""What is mind-blowing is the sheer volume of material Bowie saved," says Madeleine Haddon, the lead curator for the David Bowie Centre and a curator at V&A East, the campus comprising V&A East Storehouse and the V&A East Museum, which is due to open next year. "From scribbled notes to elaborate concept sketches, it's a powerful reminder that no idea was too small. He treated the creative process as something worth documenting at every stage-an approach that offers a rich legacy for artists of all disciplines.""
""An interactive installation, Library of Connections, reveals who influenced Bowie and his footprint on popular culture, from the sitcom Friends to today's pop stars such as Charli XCX and Janelle Monáe. Bowie's notes for his unrealised musical based on George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four will also be shown in a display about projects that never reached fruition. "Reworking old ideas and trying out new ones, Bowie blurred the lines beyond his music and performance, producing ideas for films, musicals and other theatrical productions," Haddon says.""
The David Bowie Centre opens 13 September at the V&A East Storehouse in Stratford, east London. The 90,000-piece archive was acquired via the Bowie estate and will be free to view with timed tickets. Madeleine Haddon, lead curator, highlights the volume and variety of material saved, from scribbled notes to concept sketches. Exhibits include Bowie's paint palette and a framed photo of Little Richard. An interactive Library of Connections traces Bowie's influences and cultural footprint. Notes for an unrealised Nineteen Eighty-Four musical and other unfinished projects will be shown alongside designs and materials spanning music, film and theatre.
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