The sixties are back. Or at least, back to London, and back to stay! National Portrait Gallery prezinta, pana pe 24 ale lunii, expozitia omagiala Beatles to Bowie: The 60s Exposed. Such a feast for our eyes and ears, aducand in atentia publicului o colectie de portrete ale figurilor centrale din muzica decadei, responsabile de acea Swinging London a anilor ’60.

Mai exact, ni s-au pregatit peste 150 de fotografii insotite de text si muzica, mergand cronologic de la The Shadows si John Barry Seven, la Cliff Richard, Adam Faith si Billy Fury pana la The Kinks, The Beatles, Rolling Stones si The Who (Woooo-hoo!).

Huge cultural and social changes were reflected in the styles and imagery of the pop music scene. The classic rivalry between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones is played out visually by a variety of top photographers such as David Bailey, Gered Mankowitz and Robert Whitaker, who helped create and endorse their changing images.

De la pop la psihedelic si progressive, Beatles to Bowie exploreaza transformarile dramatice traversate de societatea si cultura epocii, dovedindu-ne, inca o data, ca impactul lor se reflecta, inca, atat de puternic, in viata contemporana.

The great persistence of memory, I say!