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# David Bowie Is: Inside the Visionary World of David Bowie (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: Exhibition Catalogues)

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David Bowie Is: Inside the Visionary World of David Bowie (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: Exhibition Catalogues) [Broackes, Victoria, Marsh, Geoffrey, Frayling, Christopher, Goodall, Howard, Paglia, Camille, Savage, Jon] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. David Bowie Is: Inside the Visionary World of David Bowie (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago: Exhibition Catalogues)

Review: Absolutely MUST HAVE Bowie Tribute!! - David Bowie once complained that the Bowie biography books were "a bloody cottage industry". Recently, there have been several major fantastic books of photography devoted to him from Sukita, Mick Rock and a compilation "Moonage Daydream". If you are a fan, you will want to have this one. Currently, at the Victoria and Albert Museum is an exhibition which is the basis for this book. I have not seen the exhibition, and I will probably not, so ordering this in advance was the way to go. It is spectacular. Much of the beautiful photography is a chronology of the 50 years of Bowie's stage clothes dressed on various headless mannequins. Interspersed with this are various sections devoted to the album covers, original penned lyrics, proof sheets of different photo sessions and a long running commentary, with quotes from Bowie. Filler pages of one white lyric on a black background, or one phrase in black type on a white background occur, but we must leave the book designer with some discretion. I have not read the whole thing, and may not. Having been a die hard fan since I first passed a record store in Upper Darby, London in August, 1972 and was dazzled by about 50 copies of Ziggy Stardust hanging by threads in the window, I have kept pretty close to everything Bowie for 41 years now. So most of what other people have to say about Bowie, I most probably already know. And sometimes, the history is not always accurate. As for the various interpretations in this book, the more words are written about someone, the more fascinating they may become. But, if you weren't there watching Bowie for the last 41 years, you missed something tremendous. Ultimately, however, this book is really a fashion book. The photos allow you to accurately measure how many pleats were in the 1978 Sailor costume, or how zigzag stitching with white thread on black vinyl created the lines in the famous Aladdin Sane opening costume. This book will supplement any good collection of Bowie photo books, especially the recent "Bowie Style" which is superb. If you love Bowie, you'll get it.
Review: Beautiful book - I was really amazed by the quality of the book. It’s a beautiful book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #896,628 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #185 in Celebrity Photography #606 in Portrait Photography #1,798 in Rock Music (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (908) |
| Dimensions  | 9.5 x 1.25 x 12.5 inches |
| Edition  | Special Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1851777377 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1851777372 |
| Item Weight  | 4.92 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 288 pages |
| Publication date  | April 16, 2013 |
| Publisher  | V & A Publishing |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely MUST HAVE Bowie Tribute!!
*by C***E on April 17, 2013*

David Bowie once complained that the Bowie biography books were "a bloody cottage industry". Recently, there have been several major fantastic books of photography devoted to him from Sukita, Mick Rock and a compilation "Moonage Daydream". If you are a fan, you will want to have this one. Currently, at the Victoria and Albert Museum is an exhibition which is the basis for this book. I have not seen the exhibition, and I will probably not, so ordering this in advance was the way to go. It is spectacular. Much of the beautiful photography is a chronology of the 50 years of Bowie's stage clothes dressed on various headless mannequins. Interspersed with this are various sections devoted to the album covers, original penned lyrics, proof sheets of different photo sessions and a long running commentary, with quotes from Bowie. Filler pages of one white lyric on a black background, or one phrase in black type on a white background occur, but we must leave the book designer with some discretion. I have not read the whole thing, and may not. Having been a die hard fan since I first passed a record store in Upper Darby, London in August, 1972 and was dazzled by about 50 copies of Ziggy Stardust hanging by threads in the window, I have kept pretty close to everything Bowie for 41 years now. So most of what other people have to say about Bowie, I most probably already know. And sometimes, the history is not always accurate. As for the various interpretations in this book, the more words are written about someone, the more fascinating they may become. But, if you weren't there watching Bowie for the last 41 years, you missed something tremendous. Ultimately, however, this book is really a fashion book. The photos allow you to accurately measure how many pleats were in the 1978 Sailor costume, or how zigzag stitching with white thread on black vinyl created the lines in the famous Aladdin Sane opening costume. This book will supplement any good collection of Bowie photo books, especially the recent "Bowie Style" which is superb. If you love Bowie, you'll get it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful book
*by W***L on January 17, 2026*

I was really amazed by the quality of the book. It’s a beautiful book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BOWIE IS --FASHION
*by S***U on May 11, 2016*

Just fantastic. How did I not know about this coming to the States??? Bring it back!!! I thought no this is a must have for Bowie collectors. Who gets their own traveling art exhibit? It's often overlooked that Bowie had a huge influence on fashion. Fashion, styling was just as much a part of his art as his music/lyrics, writing, performances, staging, painting, life! I recently read an article from the Spiders Era where someone is interviewing Bowie apparently before he goes on television for yet a different interview. He describes Bowie entering in some green quilted suit with yellow trousers and boots. After a bit, they break, so Bowie can go get dressed for the television interview and it hits the writer of this article that what Bowie entered wearing, that caused the various stage hands and cameramen to stop and gawk, was indeed just his "street clothes." Let's fact it, the man could make jeans and a t-shirt rawk! This book is a visual of the touring art exhibit that documents his influence on fashion through the years. Gorgeous. Worth the buy in my opinion.

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