On the cover of GQ's March issue are six pop-culture Heroes: Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson and Johnny Depp. But of course, we're also celebrating a seventh, unseen man: the incomparable David Bailey. For 50 years, Bailey has captured the stars of music, fashion, art and film like no one else - becoming one of the world's most renowned photographers in the process. This week, a new exhibition, Bailey's Stardust sponsored by Hugo Boss, opens at the National Portrait Gallery in London, showcasing over 250 pieces of Bailey's portrait work since the Sixties.
In planning for more than five years, Bailey's Stardust showcases more than 250 pieces - dozens of them new prints of original photographs - ranging from his classic Sixties Pin Ups and fashion photography to his stunning reportage from the likes of the Sudan, Naga Hills and Papa New Guinea. Expanding over almost the entire ground floor, it's a remarkable experience: Bailey himself oversaw the hanging of each frame, resulting in an thrilling experience of his work, from the Krays to the Rolling Stones to long-forgotten idols. (You'll even notice a few GQ appearances in there.) The exhibit is open until 1 June; if you've never experienced the scope, vibrant originality and sheer poetry of Bailey's work in full, this is simply unmissable.
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