Like every other Bowie/Ziggy/ Aladdin Zane / Halloween Jack (etc) fan I am literally counting down the days to the 23rd March when the David Bowie exhibition at the V&A Museum will open it's doors. The exhibition will be exploring all the many aspects of Bowie's career that made him the effortless icon he is today. The exhibition will feature over 300 items which include handwritten lyrics by the man himself, the stage costumes that thrust him into the limelight, Bowie's instruments plus many more.
The focus of the exhibition will be upon the creativity of Bowie which led music into a new age, setting the bar ridiculously high for any musician which wished to emulate his style. The V&A offers fans a 'fly on the wall' look at Bowie's collaborations with photographers, artists and designers through Bowie's own personal items.
It is about time that 'Bowie-Mania' hit our shores again as Bowie is a revolutionary figure, the Marx of the music world. Through his eccentricity and split-personalities, many of his fans in the 1970s did literally believe he was 'The Starman', visiting earth to liberate the people from the stuffy society. In my eyes he has achieved this aim plus I would not be surprised if his birth certificate emerged stating that Mars was his place of birth.
If the exhibition fails to quench your thirst for Ziggy then CLICK HERE to browse the various events which the V&A will be hosting surrounding the exhibition.
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