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Bjork at MoMA

By Peggy Roalf   Friday March 6, 2015

Björk, the exhibition, opens Sunday at the Museum of Modern Art. Wednesday, starting at 8 am, timed tickets went on sale for the member’s preview, which continues through Saturday. But it might be difficult to get in due to the feeding frenzy that comes with the hype of Armory Arts Week. Above: Robots designed by Chris Cunningham for All is Full of Love, 1999

The exhibition is a retrospective dedicated to the multifaceted work of the singer, composer, and musician. Björk offers an experience of music in many layers, with instruments, a theatrical presentation, an immersive sound experience, a focused audio guide, and related visualizations—from photography and music videos to new media works. 

The exhibition draws from more than 20 years of the artist’s daring and innovative career, beginning with her eight full-length albums and collaborations with directors, photographers, designers, artists, and other experimental practitioners, and culminating in a new, immersive music and film experience commissioned by MoMA. This is the Songlines portion of the show, installed in the Atrium, for which timed tickets are required.

Swan Dress, designed by Marjan Mejoski, 2001

For now, enjoy a view of the musician’s influence as an innovative fashion muse, here in photographs. Read Jason Farago’s review in The Guardian.

Björk opens Sunday, March 8 and continues through June 7. MoMA, 11 West 53rd Street, NY, NY. Information. Entry to the Björk exhibition is included with general museum admission. Timed tickets are required for the Songlines portion of the exhibition, and are available same-day and on-site only, at no additional charge, on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 10:30 a.m. daily. 

Bell Dress, designed by Alexander McQueen, 2004 (screen shot)

Volta, hat designed by Søren Bach, 2007

Costume for 2015 album, Vulnicura, designed by Maiko Takeda; photographby Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. 


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