Date: 3 September - 3 October 2008

Times: Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm, Saturday 11am - 4pm

Venue: The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts London, 65 Davies Street, W1K 5DA

See more details from the SPIN exhibition and join in the discussion on the Arts Gallery Blog

 

About the exhibition

GQ Editor Dylan Jones, The Horrors' Faris Rotter and designer Peter Saville have selected some of the most iconic cover art of the last four decades to appear in Spin. A unique examination of the art of the record cover, Spin will open up an often forgotten side of the music industry, to explore the fascinating relationship between art, design and music.

They chose an eclectic array of albums stretching across musical genres and through four decades, all designed or featuring artwork by alumni of University of the Arts London. All three judges also studied or taught at University's prestigious Colleges.

Spin will give design fans and music lovers a rare opportunity to see the original artwork which inspired some of the most iconic records covers of our time. On show will be images that were re-interpreted for album covers, through to works specially commissioned to represent an album, alongside the albums themselves.

Album covers in the show include the following musicians; Cream, Robert Plant, Uriah Heep, Madness, Adam & the Ants, The Clash, James, Chemical Brothers, Hard-Fi, Lemon Jelly, The Gossip, Beth Orton and Adele.

Read Spin: The Art of Record Design press release (Word 48KB)

 

SPIN Special Discusssion: Can Record Design Survive the Digital Age?

 

About the Event

Andrew Collins, author, journalist and Chelsea alumnus as chaired a lively discussion with fellow industry experts Chris Peyton, EMI Graphic Design; Adrian Shaughnessy, designer, consultant and writer; Peter Saville, designer and Creative Director for Manchester, to debate on the unknown future of record cover design in the digital age.

See more detailed information about the event, including video podcasts on the discussion event page