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Iggy Pop and David Bowie's Berlin Years in Photos at Bologna Gallery

exhibition · 2026-05-04

A photographic exhibition at ONO arte contemporanea in Bologna captures the intimate lives of Iggy Pop and David Bowie during their Berlin years (1976–1978). The show features 25 photographs and a projection by German photographer Esther Friedman, who was Iggy Pop's partner for seven years. The images document their apartment at 155 Hauptstrasse, Berlin cityscapes, US tours, and a vacation in Kenya. The exhibition runs until December 8.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at ONO arte contemporanea in Bologna
  • Features 25 photographs by Esther Friedman
  • Covers Iggy Pop and David Bowie's time in Berlin from 1976 to 1978
  • They lived at 155 Hauptstrasse
  • Friedman was Iggy Pop's partner for seven years
  • Includes a projection of Berlin's urban landscape
  • Runs until December 8
  • Iggy Pop and Bowie moved from Los Angeles to overcome cocaine addiction

Entities

Artists

  • Iggy Pop
  • David Bowie
  • Esther Friedman
  • James Newell Osterberg

Institutions

  • ONO arte contemporanea
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Bologna
  • Italy
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Hauptstrasse 155
  • Los Angeles
  • United States
  • Kenya

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