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 ove the ’60s? Then you’ll love this.
If your idea of the ’60s is a mix of Austin Powers kitsch, the Beatles and snapshots of your Mum in miniskirts and your Dad in flares, then perhaps you should get down to the Victoria and Albert Museum in swinging London.
The Triple Exposure Exhibition promises to give you a better idea of what all the hip young people were really up to in that hallowed decade, as seen through the lenses of three leading photographers: Ron Traeger, Michael Cooper and John Cowan. All three were at work in the ’60s covering different areas such as fashion, the music scene and anti-Vietnam demonstrations. It was this talent that shaped the spirit of photography and the way we view the ’60s today.
The exhibition also features rarely seen shots, including photographs of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Richard Hamilton, and the earliest fashion shots of Twiggy.
The exhibition gives a chance to see shots of the Rolling Stones by Michael Cooper, who is well known for his photographs of the ’60s music scene, but less well known for his work with the art world and reportage images of anti-war protests.
Sadly, just as he was about to achieve wider recognition, he took his own life after succumbing to a heroin addiction. He was just 32.
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Top image: Ron Traeger: 'Night Time, New Tempo', Vogue, November 1965.
Lower image: John Cowan: Mary Quant and Alexander Plunket Greene in window of Bazaar, King's Road, 1961.
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