David Bowie, Martin-Gropius-Bau, until August 10, 2014
Those who missed David Bowie's exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum last year can now see it at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. What's more, this showing features 60 additional artefacts that illustrate Bowie's ties with the German capital. Bowie lived in Berlin for two productive years, from 1976 to 1978, at a time when the city was still divided by the infamous Berlin Wall. Among the musician's favourite haunts was the Brücke Museum, where paintings by German expressionist classic Erich Heckel inspired Bowie's pose on the cover of the album Heroes. Another exposition highlight is Bowie's previously unpublished correspondence with Marlene Dietrich, with whom he starred in the 1978 film Just a Gigolo. Since Dietrich filmed her scenes in Paris and Bowie filmed his in Berlin, the two never actually met. Bowie remains a living legend and enigmatic figure at the age of 67. Like his former alter ego Ziggy Stardust, he can turn any of his appearances into a best-selling event, regardless of where it takes place.
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