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'Duffy/Bowie: Five Sessions' arrives in Mexico City

The exhibit includes some of the most famous Bowie images and rare shots taken by British photographer Brian Duffy

The cover of David Bowie's album Aladdin Sane - Photo: EFE
14/12/2016 |12:35Newsroom |
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Mexico City Museum will exhibit "Duffy/Bowie: Five Sessions" composed of David Bowie's most iconic images taken by British photographer Brian Duffy throughout his career.

"Duffy/Bowie: Five Sessions" features the story of the artistic collaborations between Bowie and Duffy over a period of 18 years, showing 42 photos from their work on sessions for Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, The Thin White Duke, Lodger and Scary Monsters.

Brian Duffy, along with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, is recognized as one of the innovators of "documentary" fashion photography, a style which revolutionized fashion imagery and furthermore the fashion industry in the 1960s.

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Duffy's most famous photograph is the iconic and revolutionary cover of David Bowie's album Aladdin Sane, a shot that has been referred to as the Mona Lisa of pop.

The exhibit will remain open from December 16, 2016 to January 29, 2017.