Suffragette Cities Poster Exhibition And Book

Well, ain’t that poster love?

An exhibition taking its name from a David Bowie song and celebrating the poster art of the period 1972 to 1982 is due to open in London next Monday. Above is but a small smattering of posters from the exhibition, which will also form the basis for a book to be published in the autumn of 2006.

Here’s the stuff from the press release…

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The Gallery at Pentagram presents Suffragette Cities: Cult rock posters from London and New York 1972-1982

For a decade in the 1970s, rock music was dominated by the Transatlantic trade route between London and New York. From glam through punk and new wave to the birth of hip-hop, the musicians of the two cities existed in an uneasy relationship, torn between collaboration and rivalry, inspiration and suspicion.

The musical connections were replicated in the imagery adopted by these artists. Suffragette Cities is the first exhibition to celebrate this love/hate affair, with a selection of original posters that illustrate the links. It brings together iconic images and fabulously rare pieces, often battered by the passing years, but still uniquely capable of offering a graphic account of how London saw New York at a time when both were becoming increasingly distant from their own countries.

Featuring posters promoting the David Bowie, New York Dolls, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Lou Reed, Ian Dury, Patti Smith, Adam & The Ants, Blondie, The Ramones, X Ray Spex and many, many more. Suffragette Cities is curated by Roger Crimlis, former guitarist with My Life Story, and Alwyn W Turner, author of The Biba Experience.

PINUPS – CULT ROCK POSTERS 1972-82 – FROM BOYS IN DRAG TO BUFFALO GALS is a book by Crimlis and Turner based on this collection of posters that is due to be published in Autumn 2006 by Aurum Press.

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Here’s some other useful stuff…

The Gallery at Pentagram
11 Needham Road
London W11 2RP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7229 3477

Suffragette Cities runs from July 11th to August 12th 2005.
Open Monday-Friday 10:00am – 5:30pm – Saturdays by appointment only – Admission free
Tube: Notting Hill Gate (Central Line, District & Circle Lines) or Westbourne Park (Hammersmith & City Line)

Click on Twig The Wonderkid on Ziggy‘s shoulder to get to the Suffragette Cities site.