It’s a David Bowie Bonanza: the Premiere of ‘Blackstar’, ‘Lazarus’ and More

It’s a David Bowie Bonanza: the Premiere of ‘Blackstar’, ‘Lazarus’ and More


He may not be coming to a stadium near you anytime in the future, but David Bowie is far from fading into the sunset. The iconic artist is featured in a glorious new $700 book, he’s the subject of two photography exhibits in New York City, his theatrical project Lazarus is in previews at the New York Theater Workshop, he has a new album coming out in January, and he’s about to premiere the first single off that album along with a short film. Yes Bowie fans, you have much to feast on at the moment.

David Bowie BlackstarToday, November 19, marks the premiere of ★ (“Blackstar”), the title track and first single off Bowie’s 28th studio album. The song, which has been teased in the credits of Johan Renck’s new series The Last Panthers, as well as on the www.imablackstar.com countdown site, will have its U.S. broadcast premiere on Palladia as part of a David Bowie video hour beginning at 3pm ET, with a repeat airing at 8:50pm ET. You can also watch it in full here starting at 4:10pm ET. For those in New York City, the short film is also being presented, in cooperation with Noisey, at the Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn. It will screen throughout the afternoon for free. Go here to RSVP and for more details. You can check out the trailer below. As for Blackstar the album, it’s due out on Bowie’s 69th birthday, January 8, 2016, and is currently available for pre-order here.

Lazarus, the theatrical project which Bowie co-wrote with Enda Walsh and also composed music for, began previews last night at the New York Theater Workshop. Purportedly the theater’s fastest-selling show in 36 years, Lazarus is inspired by The Man Who Fell to Earth and centers around the character of Thomas Newton, which Bowie played in Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 film. For this theatrical production, which is directed by Ivo van Hove, Newton is played by Michael C. Hall (Dexter). The show’s three month run is sold out, but if you become a member of the theater, you may be able to snag a last minute ticket.

David Bowie Mick Rock Book Taschen Rise ofPhotographers Mick Rock and Masayoshi Sukita both had the pleasure of capturing Bowie on film during his early years. Rock has taken a portion of his snapshots and published them in The Rise of David Bowie, 1972–1973, a 300-plus page book that was released via Taschen in October. The first edition is made up of 1,972 signed copies and goes for $700 a pop. Any unsold copies increase to $1,000 in 2016, so best get your orders in now. To help promote the over 15-pound volume, Taschen put together an exhibit of Rock’s work. The show debuted at the book publisher’s gallery in Los Angeles, and now a scaled-down version is on view at Taschen’s New York store in SoHo.

As for Japanese photographer Sukita, he met Bowie in London in 1972 and has been shooting him ever since. One of his most famous shots can be found on the cover for Bowie’s Heroes album. Now through November 30, a selection of Sukita’s Bowie photos can be seen at Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York City. Sukita’s first solo photography exhibit in North America, David Bowie: The Photography of Sukita features photos of the artist taken from 1972 through 2002. For those that can’t make it in person, you can view the catalog online here.

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