Who Shot Rock & Roll is the first major museum exhibition on rock and roll to put photographers in the foreground, acknowledging their creative and collaborative role in the history of rock music. From its earliest days, rock and roll was captured in photographs that personalized, and frequently eroticized, the musicians, creating a visual identity for the genre. The photographers were handmaidens to the rock-and-roll revolution, and their images communicate the social and cultural transformations that rock has fostered since the1950s.
The exhibition is organized in six sections: rare and revealing images taken behind the scenes; tender snapshots of young musicians at the beginnings of their careers; exhilarating photographs of live performances that display the energy, passion, style, and sex appeal of the band on stage; powerful images of the crowds and fans that are often evocative of historic paintings; portraits revealing the soul and creativity, rather than the surface and celebrity, of the musicians; and conceptual images and album covers highlighting the collaborative efforts between the image makers and the musicians.
I LOVE the Brooklyn Museum and I'm definitely going to head out to Brooklyn in the next couple of weeks to check out the exhibit. One thing is for sure, I'm not going to wait until the last weekend - we did that with the Annie Leibovitz exhibition that the museum had a few years ago and we waited in line for over four hours to see the show. It was worth it but I'm not doing that again.
Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present is organized by the Brooklyn Museum with guest curator Gail Buckland.
Here's some information on the Museum:
Location: 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052
Telephone: (718) 638-5000; TTY: (718) 399-8440
Admission: Suggested Contribution: $10; Students with Valid ID: $6; Adults 62 and over: $6; Members: Free; Children under 12: Free
Hours: Wednesday–Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Subway: 2/3 to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
Today's Soundtrack:
Amy Winehouse - Me and Mr. Jones
8 Comments:
This looks awesome Mon!! Thanks for sharing...hopefully I can make it out there one day!
WOW!! this really looks great!! on our next trip out to NYC I hope to be able to incorporate a visit! thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for the info! Sounds like an awesome way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
What a creative way to get you up and close with these creative geniuses. I am in love with the intimate feel. Happy New Year sweetie!
What an amazing exhibit. I so wish I could go!
thanks for sharing!I hope it comes to San Fran cuz I would definitely go.
I went to the Annie exhibit when it was here and it was awesome...luckily I didn't have to wait in such a long line!
Enjoy yourself at the museum - wish I was a bit closer so I could experience NYC!
i would be ALL OVER THIS if i was anywhere new york!!!! gah!
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