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Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present
June 26 - September 26, 2010
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum with guest
curator
Gail Buckland
Presenting Sponsor: The Arthur F. and Alice E.
Adams Charitable Foundation
Exhibition Sponsor: Burch, Porter &
Johnson, PLLC
Media Sponsors: Clear Channel Outdoor and
New Tech Graphics
Family Day Sponsor: The Macy’s Foundation
Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955
to the Present is an exhibition about
the men and women who have photographed one of the most important cultural revolutions
ever, rock and roll. The music needed images to communicate its message of
rebellion, freedom, and personal reinvention. The best photography of rock is
skillful, sensual, sexy, creative, compelling, and underrated. It provides not
only documentary evidence of cultural change but parallels the energy and
potency of the music itself.
Rock photographers see
themselves as going to the front lines and not returning until they capture the
frenetic energy, euphoria, and freedom that is rock and roll. They say,
correctly, that no one would believe in the revolution unless there were
pictures. Who Shot Rock & Roll
will provide an opportunity for the public to see many of the original prints
and to learn the names of the photographers who shot some of the world’s most
iconic images. For, like the musicians they photographed, they, too, changed
the world and how we see it.
The exhibition comprises behind the scenes images of artists such as
R.E.M. at a lunch counter by Laura Levine; live performances including
the complete series of Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at the Monterey
Pop festival by Ed Caraeff, which has never before been exhibited or
reproduced; shots of teenagers pushing British bobbies at Buckingham
Palace to glimpse the Beatles by a Central Press Ltd. photographer;
a range of portraits including Philip Townsend’s
photographs of The Rolling Stones before they had a record
deal; and
finally conceptual images and album covers taken by artists
such as Andy
Earl, Bob Whitaker, Jean-Paul Goude, David LaChapelle, and
Storm
Thorgersen. Among the many artists captured are Tupac, Kiss,
Fugazi,
Bjork, Salt ‘n’ Pepa, The Ramones, Prince, Amy Winehouse,
and Metallica.
Learn More...
Ian Dickson
The Ramones, 1977
Silver gelatin print 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Ian Dickson/www.late20thcenturyboy.com
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