On Tour: David Bowie is



February 13, 2014

David Bowie is, co-curated by Geoffrey Marsh and Victoria Broackes from the V&A’s Department of Theatre and Performance, has opened at the Museum of Image and Sound, Sao Paulo and will be on display until 14 April 2014.

Rachel Lee, V&A Textile Conservator, and a technician installing David Bowie is at the Museum of Image and Sound. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

David Bowie is… an exhibition

David Bowie’s career in music has spanned nearly 50 years and brought him international acclaim. The Victoria and Albert Museum has been given exclusive access to David Bowie’s personal archive to create this exhibition. The first international retrospective on Bowie’s extraordinary career, this exhibition takes visitors inside Bowie’s creative processes and shows how his work has channelled wider movements in art, design, theatre and contemporary culture. It presents Bowie as an astute observer of contemporary society whose striking interventions in visual and pop culture have left a powerful legacy.

V&A Exhibition Co-ordinators Daniel Slater and Diana McAndrews check the condition of objects as they are unpacked at the Museum of Image and Sound. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

V&A Exhibition Co-ordinator Daniel Slater and the team at the Museum of Image and Sound installing David Bowie is. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

David Bowie is… on the move

David Bowie is at the V&A received an extraordinary public and critical reception. It was seen by over 311,000 visitors between March and August 2013 before being packed up by the V&A’s skillful team and sent on its travels to the Art Gallery of Ontario. It is currently on display at the Museum of Image and Sound, Sao Paolo.

David Bowie is, installed at the Museum of Image and Sound. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The exhibition will be on display at the Museum of Image and Sound in Sao Paolo until 14 April 2014, before continuing its international tour.

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