A trove of Velvet Underground memorabilia—films, portraits, paintings, and extra—might be displayed in New York from October 10 to December 31, with adjoining live shows to be introduced. “The Velvet Underground Experience” first befell in Paris, the place it opened in 2016 alongside a live performance wherein John Cale carried out Velvet Underground songs with teams together with Animal Collective and the Libertines.
The new exhibition will “contain six films, 350+ photos, 1,000+ objects, and a VR greenhouse featuring projections that recreate the atmosphere of the banana album artwork produced by Andy Warhol,” in accordance with the web site. Unannounced occasions along side the exhibition embody “concerts, special events, lectures, pop-up installations, fashion collaborations, art exhibitions, screenings, performances, and masterclasses.”
In an announcement, the exhibition co-curators Christian Fevret and Carole Mirabello mentioned, “The exhibition portrays the creative effervescence of the ’60s NY from which the Velvet Underground emerged to achieve mythic status and change the face of pop culture.”
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