David Bowie: Icon Captures the Star Man’s Unique Image David Bowie’s image was as much a part of his art as was his music. In a luxurious new book, photographers including Terry O’Neill capture images of the rock icon Image top of page: David Bowie © Janet Macoska Many of us will have experienced a ‘WTF?!’ moment on first seeing David Bowie performing on Top of the Pops in 1972. In his Ziggy Stardust persona,...
To mark what would have been singer David Bowie’s 73rd birthday on 8th January, Zebra One Gallery is releasing three rare images of the late icon by photographer Kate Garner in an exclusive, new series of signed colourways. The images are from an extraordinary 1995 shoot in Los Angeles which saw the Starman singer, who died in 2016, tied up with ropes and suspended from the ceiling, wrapped in bandages and put inside a giant...
To mark the centenary of Helmut Newton, one of the most important and controversial photographers of all time, Zebra One Gallery is curating a powerful retrospective of his most iconic, influential or rare images. Helmut Newton: 100 Years will launch at the Hampstead Gallery on 31st October – which would have been the late photographer’s birthday – and runs until until 14th November. The exhibition features 18 original, vintage silver gelatine prints showcasing the widely...
An icon of fashion, art and music, David Bowie was one of the most adored and critically feted artists of the past 50 years, someone who made an indelible mark on popular culture. What many of his fans didn’t know, however, is that David Bowie was also a prolific collector of art—a pastime he kept largely hidden from public view, until now. Bowie/Collector, taking place at Sotheby’s in London, is a three-part sale of around...
On January 10 2016, the world woke to news that David Bowie, one of the most influential musicians of his era, died peacefully following a courageous, and private, battle with cancer. The world mourned the loss of the glam-rock icon, with an outpouring of emotional tributes from other celebrities (Lady Gaga at the Grammys, Lourdes at the BRITS) and shrines erected by fans in David Bowie‘s child hood home of Brixton, Southwest London. Two years before...
David Bowie is back after a 10-year silence with a recently released new song on his 66th birthday via the Internet. The single, entitled Where Are They Now, from the upcoming album, The Next Day is a slower, more reflective side of the typical colorful stage persona we’ve grown accustomed to, but it is still a classic step for Bowie in his aptitude for surprising the public and raising the stakes. “He happens to be...
