20th century
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albums
Author_Tobias Ruther
berlin
brian eno
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collaborations
david bowie
delusions
devastation
drug addiction
england
english musicians
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expressionism
forthcoming
friendships
germany
heroes
iggy pop
influential musician
innovation
inspiration
just a gigolo
lodger
low
mania
marlene dietrich
museum of contemporary art
music
popular
popularity
producing new content
production
reinterpretation
romy haag
schoneberg area
singer
songs
songwriter
tony visconti
Product details
- ISBN 9781836392538
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In 1976, David Bowie fled the chaos of Los Angeles in search of renewal and found it in a divided Berlin, a city whose artistic legacy had captivated him since childhood. Over three transformative years, he created the groundbreaking ‘Berlin Trilogy’ – Low, ‘Heroes’ and Lodger – some of the most critically acclaimed and innovative albums of the late twentieth century. Tobias Rüther traces Bowie’s intense collaborations with Iggy Pop, Brian Eno and Tony Visconti, his immersion in the city’s streets and nightlife and his return to painting and performance. Set against Berlin’s reinvention as a cultural metropolis, this compelling portrait captures an artist and a city remaking themselves in tandem. It is a story of innovation sparked by ruin – and of futures forged from unlikely places.
Tobias Rüther is editor of the culture section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung in Berlin.
