Lawrence Schiller Gallery Show
Join us for a full gallery show and book signing with the legendary photographer Lawrence Schiller at Modern Rocks Gallery. This event takes place on November 8th from 6-9pm at 916 Springdale Rd. Bldg 3 #103. If you can’t make it to the event, shop the gallery show online at the button below.
DAVID BOWIE : STARMAN, is a curated collection of photographic prints from a stellar selection of highly acclaimed, award winning photographers.
The show will feature a curated collection of David Bowie prints spanning his career. The show has been curated by Modern Rocks Gallery owner, Steven Walker and features many of Bowie’s most iconic shots, including album covers, obtained directly from the photographers themselves.
The prints on display include signed limited edition prints from Terry O’Neill’s “Diamond Dogs” album cover shoot, Justin De Villeneuve’s “Pin-Ups” album cover with British model Twiggy, Brian Duffy’s iconic Aladdin Sane and Scary Monsters album cover shoots and Masayoshi Sukita’s famous session with Bowie for the “Heroes” album cover. The show also features early Bowie prints from Alec Byrne, Brian Aris and his 1990’s era prints, Kevin Cummins, Jake Chessum, Markus Klinko and more.
There will also be a prize for the best Bowie costume on the night, with a framed Aladdin Sane print from Brian Duffy for the best costume, and a copy of the book “David Bowie Icon” for the runner up.
The opening reception begins at 7pm on Friday November 11th at Modern Rocks Gallery, with the show running until the end of the year.
This opening reception is free to attend with all the prints on display being available to purchase.
We're pleased to announce a brand new exhibition from rock ‘n’ roll photographer and art director Ed Caraeff, taken from the very start of his career at 15 years old; the exhibit marks Caraeff’s first ever solo show
As a photographer and art director, Ed Caraeff has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers, his work has appeared on four covers of Rolling Stone and hangs in the permanent collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix (most notably the famous shot of Hendrix setting fire to his Fender Stratocaster guitar while performing at the 1967 Monterey International Pop Music Festival, for which Caraeff was awarded the Kodak Certificate of Excellence at only 17 years old), Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Elton John, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan and Marvin Gaye. The Oct. 6 exhibit features photographs taken by Caraeff when he was a 15 year-old attending high school in Southern California and would mark the beginning of his fifteen year career as a rock ‘n’ roll photographer.
The opening event will feature a life-size cutout of Dolly Parton from one of Caraeff’s album covers he shot for her 1977 release “Here You Come Again” making a great photo op for attendees.
The Opening Reception will be from 7 - 10 p.m., is open to the public and a great way to kick off Austin City Limits Music Festival Weekend One, starting Friday, Oct. 7. Refreshments will be provided by Mark Shilling, CEO at Susto, who’ll be pouring a special themed cocktail he’s creating with Ed, just for the event. Ed Caraeff will be in attendance
