…this, the largest exhibition of Stones memorabilia ever mounted, has already been touring the world for four years, and the first room creates the suspicion that we’re in for an exercise in corporate self-satisfaction from what is, alongside its manifest cultural significance, a massively lucrative business. Maps of the world light up to indicate numbers of units sold year by year, countries visited and attendance at concerts in the millions.
Such concerns are immediately dispelled, however, by the second room, a breathtaking three minute audio-visual journey through the Stones’s career on 40 screens. A montage of constantly shifting and morphing images takes us from the early years, through the legendary drug-busts and Altamont (no avoiding the bad stuff) to the present day with the ever larger crowds seeming to roll out of the screens towards us. If it is essentially no less self-congratulatory than the first room, the sheer visual impact blows such thoughts from your mind. [The Telegraph]
The review quoted above is of the London edition of the Rolling Stones exhibition, Exhibitionism. The exhibit is now set to make its North American debut, and it’ll open this November at NYC’s Industria Superstudio (775 Washington Street). Here’s more details, via the official announcement:
Exhibitionism tells the story of the most influential rock ‘n’ roll band in the world, allowing visitors to experience their incredible journey from their early days living together in a tiny flat to headlining the biggest stages in the world.
Originated and produced by Australian-based iEC Exhibitions! with the full participation of Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie, and curated by New York native Ileen Gallagher, this highly immersive and interactive exhibition explores the Stones’ extraordinary career with over 500 rare items. From their most cherished instruments, onstage and off stage clothes, valuable works of art and handwritten lyric books to personal diaries, recordings, unseen film and photos, a screening cinema and interactive recording studio that all culminates in an exciting and powerful backstage-to-onstage 3D concert experience.
Tickets are on presale now, and they go on sale to the general public on September 14 at 9 AM. Dates currently run from November 12, 2016 through March 12, 2016. Even more info at the website and in the trailer video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj6hRh2tkMI