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The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains, by fingerz on Jul 11, 2014 18:11:48 GMT 1, wish this was in the UK ....... 
MAJOR MULTI-SENSORY PINK FLOYD EXHIBITION TO BE STAGED IN MILAN IN SEPTEMBER 2014
• OPENING 19 SEPTEMBER 2014
• TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY
Fran Tomasi, Pink Floyd's Italian promoter, has announced plans for The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains which will open in Milan's La Fabbrica Del Vapore on 19 September 2014. This vast and innovative exhibition will take the visitor on a surreal, multi-sensory journey through Pink Floyd's extraordinary worlds, chronicling the music and art of Pink Floyd, from their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn to the present. The Pink Floyd Exhibition is the first international retrospective of one of the world's most pioneering and influential bands and the active involvement and collaboration of the three band members in all planning aspects has been crucial to the execution of it. Tickets for the four-week residency in Milan will be priced at 15 euros, and are on sale Thursday 27 February via www.pinkfloydexhibition.com.
Enveloping visitors in Pink Floyd's art and music, the trip will start with the psychedelia of the early years, moving through landscapes populated by the iconic images and sounds associated with the towering concept albums of the 1970's and beyond. The Pink Floyd Exhibition, housed in an old Milanese factory and covering 2,500 square metres, will show Pink Floyd's pioneering use of special effects, sonic experimentation and powerful imagery. It will explore the narrative arc of a band that began in London's 'swinging sixties' and whose influence continues today. The visitor can expect an 'interstellar' experience, befitting a band that always defied artistic boundaries. More details about the exhibition contents will be announced over the coming weeks.
Aubrey Powell, of Hipgnosis Ltd., who with his late partner Storm Thorgerson, designed many of the Floyd's revolutionary album art, is the exhibition's curator and creative director, Paula Stainton is the co-creative director. Powell has worked in close consultation with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason on the content of the exhibition, which will feature over 300 artefacts from the band's four decades. The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains is being designed by Stufish, the world's most successful entertainment architects, and longtime stage designers for Pink Floyd. Stufish is the company founded by Mark Fisher who died in 2013.
Aubrey Powell, curator of the exhibition, said:
"If ever a band lent itself to a major retrospective exhibition it's Pink Floyd. For a curator, selecting what to include from such a treasure trove, is both a dream and a nightmare: however there were elements that just had to be included, for example a 20-metre-wide sculpture of The Wall, 5-metre-high inflatables, and of course a flying pig. We shall be aiming for state-of-the-art, visuals and sonic delivery, similar to the experience of attending a Pink Floyd concert, you never know what to expect next."
Fran Tomasi said:
"It has been an exciting and thrilling experience to work with the design team on creating this exhibition. For me, it is the culmination of six years of hard work and planning. I know that it will be an extraordinary exhibition, both for Pink Floyd fans and those who are curious to know more about their art, music and history.
wish this was in the UK ....... MAJOR MULTI-SENSORY PINK FLOYD EXHIBITION TO BE STAGED IN MILAN IN SEPTEMBER 2014 • OPENING 19 SEPTEMBER 2014 • TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY Fran Tomasi, Pink Floyd's Italian promoter, has announced plans for The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains which will open in Milan's La Fabbrica Del Vapore on 19 September 2014. This vast and innovative exhibition will take the visitor on a surreal, multi-sensory journey through Pink Floyd's extraordinary worlds, chronicling the music and art of Pink Floyd, from their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn to the present. The Pink Floyd Exhibition is the first international retrospective of one of the world's most pioneering and influential bands and the active involvement and collaboration of the three band members in all planning aspects has been crucial to the execution of it. Tickets for the four-week residency in Milan will be priced at 15 euros, and are on sale Thursday 27 February via www.pinkfloydexhibition.com. Enveloping visitors in Pink Floyd's art and music, the trip will start with the psychedelia of the early years, moving through landscapes populated by the iconic images and sounds associated with the towering concept albums of the 1970's and beyond. The Pink Floyd Exhibition, housed in an old Milanese factory and covering 2,500 square metres, will show Pink Floyd's pioneering use of special effects, sonic experimentation and powerful imagery. It will explore the narrative arc of a band that began in London's 'swinging sixties' and whose influence continues today. The visitor can expect an 'interstellar' experience, befitting a band that always defied artistic boundaries. More details about the exhibition contents will be announced over the coming weeks. Aubrey Powell, of Hipgnosis Ltd., who with his late partner Storm Thorgerson, designed many of the Floyd's revolutionary album art, is the exhibition's curator and creative director, Paula Stainton is the co-creative director. Powell has worked in close consultation with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason on the content of the exhibition, which will feature over 300 artefacts from the band's four decades. The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains is being designed by Stufish, the world's most successful entertainment architects, and longtime stage designers for Pink Floyd. Stufish is the company founded by Mark Fisher who died in 2013. Aubrey Powell, curator of the exhibition, said: "If ever a band lent itself to a major retrospective exhibition it's Pink Floyd. For a curator, selecting what to include from such a treasure trove, is both a dream and a nightmare: however there were elements that just had to be included, for example a 20-metre-wide sculpture of The Wall, 5-metre-high inflatables, and of course a flying pig. We shall be aiming for state-of-the-art, visuals and sonic delivery, similar to the experience of attending a Pink Floyd concert, you never know what to expect next." Fran Tomasi said: "It has been an exciting and thrilling experience to work with the design team on creating this exhibition. For me, it is the culmination of six years of hard work and planning. I know that it will be an extraordinary exhibition, both for Pink Floyd fans and those who are curious to know more about their art, music and history. |
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The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains, by Hubble Bubble on Jul 11, 2014 19:43:49 GMT 1, Sounds great Fingerz. Seen The Floyd in concert plus Waters doing The Wall and Dark Side of The Moon. Bloody awesome.
