Curator
There is no greater privilege than breathing life back into amazing objects, especially if they open windows into other now-hidden worlds. The research, the process of selection, and the methods of storytelling…my interest in curation was inspired after a stint working at the V&A on a series of groundbreaking theatre-and-performance-based exhibitions. Outside of the V&A, I have curated my own exhibitions, usually around the subject of performance, forgotten places, and social history.
David Bowie. Fame. Fashion. Photography.
Organised only a few months since David Bowie's sudden death from cancer, this exhibition boasted a unique collection of images from three British photographers who worked closely with David Bowie, from the private archives of photographers Chalkie Davies, Tony McGee and Denis O'Regan. Many of which have never been exhibited before and have to been seen outside of the photographers' studios.
Me at the exhibition
The Souper Dress, 1966. Photograph © Kerry Taylor Auctions
You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-1970
This major exhibition explored the era-defining significance and impact of the late 1960s, expressed through some of the greatest music and performances of the 20th century alongside fashion, film, design and political activism.
See exhibition highlights
https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/you-say-you-want-a-revolution-records-and-rebels-1966-70
'The Division Bell', album sleeve. © Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd
Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains
Experience a spectacular and unparalleled audio-visual journey through Pink Floyd's unique and extraordinary worlds, chronicling the music, design and staging of the band, from their debut in the 1960s through to the present day.
See exhibition highlights
Poster of the exhibition
The Murray's Cabaret Club Archive Exhibition
From a racy policewoman to a topless shop worker, these vintage sketches reveal the risque costumes worn by hostesses at London's most exclusive cabaret club.
Murray's Cabaret Club, in Soho, was a venue where senior Establishment figures like Sir Winston Churchill sipped Champagne with Hollywood actors and the infamous Kray twins, while scantily-clad showgirls entertained them from the floor.
The costume sketches, presented to the public for the first time, helped to conjure an image of what took place inside the members-only establishment during its heyday in the Fifties and Sixties.
Me in conversation with (from left) choreographer and actress Teena Symonds, pioneering curator and gallerist James Birch, and legend of the Sixties counterculture Barry Miles!
The show was air on Soho Radio ahead of my exhibition on Murray's Cabaret Club.
On the radio
Soho Radio
https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/the-museum-of-soho-18032018/
BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05yrq41
Daily Mail Review
Q&A
https://www.margueritedeponty.com/home/2018/7/2/murrays-club-qa-with-ben-levy