Bologna is the sole Italian stop
on an international tour of David Bowie's visual autobiography
after the musical legend passed away earlier this year.
The exhibition titled 'David Bowie Is' will be on display
at the city's Museum of Modern Art (MAMBo) through November 13.
The show - which drew 1.4 million visitors in London alone
in 2013 at the Victoria and Albert Museum - will then travel to
Japan.
It includes over 300 objects from the British performer's
private archives, including costumes, photographs, album covers,
drawings and video clips.
Divided into three sections which cover Bowie's early
years, creative process, and live music, the exhibition is a
multimedia celebration of the beloved rock star's innovative
career, which spanned five decades.
"It's a unique event and a moment of growth for our
museum," said Bologna's new cabinet member for culture, Bruna
Gambarelli.
Lorenzo Sassoli de Bianchi, president of the Bologna
Museums Institute, said that while Bowie had always opposed the
idea of a biography of his life he had personally authorised
this exhibition, which "transformed itself into his visual
autobiography".
This is the first time the exhibition has gone back on
display following Bowie's death on January 10 of this year, and
it took two months to install it in the 1,000-square-meter
exhibition space.
Curators Kathryn Jones and Leo Warner said the MAMBo
exhibition is the most impressive thus far, thanks to the
museum's architectural spaces.
The MAMBo education department is also hosting a special
project called 'Experience Bowie!', in which children and adults
can participate in a series of interactive displays as well as
create their own personal Bowie alter ego.
As a tribute to the exhibition's opening, on Thursday there
will be a screening of the 1976 Nicolas Roeg film 'The Man Who
Fell to Earth', which starred Bowie as an alien named Thomas who
came to look for water for his home planet.
'David Bowie Is' is open Tuesday through Sunday from
10:00-19:00, and on Thursdays until 23:00.
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