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DAVID BOWIE : STARMAN

DAVID BOWIE : STARMAN, is a curated collection of photographic prints from a stellar selection of highly acclaimed, award winning photographers.

The show will feature a curated collection of David Bowie prints spanning his career. The show has been curated by Modern Rocks Gallery owner, Steven Walker and features many of Bowie’s most iconic shots, including album covers, obtained directly from the photographers themselves.

The prints on display include signed limited edition prints from Terry O’Neill’s “Diamond Dogs” album cover shoot, Justin De Villeneuve’s “Pin-Ups” album cover with British model Twiggy, Brian Duffy’s iconic Aladdin Sane and Scary Monsters album cover shoots and Masayoshi Sukita’s famous session with Bowie for the “Heroes” album cover. The show also features early Bowie prints from Alec Byrne, Brian Aris and his 1990’s era prints, Kevin Cummins, Jake Chessum, Markus Klinko and more.

There will also be a prize for the best Bowie costume on the night, with a framed Aladdin Sane print from Brian Duffy for the best costume, and a copy of the book “David Bowie Icon” for the runner up.

The opening reception begins at 7pm on Friday November 11th at Modern Rocks Gallery, with the show running until the end of the year.

This opening reception is free to attend with all the prints on display being available to purchase.

"EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK: The photography of Ed Caraeff"

We're pleased to announce a brand new exhibition from rock ‘n’ roll photographer and art director Ed Caraeff, taken from the very start of his career at 15 years old; the exhibit marks Caraeff’s first ever solo show

As a photographer and art director, Ed Caraeff has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers, his work has appeared on four covers of Rolling Stone and hangs in the permanent collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix (most notably the famous shot of Hendrix setting fire to his Fender Stratocaster guitar while performing at the 1967 Monterey International Pop Music Festival, for which Caraeff was awarded the Kodak Certificate of Excellence at only 17 years old), Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Elton John, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan and Marvin Gaye. The Oct. 6 exhibit features photographs taken by Caraeff when he was a 15 year-old attending high school in Southern California and would mark the beginning of his fifteen year career as a rock ‘n’ roll photographer.

The opening event will feature a life-size cutout of Dolly Parton from one of Caraeff’s album covers he shot for her 1977 release “Here You Come Again” making a great photo op for attendees.

The Opening Reception will be from 7 - 10 p.m., is open to the public and a great way to kick off Austin City Limits Music Festival Weekend One, starting Friday, Oct. 7. Refreshments will be provided by Mark Shilling, CEO at Susto, who’ll be pouring a special themed cocktail he’s creating with Ed, just for the event. Ed Caraeff will be in attendance

Norman Seeff : Fifty Years In Exile

We're pleased to announce a very exciting, new exhibition, “Fifty Years in Exile,” featuring a collection of rare, unseen and vintage photographs from The Rolling Stones’ 1972 session with legendary photographer Norman Seeff.

Photos from the late night shoot were ultimately used to produce a set of postcards which were included with the original pressing of the band’s masterpiece, “Exile on Main St.” The album turned 50 this past May and now the prints are being shown exclusively at Modern Rocks Gallery. The show also includes a collection of Norman Seeff's original vintage prints from from Norman Seeff Vintage Photos.

This impressive exhibition will run from Aug. 19 - Sept. 30, 2022 with an Opening Reception on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. The Opening Reception will be from 7 - 10 p.m. and is open to the public. Refreshments will be provided by Mark Shilling, CEO at Susto, who’ll be pouring a Rolling Stones themed cocktail he’s created just for the show, “Soul Survivor,” along with a straight pour of Tumblin’Dice Bourbon to complete the Exile On Main St themed bar.

The show runs until September 30th.