David Bowie archive to be made public in new venue
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It also features several instruments owned by the musician, including the Stylophone he played on his breakout 1969 single Space Oddity.The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, will provide a "sourcebook for the Bowies of tomorrow", said Dr Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A."It's an amazing gift," added Kate Bailey, a senior curator, who previously worked on the museum's groundbreaking 2013 David Bowie Is...
Other highlights include Bowie's Ziggy Stardust costumes, designed by Freddie Burretti in 1972, and the union jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the 1997 Earthling album cover. "These objects, these documents, had importance to him and you get the sense that, because he was always moving on creatively, it was helpful to park and collect and store [everything] in order to move on to the next character or project."
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