An exhibition exploring the history of electronic music is rescheduled to open at The Design Museum this month.
The Design Museum’s ‘Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers’ is scheduled to run from 31 July 2020 to 14 February 2021. Drawing from art, design, technology and photography, the exhibition sets out to explore “the hypnotic world of electronic music” and its “global impact from underground to the mainstream”.
The exhibition features over 400 objects, mapping dance floors from Detroit to Chicago, Paris, Berlin and the UK. This includes everything from Andreas Gursky’s large-scale photographs of rave culture to iconic DJ masks and fashion.
As well as documenting the history of electronic music, the exhibition is designed to evoke the experience of being in a club. It will feature the likes of Detroit musicians, Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Jeff Mills and Richie Hawtin, as well as spectacular 3D shows from artists such as Kraftwerk, The Chemical Brothers and Smith & Lyall.
‘Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers’ was scheduled to take place from 1st April to 26th July, but was postponed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. After a three month closure, the Kensington museum will open its doors with new safety measures in place, including reduced capacity, social distancing regulations and the compulsory wearing of a face mask.
“We can’t wait to welcome everyone back,” said Tim Marlow, the museum’s chief executive and director. “There couldn’t be a better exhibition to reopen with. A powerful statement about creative freedom across music, art, technology and design, which will be celebrating what many of us have missed the most during the lockdown.”
Tickets cost £16 on weekdays and £18 on weekends, with concessions available. Book tickets to the exhibition on their website.
📷 Kraftwerk 3D. By Peter Boettcher