Photo Credit:Radisson Blu Edwardian Mercer Street Hotel
The luxurious collection of Radisson Blu Edwardian, London hotels has partnered with the Victoria & Albert Museum to offer guests tickets to the ‘David Bowie Is’ exhibition, March 23 until July 28, 2013. ‘David Bowie Is’ showcases the performer's creative processes as a musical innovator and cultural icon, tracing his shifting style and sustained reinvention across five decades. ‘David Bowie Is’ will feature more than 300 objects including Ziggy Stardust bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti, photography by Brian Duffy; album sleeve artwork by Guy Peellaert and Edward Bell; visual excerpts from films and live performances including The Man Who Fell to Earth, music videos such as Boys Keep Swinging and set designs created for the 1974 Diamond Dogs tour. Alongside these will be more personal items such as never-before-seen storyboards, handwritten set lists and lyrics as well as some of Bowie’s own sketches, musical scores and diary entries, revealing the evolution of his creative ideas.