“Ian Curtis: Insight” is the new exhibition that offers an intimate look at the creative life of the leader of Joy Division. Of course, it is celebrated in New York.
The archive of the Joy Division vocalist will travel for the first time to New York, the city that will host the exhibition “Ian Curtis: Insight”, open to the public free from June 25 to July 22 at the Voltz Clarke Gallery of the American city.
The sample, with full file accessseeks to capture both the artistic intensity and personal vulnerability that shaped the musician’s work, in addition to placing him within the Manchester scene of the late ’70s, birthplace of Joy Division. The collection will feature handwritten letters, personal letters, photographs, books and other objectsmany of which had never been shown to the public.
Curtis left an immense legacy after his suicide in 1980 at age 23, after which his bandmates reunited to form New Order. On Joy Division albums like “Unknown Pleasures” and “Closer“, their raw, emotionally charged lyrics, along with their stage presence, helped define the sound of post-punk. Their influence continues to resonate in alternative music decades later.
It should be noted that the news comes after the announcement that Joy Division and New Order will be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this fall, after years on the candidate list.
