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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    

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; live performances including the complete series of Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at the Monterey Pop festival, which has never before been exhibited or reproduced; shots of teenagers pushing British bobbies at Buckingham Palace to glimpse the Beatles; 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.

 

Ian Dickson
The Ramones, 1977
Silver gelatin print 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Ian Dickson/www.late20thcenturyboy.com



Art and the Basic Curriculum Annual Exhibition

April 17 - May 2

Curated by Karen Peacock, ABC Coordinator 
Artwork by fourth-grade participants in the multi-visit Art and the Basic Curriculum program, a museum collaboration with Memphis City Schools.      

 

Kaitlyn S. from Sea Isle Elementary