Members of the Brooklyn Museum, beginning at the Individual ($55) level, are invited to attend an an
exclusive preview and performance by Blondie to celebrate the opening
of Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present on Thursday, October 29th.

An exhibition viewing will take place from 1 to 5 p.m., followed by a
reception from 6 to 10 p.m. The reception will feature the Blondie
performance, a book signing with guest curator Gail Buckland, and
photographer Josh Cheuse as DJ.

Wow.

About the photography show: approximately 175 works by 105 photographers will be on view.

The show includes iconic images like William "Red" Robertson's erotic 1955 photo of a pelvis-thrusting Elvis Presley which appeared on his first album; The Clash's London Calling album cover by Pennie Smith depicting Paul Simonon smashing his Fender bass guitar; the contact sheet of Bob Gruen's portrait of John Lennon in a sleeveless New York City T-shirt; Don Hunstein's photograph of Bob Dylan walking with his girlfriend Suze Rotolo down a snowy Greenwich Village street; David LaChapelle's image of Lil Kim as a bikini-clad cop; and Anton Corbijn's shoot of U2 for their Joshua Tree album. The exhibition will also feature photographs by Diane Arbus, Annie Leibovitz, Woodstock photographer Barry Feinstein, Jim Marshall, Ryan McGinley, Linda McCartney, Mark Seliger, and Albert Watson. 

Sounds like fun.