\/The David Bowie Archive &\u00a0David Bowie, 1976. Photograph by Andy Kent. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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All of the icon\u2019s incarnations, inventions and influences are played out in the David Bowie is<\/em>\u00a0exhibition at Brooklyn Museum, one of the largest shows ever held at the New York institution. After 12 incredibly successful residencies – beginning in Bowie\u2019s home city, London, in 2013, and spanning five continents – Brooklyn Museum<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is to be the exhibition\u2019s final stop. This\u00a0seems a fitting end point\u00a0for\u00a0this experiential showcase dedicated to the self-proclaimed New Yorker.<\/p>\n

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David Bowie, 1971. Photograph by Brian Ward. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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Like its muse, the exhibition\u00a0(curated by London\u2019s V&A) is experimental. 100 or so new objects, some of which have never been publicly shown, have been added to the collection on display, and an American (New York, mostly) focus has been introduced and fine-tuned by the Brooklyn Museum\u2019s director of exhibition design, Matthew Yokobosky. One of Yokobosky\u2019s additions, the large light-up <\/span>BOWIE<\/span><\/i> letters that dwarf visitors as they enter one of the first rooms were originally a backdrop in Bowie\u2019s marathon New York tour in 2002, when he played five theatres in the city’s five boroughs in five days. It took the team two months to get the lights to work again, but they make a dazzling first impression. Start as you mean to go on, we say. \u00a0<\/span>
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Cut up lyrics for \u201cBlackout\u201d from Heroes, 1977 & Original lyrics for \u201cZiggy Stardust,\u201d by David Bowie, 1972. Both courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image \u00a9 Victoria and Albert Museum<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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Key memorabilia that has been shown around the world remain hallmarks of the New York retrospective too. On display are more than 50 costumes (Ziggy Stardust\u2019s clinging bodysuits appear alongside stark monochrome\u00a0tailoring\u00a0from\u00a0the Thin White Duke days);\u00a0personal effects (Bowie\u2019s coke spoon from the \u201870s was unexpected);<\/span> notebooks (all with the writer\u2019s original sketches and designs); and over 50 video recordings (look out for the film documentin<\/span>g an uncomfortable exchange with Andy Warhol at the Factory circa 1971 – it\u2019s fascinating). <\/span><\/p>\n

The visuals – initially ordered chronologically: to\u00a0encompass\u00a0David\u2019s upbringing and provide social context, then thematically: by personas and influences – are experienced alongside a soundtrack that changes depending on what part of the exhibition visitors are in. You\u2019ll want to keep these headphones on, and turn them up loudly: this soundtrack includes an amazing mix of songs, as well as various snippets of Bowie chatting and the occasional word from other collaborators too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photograph from the album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973. Photo Duffy \u00a9 Duffy Archive & The David Bowie Archive<\/strong><\/h5>\n


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\nThe only place where headphones aren\u2019t required is in one of the final rooms, a vast cinematic space with floor-to-ceiling video projections and stunning surround sound. Here, visitors relive Bowie\u2019s greatest live performances. Dancing isn\u2019t discouraged (perhaps leave singing to the\u00a0shower though), however most people we noticed remained still as they took it all in; satisfied yet always wanting for the blazing, extraordinary musician that brightened, questioned, and, in so many ways, deeply altered our world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You have just a few weeks to see \u2018David Bowie is\u2019\u00a0at the Brooklyn Museum before it closes for good (July 15!). Book your ticket (right now)<\/a>\u00a0and wear comfortable shoes – you\u2019ll be\u00a0staying a while.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Yorkers, do yourself a favour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,58,12,26],"tags":[732,733,734,735],"yoast_head":"\nThis is Your Last Chance to Experience 'David Bowie is'<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"David Bowie, icon, music trail blazer and much missed. An exhibition of this remarkable mans life has been touring the world. 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