The Day The Music Died
Paul Morrisey, Andy Warhol, Janis Joplin and Tim Buckley, 1968 © Elliott Landy/Landyvision.com
- Date
- Wednesday 14th December 2011 - Sunday 4th March 2012
- Place
- Proud Camden Gallery, London
- Tickets
- Free Admission
- Learn More
- www.proudonline.com
Exhibition by Proud Camden pays tribute to musicians whose cultural impacts were great, but whose lives were tragically short.
The passing of Amy Winehouse once again marked the dramatic loss of a talented musician, and one so young. The Day the Music Died displays portraits of her and others of the Forever 27 Club including Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin and Buddy Holly.
Proud Camden will exhibit portraits of some of music’s most prolific artists for the first time including Joplin, Michael Jackson and Syd Barrett.
The best musical talents of the twentieth century, are reverently captured by top photographers: Freddie Mercury by Peter Hince, Joe Strummer by Steve Double, John Lennon by Tom Hanley, Phil Lynott by Ian Dickson and Jeff Buckley by Merri Cyr. Proud Camden’s exhibition also serves as a photographic memorial to those who shaped their genres: Vicious for punk, Jones for rock& roll, Cobain for grunge, Hendrix for psychedelic rock and Drake for folk.
These names have all notably made a contribution to popular music; so much so that, despite their early passing, are remembered as icons. Visitors will take part in the remembrance of these icons through the works of celebrated photographers.