Sounds great Fingerz. Seen The Floyd in concert plus Waters doing The Wall and Dark Side of The Moon. Bloody awesome.
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The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains, by Chrisp on Jul 11, 2014 23:14:54 GMT 1, Sounds great Fingerz. Seen The Floyd in concert plus Waters doing The Wall and Dark Side of The Moon. Bloody awesome.
Lucky boy when and where was that?
Sounds great Fingerz. Seen The Floyd in concert plus Waters doing The Wall and Dark Side of The Moon. Bloody awesome. Lucky boy when and where was that? |
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The Pink Floyd Exhibition – Their Mortal Remains, by Hubble Bubble on Jul 12, 2014 13:36:00 GMT 1, Chrisby
I first saw the Floyd as a schoolboy in 1980 when I travelled down with some mates from Blackpool to see them perform the then recently released 'The Wall' at Earls Court. That was the line up of Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason.
Fast forward thirty odd years and, a couple of years ago, I went to see Waters put on The Wall at London's O2. Coincidentally it was the night that Gilmour rocked up to do the 'Comfortably Numb' solo atop the wall. Mason joined them for the encore.
A couple of years prior to that I'd seen what is, to this day, one of the greatest concerts I've ever seen. It was Roger Waters performing 'Dark Side of the Moon' in its entirety for the second half of the show, the first half being all the classics. It was at Birmingham's LG Arena and was so good that we went to see it again at the O2. Great - but not as good as the Birmingham show.
I can't remember exactly but think that tickets for the recent show of The Wall were about £100 each. Back in 1980 (no Internet, no phone bookings) I remember checking the gigs list in Sounds or NME, seeing the announcement and immediately sending off a postal order for £24 plus a bit of p&p. Two weeks later I received through the post four tickets in Row E at Earls Court. So close we could hear Gilmour's fret work.
Those were the days!!
Now... If you'll excuse me, I'm off to see Neil Young in Hyde Park!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World!
HB
Chrisby
I first saw the Floyd as a schoolboy in 1980 when I travelled down with some mates from Blackpool to see them perform the then recently released 'The Wall' at Earls Court. That was the line up of Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason.
Fast forward thirty odd years and, a couple of years ago, I went to see Waters put on The Wall at London's O2. Coincidentally it was the night that Gilmour rocked up to do the 'Comfortably Numb' solo atop the wall. Mason joined them for the encore.
A couple of years prior to that I'd seen what is, to this day, one of the greatest concerts I've ever seen. It was Roger Waters performing 'Dark Side of the Moon' in its entirety for the second half of the show, the first half being all the classics. It was at Birmingham's LG Arena and was so good that we went to see it again at the O2. Great - but not as good as the Birmingham show.
I can't remember exactly but think that tickets for the recent show of The Wall were about £100 each. Back in 1980 (no Internet, no phone bookings) I remember checking the gigs list in Sounds or NME, seeing the announcement and immediately sending off a postal order for £24 plus a bit of p&p. Two weeks later I received through the post four tickets in Row E at Earls Court. So close we could hear Gilmour's fret work.
Those were the days!!
Now... If you'll excuse me, I'm off to see Neil Young in Hyde Park!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World!
HB
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