In 2008, the safe of Kurt Cobain was opened up for one day under tight security and taken to a Los Angeles Studio for Geoff Moore to shoot Kurt’s most personal possessions for the book Cobain Unseen by Charles R Cross. For the first time he shows large upscale fine art images from this shoot at KM Fine Arts, taking place simultaneously with photographer Carinthia West’s exhibition “Looking Back is the New Forward” depicting candid moments of some of the most iconic figures of all time.
After the critical acclaim of book “Cobain Unseen” Geoff Moore is bringing these images to the forefront and “bigger than ever” as these never been seen still life photographs of Cobain’s most personal possessions will be blown up for the world to see in Geoff’s first solo art exhibition “Endorsement”, a phrase written across Kurt Cobain’s prized Converse sneakers serving as the center-piece to this most anticipated show.
When visual artist Geoff Moore was tapped to shoot imagery for “Cobain Unseen” the contents discovered revealed further insight into one of the most prolific and complex artists of our time. In a high security art storage center, Moore gained access to some of Kurt Cobain’s most intimate belongings for the visual biographical book.
Each image in Moore’s “Endorsement” paints an awe-inspiring portrait of Cobain’s varying interests as one of the most elusive artists to grace the stage. Some stand-alone images include: “Smash” depicting a broken guitar with hand-written lyrics penned by Cobain; Kurt’s journals and last recordings, mythical heart shaped boxes, various doll images that optimized Cobain’s interest in human anatomy, and an image of a stuffed monkey holding a tambourine entitled “Kurt’s Monkeys #1” illuminating his well known love for monkeys throughout his life. In addition to the Cobain collection, Moore will preview a selection of his cinematic black and white portraits and moments which have defined his style for two decades. These will include never shown portraits of Anthony Kiedis and Norman Reedus.
EXHIBITIONS
Cobain Unseen by Charles R. Cross
Looking Back is the New Forward by Carinthia West
From February 11th to March 26th, 2016
KM Fine Arts Gallery
814 N La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90069
United States
http://www.kmfinearts.com
