Celebrity Vault Presents L.A.'s Largest-Ever JIMI HENDRIX Photographic Exhibition
May 5, 2008The legendary Jimi Hendrix is the most visually iconic superstar in the rock 'n' roll firmament. This May, Celebrity Vault gallery in Beverly Hills will mount the most extensive showing of Hendrix images with work from the largest and most varied group of photographers ever exhibited in Los Angeles. "Hendrix Revealed: A Life Through The Lens", with works spanning 1967-1970, opens with a VIP reception on Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. The exhibition, acclaimed in London earlier this year, was produced and curated in association with UK-based Raj Prem Fine Art Photography.
The show marks the 40th anniversary of Hendrix's first U.S. tour in 1968, also the year that "Electric Ladyland", his third LP (and first #1) came out. David Montgomery's image for the U.K. cover of that album, featuring an assemblage of naked ladies, was banned in the U.S., and would likely still raise censorship ire. A signed, limited edition of that infamous image is part of Hendrix Revealed, as is Montgomery's elegantly psychedelic inner sleeve portrait of Jimi. One year prior to "Electric Ladyland"'s release, Hendrix's era-defining performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival propelled him to instant global fame and remains one of rock's seminal moments. Taken at that concert, Ed Caraeff's indelible image of Hendrix setting fire to his Fender Stratocaster will also be featured at Celebrity Vault.
Collectively, Hendrix Revealed encompasses over 30 works by seventeen of the world's most celebrated rock photographers, many of whom had personal and professional access to Hendrix. Among those attending the May 29 opening are Caraeff and Eddie Kramer, who was also Jimi's close friend and engineer/producer. Black-and-white and color images will range from some of the most famously iconic shots ever taken of Hendrix to largely unseen rarities, and vary in print size from 16" x 20" to the 4' x 5' large format works (including ones by Gered Mankowitz) for which Celebrity Vault is known. Edition sizes run the gamut from open to "Editions of one," says Celebrity Vault co-founder/creative director Cole Sternberg, adding, "we're excited to offer collectors pieces that are uniquely hand-finished by the photographer."
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