London's David Bowie immersive exhibition triumphs where others fail

A review of 'David Bowie: You're Not Alone' at Lightroom in Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross, London, in 2026. The exhibition, produced by Lightroom, designed by 59 (a Journey studio), and directed by Tom Wexler and Mark Grimmer (creative director for the V&A's 'David Bowie Is'), uses four towering walls and a ceiling to project concert footage and kaleidoscopic collages. The reviewer, Emily Bryce-Perkins, who had been fatigued by poorly executed immersive experiences, praises the show for making her feel she had attended a Bowie gig rather than a retrospective. The exhibition includes footage from Live Aid 1985 and a segment on William Burroughs's cut-up technique with handwritten lyrics. The reviewer notes that despite her skepticism about digital art and AI, the exhibition's creative execution felt distinctly human.