The first ever Rolling Stones exhibit in London will be unveiled at the Saatchi Gallery next year.
Opening on April 6, 2016 all throughout September, the exhibit will feature more than 500 artifacts from one of the world's time-conquering rock band. The exhibit will spread across two floors of the gallery.
Taking theee years to plan, the exhibit will highlight Rolling Stones' 50-year history displayed from different angles, including their art and design, film, video, fashion, performance and rare sound archives according to USA Today.
Frontman Mick Jagger said in a news release that they have been thinking about this for quite a long time, but wanted it to be just right and on a large scale. He added that the process has been like planning their touring concert productions and he thinks that right now is an interesting time to do it.
This interactive tour dubbed as "Exhibitionism" will also include stage designs, dressing room, backstage paraphernalia, as well as rare guitars and instruments, audio tracks and unseen video clips.
A first look at personal diaries and correspondence, posters, album covers and filmography are also included. Prominent artists have worked with the Rolling Stones like Andy Warhol, Alexander McQueen, Shepard Fairey and Martin Scorsese, among others, will also be included.
The band's guitarist, Keith Richards, as quoted by The 405, said that the gallery will not necessarily just focus on the members of the band. It will also be about all the paraphernalia and technology associated with the group, as well as the instruments that have passed through their hands over the years.
The Wall Street Journal said that this will be the second major exhibit that will feature an iconic British music group in the past few years. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London holds the attendance record for their "David Bowie" exhibition.
The exhibit is expected to go on tour in 11 cities over a four-year period as soon as it finishes its run at Saatchi Gallery. Tickets for the exhibition will go on sale Friday via the Exhibitionism website and are priced at £15.
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