Desperately Seeking Bowie
Desperately Seeking Bowie by Ian Castello-Cortes is a pocket-sized hardcover published by Gingko Press in 2018, featuring 136 pages in English. This book explores the significant milestones of David Bowie’s career, mapping them to the locations where they occurred. Through detailed maps and profiles of notable sites, it highlights the relationship between the artist and the places that shaped his music and legacy.
Readers will find a unique perspective on Bowie’s global journey, from his residence in New York City to the Berlin studio where he recorded pivotal albums, and the London street that became iconic through his work. This edition offers insights into the geography of genius, making it a valuable resource for fans interested in the intersections of music and place, as well as the biography of one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
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“Explore the geography of genius in Desperately Seeking Bowie, a pocket-sized hardcover that situates major milestones from David Bowie’s career in the locations where they took place. Detailed maps show his movements around the world, while profiles of notable locales illuminate the interaction between artist and place. Bowie fans will be thrilled by this career-spanning tour of his global trajectory, from his home in New York City to the studio in Berlin where he recorded three of his albums, to the narrow London street where he posed for the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Like the other titles in the series, Desperately Seeking Bowie looks at a major cultural icon from a brand-new perspective, providing context for his life, work, and legacy”–Publisher’s description.
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