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Pink Floyd : their mortal remains

Title: Pink Floyd : their mortal remains / [creative director and curator, Aubrey Powell]
Publication: London : V & A Publishing, 2017.

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319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 32 cm

Summary

The first book ever produced with full access the Pink Floyd archive. Published to accompany the V&A's major summer exhibition, Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, celebrates 50 years of one of the greatest bands of all time. Five essays tackle different aspects of their far-reaching legacy in music and the visual arts. Authors including Jon Savage, Howard Goodall and Rob Young examine what makes the band truly special, from the mythology underpinning their output, through to their experimentation with technology to create new sounds. their epic staging and performance impact will also be explored, along with the anti-authoritarianism that infuses their lyrics. 00The book is heavily illustrated throughout, emphasizing the essential role that visual material played in supporting the music and creating the lasting Pink Floyd phenomenon. 00Victoria Broackes is Senior Curator and Head of Exhibitions for the Department of Theatre and Performance at the V&A. She has produced a number of successful touring exhibitions, including You Say You Want a Revolution? and David Bowie Is. Anna Landreth Strong is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Performance at the V&A. 00Exhibition: Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom (13.05-01.10.2017).

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biography.
Exhibition catalogs.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The albums / Mark Blake

Call Number

JMG 17-406

ISBN

1851779167
9781851779161
1851779329
9781851779321

OCLC

964653272

Title

Pink Floyd : their mortal remains / [creative director and curator, Aubrey Powell]

Publisher

London : V & A Publishing, 2017.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Powell, Aubrey, curator.

Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution.

Research Call Number

JMG 17-406

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