We are delighted to say that after 4 years of research, fund raising and general blood sweat & tears Home Of Metal has finally opened. Here are some photos and we would encourage you to go and check out the exhibitions for yourself. Both the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery show (18th June – 25th Sept) and Wolverhampton Art Gallery exhibition (18th June – 17th Sept) opened this weekend in perfect time for Fathers Day. I was honoured to have spent the afternoon on Wednesday with Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath doing a number of interviews, you can catch them on BBC Front Row and on 6 Music, there is a BBC Radio 2 dedicated programme being made too, I’ll post up details when aired.
The exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery explores the industrial backdrop of the region and how that impacted on bands like Black Sabbath & Judas Priest.
There are a selection of Judas Priest stage costumes as well as some examples of Tony Iommi of Black Sabbaths jackets on display – looking at the theatrics of Heavy Metal.
In our resource section you can have a go yourselves playing a selection of Gibson guitars – including Flying V’s
In this section see early Napalm Death flyers, fanzines, hand written lyrics and set lists
The exhibition is on till the 25th September – Tickets: Book online or ring 0121 303 1966, for further information and access details see HERE
Photos by Katja Ogrin
At Wolverhampton Art Gallery we have an exhibition entitled ‘You Should be Living’. Featured artists, include Matius Faldbakken, Ben Venom, Harminder Judge, Banks Violette, Amy Sarkisian, Seldon Hunt and Mark Titchner who use typography, vintage t-shirts, sculpture and sound to explore the varying aesthetics of Heavy Metal and its relationship to contemporary art. The artists, both national and international, take inspiration from the genre, whilst exploring notions of fantasy, chaos, performance and musical devotion.
Pictured the work of Amy Sarkisian + Jim Faure
In the Focus gallery there are a selection of images depicting the Black Country and it’s industry backdrop.
With a new commission by Damien Deroubaix & Nic Bullen referencing 30 years of Napalm Death.
The show at Wolverhampton is free – more information HERE
For the full Home Of Metal season of events & exhibitions see www.homeofmetal.com