Yesterday I had a chance to check out Who Shot Rock & Roll, the new exhibit that opened this weekend at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. Running June 23-October 7, 2012 Who Shot Rock & Roll explores the transformation of music photography from 1955 to the present through a combination of album art, prints, and short film.
Who Shot Rock & Roll does a nice job of mixing rare photographs with iconic images. You'll see Annie Leibovitz's album cover of Bruce Springsteen's rear end for Born in the U.S.A and Bob Gruen's famous John Lennon New York City T-shirt shot. All in all there are 166 prints from over 100 photographers featured in the exhibit, capturing everything from artists at the start of their careers to live performances by musicians and the fans who fill the seats.
As great as the photographs were, the 35 minute short documentary film they showed was even better. Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film contained interviews with many musicians and photographers including Alice Cooper, Debbie Harry, Linda McCartney, Noel Gallagher and Lynn Goldsmith.
In addition, the Anneberg Space for Photography will be hosting 15 free lectures over the course of the exhibit's run. Notable speakers include Mark Seliger, Henry Rollins, and Bob Gruen. Online reservations are on a first come, first serve basis.
For more information on the exhibit and lectures you can visit Annenberg's website at:
http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/
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