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An exhibition showcasing iconic NYC band LCD Soundsystem is coming to the UK, premiering in Glasgow.

On October 3, the SWG3's Acid Bar will host the event, which will comprise 23 one-off images of LCD Soundsystem by photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya.

The photographs will be accompanied by a series of paintings by Scottish artist Joe Henry, re-creating LCD Pop Artworks in his own artistic language.

Meryl Gilbert of SWG3 said, “LCD Soundsystem are a bold, brilliant and generation-defining band and we look forward to celebrating them with this fascinating collection of photographs and paintings.”

(Image: Billy Cahill)

Housed in SWG3’s Acid Bar, the exhibition follows a recent successful run at The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Dublin, which Joe Henry also curated. Fittingly, the Glasgow exhibition will launch with a free-for-all party with a DJ set from Optimo’s JG Wilkes.

Joe Henry, curator and artist said; “Ruvan is the official photographer for LCD and has the best collection of the band I have ever seen. His access and friendship with LCD is something rare in the commercialized and controlled music industry of today, and this close relationship can be seen in the rapport between photographer and subject.

“He shot the two covers for This is Happening and Bye Bye Bayou; His work is purely documentary style, living with the band in LA and NYC and documenting them in the studio, on the road and live. We both discussed collaborating on this exhibition and me doing remixes of his original photography, putting my own pop art spin on top of his photos."

Ruvan Wijesooriya, photographer LCD Soundsystem said; “Joe had this dream to make something happen and he got in touch. He did an Amy Winehouse and Andy Warhol exhibition and was thinking about what he wanted to do next and he got in touch with LCD Soundsystem and James said ‘call Ruvan, he has all of the pictures."

“James and the band and everyone think of my work as my work and they help me make that work but they consider it separate from the music they make. Whereas other bands consider their image and artwork to be almost one and the same. LCD is very much not that way.”

All images and artworks will be available for purchase during the exhibition.

For further information please visit www.swg3.tv or the Facebook event page HERE.

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