Credit Line: David Bowie is is organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. [V&A Logo]

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1 David Bowie is Dates: March 2 July 15, 2018 Gallery: 5 th floor, Schapiro Wing and Rotunda Curator: Matthew Yokobosky Exhibition Project Manager: Emily Annis Budget Code: EXBOWIE Credit Line: David Bowie is is organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. [V&A Logo] The Brooklyn Museum presentation is organized by Matthew Yokobosky, Director of Exhibition Design, Brooklyn Museum. Sound experience by [SENNHEISER LOGO] Lead sponsorship for this exhibition is provided by Spotify. [SPOTIFY LOGO] Social Media Hashtag: #davidbowieisbkm MAIN MESSAGE (draft): With unprecedented access to his personal archive, David Bowie is explores the creative process of a musician whose innovative collaborations and bold characterizations revolutionized the way we see music. SUMMARY (approved): Organized with unprecedented access to David Bowie s personal archive, this exhibition explores the creative process of an artist whose sustained reinventions, innovative collaborations, and bold characterizations revolutionized the way we see music, inspiring people to shape their own identities while challenging social traditions. David Bowie is has been touring globally for the past five years and is taking its final bow at the Brooklyn Museum, providing an opportunity to view this one-of-a-kind material. David Bowie is presents approximately 400 objects drawn primarily from the David Bowie Archive, including the artist s original costumes, handwritten lyric sheets from famous songs, original album art, photographs, and videos, all tracing Bowie s creative process from his teenage years in England through his last twenty years, when he resided in New York City. The archive is presented within an immersive, multimedia installation that includes continuous audio along with projected animation and video. Highlights of the exhibition include more than 60 custom-made performance costumes, including six designed by Freddie Burretti for Ziggy Stardust / 1980 Floor Show and seven designed by Kansai Yamamoto for Aladdin Sane. There are 85 handwritten lyric sheets, including those from Fame and Fashion ; drawings, including a sketch for the Young Americans album cover; and oil paintings, including two of musician Iggy Pop, all

2 by Bowie. There are also more than 40 pioneering music videos, television clips, and filmed roles as well as a multimedia presentation of international tour footage with rare scenes from the legendary Diamond Dogs tour, filmed in Philadelphia. A custom audio mix made up of snippets of Bowie s songs produced by longtime collaborator Tony Visconti is also featured. TOUR: Museu del Disseny, Barcelona, Spain, from 25 May 2017 Museo d'arte Moderna di Bologna (MAMbo), Bologna, Italy, from 14 July - 13 November Warehouse TERRADA G1 Building, Tokyo, Japan from 8 January 9 April 2017 Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands from 11 December th April Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Melbourne, Australia from 16 July to 1 November 2015 Philharmonie de Paris/ Cité de la Musique, Paris, France from 2 March to 31 May 2015 Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA from 23 September January 2015 Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany, from 20 May 24 August, 2014 Museu da Imagem e do Som, Sao Paulo, Brasil, from 31 January 20 April 2014 Art Gallery Ontario, Toronto, Canada, from 25 September 19 November 2013 CHECKLIST: Approx. 300 objects PUBLICATION: The exhibition is accompanied by a richly illustrated book edited by curators Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, featuring contributions from leading academics and experts in musicology and cultural history. This publication will be the first to draw in full from the David Bowie Archive. IMAGE SET (confirmed): Images may not be cropped, over-printed or changed in any way without prior consent from the copyright holder. Reproduction of Images on front covers must be agreed by Brooklyn Museum with the copyright holder prior to publication. Photograph from the album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, Photograph by Brian Duffy. Photo Duffy Duffy Archive & The David Bowie Archive The image is not to be reproduced on flyers/leaflets at a size larger than A5 (5.83 x 8.27 inches), with the exception of large exhibition billboards/posters. Any third parties that are supplied with this image as part of the press and marketing campaign must be asked to the delete the image from caches after use. SIGNATURE IMAGE

3 Aladdin Sane contact sheet, Photo Duffy Duffy Archive & The David Bowie Archive There should be no manipulation of the image without permission from the copyright holders. Should sponsors wish to use the image, the copyright holder should be informed exactly how it is to be used. Striped bodysuit for the Aladdin Sane tour, Design by Kansai Yamamoto. Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita. Sukita/The David Bowie Archive Publicity photograph for The Kon-rads, Photograph by Roy Ainsworth. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum

4 Photo-collage by David Bowie of manipulated film stills from The Man Who Fell to Earth, Film stills by David James. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Film stills STUDIOCANAL Films Ltd. Image Victoria and Albert Museum David Bowie during the filming of the Ashes to Ashes video, Photograph by Brian Duffy. Photo Duffy Duffy Archive & The David Bowie Archive Cut up lyrics for Blackout from Heroes, Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum

5 Stage set model for the Diamond Dogs tour Designed by Jules Fisher and Mark Ravitz. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum Original lyrics for Ziggy Stardust, by David Bowie, Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum Original photography for the Earthling album cover, Photograph by Frank W Ockenfels 3. Frank W Ockenfels 3

6 David Bowie with William Burroughs, February Photograph by Terry O'Neill with color by David Bowie. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum David Bowie, Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita. Sukita/The David Bowie Archive Print after a self-portrait by David Bowie, Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum

7 Promotional photograph of David Bowie for Diamond Dogs, Photograph by Terry O'Neill. Image Victoria and Albert Museum Acoustic guitar from the Space Oddity era, Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum Ice-blue suit, Designed by Freddie Burretti for the Life on Mars? video. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum

8 Cloak decorated with kanji characters and asymmetric knitted bodysuit, Designed by Kansai Yamamoto for the Aladdin Sane tour. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum Asymmetric knitted bodysuit, Designed by Kansai Yamamoto for the Aladdin Sane tour. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum Quilted two-piece suit, Designed by Freddie Burretti for the Ziggy Stardust tour. Courtesy of The David Bowie Archive. Image Victoria and Albert Museum

9 The Archer, Station to Station tour, Photograph by John Robert Rowlands. John Robert Rowlands