The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains opens next year, half a century after they released their first record.
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The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains will be on at the V&A from 13 May – 17 October 2017.
The latest V&A exhibition is being described as “an immersive, multi-sensory and theatrical journey through Pink Floyd’s extraordinary world”, and will be held from May 13th-October 1st 2017 after the release of a 27-disc ‘Early Years 1965-1972’ box-set this coming November.
“Pink Floyd occupied a distinctive experimental space, consistently pushed artistic boundaries and produced some of the most iconic imagery in popular culture”, said the exhibition’s curator Victoria Broackes on Wednesday (August 31st) announcing the run.
Drummer Mason attended the launch at the London museum, which flew a giant inflatable pig over its roof for the occasion – like the one pictured above Battersea Power Station on the cover of the 1977 album Animals.
Visit the V&A website to find out more and purchase tickets.
“Their Mortal Remains” is fully sanctioned by the band’s surviving members, and will take an in-depth look at the pioneering group, exploring its innovative music and album designs, its groundbreaking concert staging and much more.
Martin Roth, director of the V&A, said: “Pink Floyd is an impressive and enduring British design story of creative success”.
It features more than 350 items, including instruments, music technology, original designs, architectural drawings, handwritten lyrics and psychedelic prints and posters.
It is often credited with getting rock bands to re-think the audio-visual nature of live performances – indeed, Floyd would be noted for their expansive live sets and the visuals that accompanied them throughout their career.
The exhibition is the first collaboration of Pink Floyd’s remaining members and while they didn’t all get together to discuss it they’ve all given it their seal of approval.
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Michael Cohl of Iconic Entertainment Studios said: “We are proud to have been chosen as the promoter of what will be an incredible exhibition at the V&A”. Tickets are available from today and will cost £20-24.
