I went to see "David Bowie Is" at the Victoria & Albert Museum on Saturday 11 May 2013. I was a massive Bowie fan in the 1970s and so was keen to see this exhibition.

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The last image they made was at four in the morning to wrap up the marathon session when they went outside to shoot Bowie on his motorcycle – the sun hadn’t yet risen and the shot was lit dramatically by only the headlights of a car. This image remains one of Schapiro’s favourites and is certain to live on in posterity.Ci sono due aspetti che mi si offrono oggi sopra tutti: il primo è quello più propriamente inerente la sua opera, che ho appena sfiorato, e rispetto alla quale rivaluto anche l'attrazione da sempre percepita. L'ho vista una prima volta ad agosto con pochissimo pubblico (condizione eccellente) in 2,5 ore che si sono rivelate insufficienti. L'ho rivista a novembre durante il tutto esaurito delle ultime settimane (condizioni rese accettabili solo grazie agli ampi spazi del museo e all'isolamento intimo garantito dalle cuffie) in 4 ore che sono il tempo minimo necessario. In addition to having been artistically influenced by books, Bowie himself served as inspiration for several famed comic book characters. When asked whether the Lucifer character in his Sandman comic book series was a tribute, Neil Gaiman stated,“Yes, the young, folk singer-period Bowie was the inspiration. I imagined Lucifer as a junkie angel, and young Bowie was the closest we got.” Bowie was also a major influence for writer Grant Morrison’s interpretation of the Joker in Batman RIP, with one issue explicitly titled “The Thin White Duke of Death.” George kindly supplied the previously unpublished photograph, which according to him was taken aboard Amtrak somewhere between New Orleans and Chicago on the first US tour in 1972. Any Day Now is an in-depth and highly visual chronology charting the early life and career of one of music s all-time greatest icons: David Bowie. This book is the ultimate fan guide for David Bowie’s most devoted followers.

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I've been a fan of Bowie's music for a very long time ever since I came across a best of cd in a now long gone record shop. There was something that sparked with me musically that I could not shake off. I suppose much like a lot of people when I first found him I never looked too deeply into the lyrics to me they were catchy tunes about people from space. But with all great artists who have multi-decade careers, we are given the opportunity to dig deeper into their works and discover more layers with the passage of time. And that is never more present when it comes to Bowie. I can't think of many other musical artists who have reinvented themselves so many times and managed for the greater part to pull it off. So when I was given a copy of this book as a present I could not wait to jump in and see what they could offer. In this riveting – and often very funny – memoir, Phil tells the story of life alongside the insecure yet blazingly talented boy who became Bowie, at a critical crossroad of time and place in music history. What follows is an intimate, personal and important perspective on the genesis of one of the most iconic musicians of the twentieth century – one that gets under the skin of the man himself, before the personas and alter-egos masked the fascinating figure beneath them.This "review" is about the exhibition and not the book, however as the book would not exist without the exhibition it feels appropriate to post a few thoughts here as most people reading will probably be Bowie fans. So, here goes.... In Starman, Paul Trynka has painted the definitive portrait of a great artist. From Bowie’s early years in post-war, bombed-out Brixton to the decadent glamour of Ziggy Stardust to the controversial but vital Berlin period, this essential biography is a celebration of Bowie’s brilliance and a timely reminder of how great music is made – now with an update on the making and release of The Next Day. Ma poiché non è nella mia natura l'adorazione fanatica di alcunché, sinceramente non me ne sono mai occupata. La sua musica mi piaceva come quella di altri, conoscevo di lui quel poco che era inevitabile conoscere, non ho mai indagato la sua biografia e nemmeno la sua opera. Rappresentava un ideale estetico che non ho mai incarnato nella persona, nemmeno in termini erotici, per quanto di erotismo questo ideale me ne trasmettesse a iosa (unico anche in questo). Incarnare questa attrazione nella persona che ovviamente non conoscevo sarebbe stata una mancanza di rispetto innanzitutto nei miei confronti, oltre che nei suoi. From the ultimate David Bowie expert comes this exploration of the final four decades of the popstar’s musical career, covering every song he wrote, performed or produced from 1976 to 2016. Near the end of David Bowie Is..., the British author Philip Hoare calls Bowie "someone who is responsible for your alternative education, for opening up the world for you," and that's as true for me as it is for him.

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Will Ziggy, like King Arthur, now remain sleeping forever or will he/she return to save mystic Albion from its enemies? Or will the 'Heroes' be found on the other sides by then? Is Major Tom still drifting? Or has he refocused and reconnected with others to overthrow the London of global capitalism?" - typically cringeworthy paragraph from the section by the curator of the V&A exhibitLa mostra “David Bowie Is” è stata inaugurata a Londra nel 2013, e da allora è itinerante per il mondo. Nel frattempo il 10 gennaio 2016 David Bowie è morto e da maggio a novembre la mostra è approdata al Mambo di Bologna.