Call it The Clash of Culture if you will.
As years go by many of us tend to amass stuff, some we cherish, some we are just too lazy to sort out.
Mick Jones (The Clash) started collecting music at a young age and kept everything .
Sean Michaels reports that Mick Jones has turned from punk rock to museum curator (The Guardian, March 19) making his Aladdin Cave (see picture below from gallery site) into a Rock'n Roll Library of sorts at the Chelsea Space in London for a month.
Sean Michaels reports in his piece that "the display includes hundreds of items, from Frank Sinatra albums to
Big Audio Dynamite lyric sheets, including stage clothes, plane
tickets, access badges and a hastily scribbled note from the Clash's
late frontman, Joe Strummer. Early issues of magazines Creem and Rock
Scene, sent to the young Jones by his mother, bring back particular
memories. "I was really up on that stuff while not many people here
were," he said. "[Lester] Bangs was one of [Creem's] main writers. So
it was such a joy to get to know him when he came to write about [the
Clash]." That article was published in 1977."
The program notes that "in this exhibition, as much of the contents of his west London archive
as possible will be transported lock, stock, and barrel to CHELSEA
space. The installation of this material will create a remarkable
visual spectacle that raises questions about the act of collecting and
offers some small insight into the influences and interests of a
musician and cultural icon."
One for the hunters and collectors.
The exhibit opened on March 18 and runs until April 18, 2009.
Hours are:
Tuesday – Friday: 11am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Not sure if there is a Fee or if it is Free, will try to find out.
Chelsea Space is part of the Chelsea College of Art and Design, Millbank Campus (see map below).
Also in the Punk Era department:
2-Tone at 30, Coventry Celebrates, Specials, Selecter, The Beat, Music Tourism?