The History of the World, 1997-2004
Jeremy Deller
This flow diagram by British artist Jeremy Deller shows the relationship between two musical movements: acid house and brass band music. Visualising their musical, political and social connections, it shows how these two seeminly unrelated strands of British culture both emerged in relation to industrialisation. Brass bands began in the industrialisation. Brass bands began in the industrial era of the 19th century, and acid house in the post-industrial late 20th century. Deller based the work on his 1996 performance Acid Brass, where acid house music was performed by a colliery brass band.
[Design Museum]
Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers
(July – February 2021)
Evoking the experience of being in a club, the exhibition will transport you through the people, art, design, technology and photography that have been shaping the electronic music landscape.
Celebrate 50 years of legendary group Kraftwerk with their 3D show. Step into the visual world of The Chemical Brothers for one of their legendary live shows, as visuals and lights interact to create a new three-dimensional experience by Smith & Lyall.
Travel to dance floors from Detroit to Chicago, Paris, Berlin and the UK’s thriving scene; featuring over 400 objects and the likes of Detroit techno legends Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Jeff Mills and Richie Hawtin, "Godfather of House Music" Frankie Knuckles, Haçienda designer Ben Kelly and the extreme visual world created by Weirdcore for Aphex Twin’s ‘Collapse’.
Discover early pioneers Daphne Oram and the seminal BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Indulge your senses with large scale images of rave culture by Andreas Gursky, iconic DJ masks and fashion, a genre-spanning soundtrack by French DJ and producer Laurent Garnier, a sound reactive visual installation created specifically for the exhibition by 1024 architecture, graphics from Peter Saville CBE, history-making labels and club nights.
[Design Museum]
The History of the World, 1997-2004
Jeremy Deller
This flow diagram by British artist Jeremy Deller shows the relationship between two musical movements: acid house and brass band music. Visualising their musical, political and social connections, it shows how these two seeminly unrelated strands of British culture both emerged in relation to industrialisation. Brass bands began in the industrialisation. Brass bands began in the industrial era of the 19th century, and acid house in the post-industrial late 20th century. Deller based the work on his 1996 performance Acid Brass, where acid house music was performed by a colliery brass band.
[Design Museum]
Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers
(July – February 2021)
Evoking the experience of being in a club, the exhibition will transport you through the people, art, design, technology and photography that have been shaping the electronic music landscape.
Celebrate 50 years of legendary group Kraftwerk with their 3D show. Step into the visual world of The Chemical Brothers for one of their legendary live shows, as visuals and lights interact to create a new three-dimensional experience by Smith & Lyall.
Travel to dance floors from Detroit to Chicago, Paris, Berlin and the UK’s thriving scene; featuring over 400 objects and the likes of Detroit techno legends Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Jeff Mills and Richie Hawtin, "Godfather of House Music" Frankie Knuckles, Haçienda designer Ben Kelly and the extreme visual world created by Weirdcore for Aphex Twin’s ‘Collapse’.
Discover early pioneers Daphne Oram and the seminal BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Indulge your senses with large scale images of rave culture by Andreas Gursky, iconic DJ masks and fashion, a genre-spanning soundtrack by French DJ and producer Laurent Garnier, a sound reactive visual installation created specifically for the exhibition by 1024 architecture, graphics from Peter Saville CBE, history-making labels and club nights.
[Design Museum]