New Bowie Exhibition to Take Place in London
I know there are a few Bowie fans among our community, so I thought you might appreciate this… A private, invitation-only viewing will be held on Thursday 9 January 2020 at Masterpiece Art, Holland Park, London entitled BOWIE: From Major Tom to Major Arcana.
The exhibition will present a case study of a rare set of five hand-pulled silkscreen prints, known as the Arcane Series, created by David Bowie in November 1975 the works offer an intriguing window into the alternative influences of the mystical and esoteric that pervaded the singer’s private and public personas of the late 1960’s and through the 1970’s.
The Arcane Series reflects iconography which manifests boldly in such songs as Quicksand (1971), Station to Station (1976) and fascinatingly also Lazarus, from Bowie’s final album, Blackstar (2016). This life-long spiritual journey takes us into the study of Zen Buddhism, the teachings of Kabbalah, tarot cards, divination and wider occultism, reconstructing the complicated network of imagery that drove Bowie’s quest for higher answers.
Speaking about the event Mark Maurice, CEO and Gallery Founder, said, “In addition to these rarely exhibited works, unseen by the public since Bowie’s first solo exhibition David Bowie: New Afro/Pagan and Work 1975-1995, we will also be showing drawings, paintings and iconic photography from the many fruitful collaborations Bowie had with other leading artists across the years.”
Featured artists include: David Bowie, Derek Boshier, Brian Duffy, Tony McGee, Geoff MacCormack, Tony O’Neill, Masayoshi Sukita and others.
All artworks will be available for purchase on the night. Masterpiece Art are offering a donation from artwork and catalogue sales to support the Friends of the Children of Orissa, a charity who finances a boarding school for over 400 deprived or destitute girls in Orissa, one of the poorest states in India (www.orissa.org.uk).
The private viewing is sponsored by Supreme Jets and Sandie ‘The Spice Guy’ Vara and promotion by Business Live UK Ltd. Applications for tickets to the private view are available from Eventbrite: http://davidbowieartexpo.eventbrite.co.uk
Photo – L to R
Left: Alex Cousens, Gallery Director; Sandie Vara, The Spice Guy; Annette Vignere, Art Director; Victoria Beale, Business Live UK / Friends of the Children of Orissa; Tola Bashir, Supreme Jets; Mark Maurice, CEO and Gallery Founder; Athena Diego, Digital Media Assistant
Masayoshi Sukita (Japanese, b. 1938)
David Bowie – Watch That Man IV
Pigment print on archival paper
Derek Boshier (British, b. 1937)
David Bowie Twice, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
Brian Duffy (1933 – British – 2010)
Aladdin Sane – London 1973
Pigment print on archival paper
David Bowie (1947 – British – 2016)
Arcane Series – Lovers, Death, Star, Moon, Earth, 1975
Five hand-pulled silkscreen prints on Japanese paper
Ulvis Alberts (Latvian, b. 1942)
David Bowie, Los Angeles 1975
Pigment print on archival paper
Masterpiece Art is an exclusive gallery and fine art advisory firm based in Holland Park, West London.
The cultural focal point of a group of independent but closely connected business services companies – the Ameera Group, a London based corporate services and wealth preservation business and Patron Law, a law firm focusing on Business, Private Client, Real Estate and Dispute Resolution – Masterpiece Art caters to both new and established collectors.
The collection includes notable artworks from a range of golden ages of art history, incorporating Old Master, Nineteenth Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary art.
Their clients benefit from the wealth of art experience within the gallery and the wider network of businesses. As investors theirselves, they understand the need to diversify a portfolio and, as with other asset classes, they are inherently tuned to your sensitivity to risk, offering unbiased advice on how best to navigate this complex market.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
