Friday 4 December 2009

Beatles to Bowie

This is a great exhibition to bring out nostalgia even in people who don't remember the 1960s. Did Bowie *really* once look that boyish? And Shirley Bassey somehow doesn't look like Shirley Bassey when she was a mere girl. And for a real shock to the system, there's The Rolling Stones, with not a wrinkle in sight. Balance that with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, forever young, gazing at the viewer, framed by leaves. The other understandable reaction is sheer horror at some of the ghastly fashions on show. John Entwhistle and Pete Townshend seem to be swapping the same hideous jacket in a series of photographs and the less said about the bright floral trousers sported by other males the better (throughout the chronological exhibition, The Beatles transcend whatever's hip and end up looking timeless) Well worth a look for anyone who loves music or portrait photography or simply just wants to relive their past.

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