The overall look, the authenticity of it… it really is astounding.”Īlso included in the show are personal diaries, costumes, posters, album covers, videos and artwork, including paintings by Andy Warhol, who also created the notorious cover art for the Stones’ 1971 album Sticky Fingers.Ī collection of guitars played by members of the Stones is part of Unzipped. “The re-creation of their apartment is just priceless - cigarette butts, dirty laundry and dishes in the sink. ”The guitars, Charlie’s drum kit, all that sort of memorabilia,” Donnelly said of what impressed him of Unzipped.
Prior to arriving in Winnipeg, Unzipped was on display at The Museum in Kitchener, Ont., where Donnelly said he was “absolutely knocked out” by the exhibition and how it highlights the careers of the Stones: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood, as well as former members Bill Wyman, Brian Jones and Mick Taylor. Recording equipment and instruments, including a drum kit played by the late Charlie Watts, are part of Unzipped. The Winnipeg showing will be Unzipped’s second and last Canadian stop before roadies pack up all the gear - nine semi-trailer trucks full of hundreds of artifacts and memorabilia, audio-visual presentations, and re-creations of a Stones’ recording studio and Edith Grove, their old flat in London’s Chelsea neighbourhood - and ship it back to England. “You can’t always get what you want, but this show promises to get what you need.” ”There are Stones fans everywhere and they come from all demographics and lifestyles,” Kevin Donnelly, True North senior vice-president of venues and entertainment, said at a pun-filled press conference Tuesday at Expo Live!. Unzipped, an international show focused on the 60-year history of the self-proclaimed world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band, will open a seven-week run June 11 at Expo Live!, a 20,000-square-foot space built by True North Sports and Entertainment that was formerly home to a Staples store. Kevin Donnelly, senior vice-president, venues & entertainment of True North Sports + Entertainment, says the company has been in negotiations for months to bring the Unzipped exhibition to Winnipeg. This article was published (394 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.Ī new exhibition and new venue at Portage Place mall aim to deliver satisfaction to Rolling Stones fans and Winnipeg’s downtown.
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