"True Faith explores the ongoing significance and legacy of New Order and Joy Division through the wealth of visual art their music has inspired."
I was keen to visit this exhibition after first hearing about it, not only from the aspect of being a fan of Joy Division but also from the way the exhibition had been curated, it was all about the visuals of the two bands and how the art has inspired- this is something I often find interesting when it comes to music and I'm often always researching into the artists who create visuals for the musicians I love. During Art Foundation, I studied a lot of Peter Saville's work and became fascinated with cover designs especially so instantly knew this exhibition would be for me.
The exhibition itself was curated by author and filmmaker Jon Savage and Director of White Columns, Mike Higgins. It focuses on four decades worth of contemporary art work and I was excited to see work produced by Saville, but also Barbara Kruger and Lawrence Weiner. The actual curation and layout of this exhibition was incredibly visual and enticing, there were also performance films and music videos, therefore making it very interactive as you walked around.
I wanted to document this exhibition on my blog because it isn't very often that an exhibition has a very moving affect on me and leaves me excited and happy. There have only been a number that have given me this feeling before and I think I can take note from this, especially for when it may come to in the future when I may curate or help to curate an exhibition. The variation of artwork included within the exhibition meant it wasn't repetitive and I was excited to know what I was going to be looking at next, you really felt the true emotion of it but also the heartbreak and sadness, this was particularly evident within the videos and the overall darkness of the whole room, this certainly darkened the mood and made you really think about the true emotion.
