Daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe. If you’re in New York City there are some beautifully curated museum exhibitions that I recently saw. The Morgan Library and Museum has a remarkable exhibition on Edgar Allan Poe called Terror of the Soul. Original hand-written manuscripts, vintage photographs, and rare books bring to life one of the greatest […]
In April 1999, legendary songwriter and musician Lou Reed visited Govinda Gallery to see Mick Rock’s exhibition A Photographic Record. This photograph shows Lou Reed with gallery director Chris Murray enjoying Mick Rock’s contact sheet images of Reed. The cover image for Reed’s iconic album Transformer was taken from this photo session by Mick Rock.
Ronnie Wood and Mick Taylor perform at the Cutting Room Saturday, November 9, 2013. Copyright © Sasha Murray “This is the best non-Stones adventure I have ever had”, said Ronnie Wood from the stage of The Cutting Room in NYC this past Saturday night. He and Rolling Stones’ former lead guitar extraordinaire Mick Taylor had […]
Bobby Parker Copyright © Fernando Sandoval. All Rights Reserved. Washington’s own Bobby Parker passed on last week. Bobby made a personal appearance at Govinda Gallery to celebrate Fernando Sandoval’s exhibition in February 2011. It was a great moment at Govinda. It was my honor to meet Bobby in front of the gallery when he pulled […]