![]() ![]() Vincent’s electric guitar, which Annie “St. Goode” James Jamerson’s upright bass, which he likely used on many early Motown hits Keith Emerson’s keyboard rig, consisting of the customized Moog Modular Synthesizer, electric tone-wheel organ, and rotary speakers a reconstructed performance rig from Eddie Van Halen as it appeared onstage in 1978 Lady Gaga’s custom-designed piano, which she used in her performance of ARTPOP on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2014 Steve Miller’s electric guitar that was painted with psychedelic designs by artist Bob Cantrell by 1973 Tina Weymouth’s “headless” Steinberger bass guitar that she used extensively with Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club through the late 1990s Keith Richards’s guitar known to have been used when the Rolling Stones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966 and later hand-painted by Richards St. ![]() (R) “Bass VI (six-string electric bass Fender) ~ Dutch artists Marijke Koger and Simon Posthuma painted this instrument for Cream’s Jack Bruce as part of a set of psychedelic instruments that also included a decorated drum head for Ginnger Baker’s kit and an electric guitar for Eric Clapton.Īdditional highlights of the exhibition will include: Chuck Berry’s electric guitar ES-350T (1957), which was his primary guitar from 1957 until about 1963 and was used to record “Johnny B. Eric Clapton received the guitar from George Harrison before it was painted and went on to use it as one of his main instruments with Cream. This guitar became known as “The Fool” after the art collective that artists Marjike Koger and Simon Posthuma later founded. This exhibition will provide a rare opportunity to examine some of rock and roll’s most iconic objects up close.”Ībove, (L) “The Fool” ~ In 1967, Cream’s manager Robert Stigwood commissioned Dutch artists to create a custom-painted set of psychedelic instruments, costumes and posters for the band’s upcoming U.S. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments, commented: “Instruments are some of the most personal objects connected to musicians, but as audience members we are primarily used to seeing them from far away, up on a stage in performance. ![]() By displaying several rigs used in live performances and sound recordings, the exhibition will also demonstrate how artists created their own individual sounds, and some 40 vintage posters, costumes, and performance videos will illustrate key components of the musical movement’s visual style and impact. Organized thematically, Play It Loudwill explore how musicians embraced and advanced emerging technologies the phenomenon of the “Guitar Gods ” the crafting of a visual identity through the use of instruments and the destruction of instruments in some live performances, one of rock’s most defining gestures. The exhibition will include many of rock’s most celebrated instruments, including such guitars as Jimi Hendrix’s electric guitar “Love Drops,” originally decorated by him Eric Clapton’s “Blackie,” Eddie Van Halen’s “Frankenstein,” Jerry Garcia’s “Wolf,” and Joan Jett’s “Melody Maker,” and drums from Keith Moon’s “Pictures of Lily” drum set. The exhibition allows us to appreciate the artistry of the instruments as well as their powerful role in the creation and expression of rock’s legendary sound and identity.” “ Play It Loud celebrates a formative chapter in 20th-century art and culture, and the extraordinary objects featured in this presentation convey the innovation, experimentation, passion, and rebellion at the heart of rock and roll. “With its outstanding collection and comprehensive Department of Musical Instruments, The Met has for decades exhibited, celebrated, and contextualized the global artistic vision and extraordinary craftsmanship involved in developing musical instruments,” said Max Hollein, Director of the Museum. The exhibition will include more than 130 instruments dating from 1939 to 2017, and explore one of the most influential artistic movements of the 20th century, along with the objects that made the music possible. ![]()
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