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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 4 april 2019
Exuberant Met exhibit explores the art of rock ‘n’ roll

By KATHERINE ROTH phenomenal. It’s hum-
Associated Press bling.” Over 130 instruments
NEW YORK (AP) — Museum are featured in the show,
exhibits tend to be quiet. including ones played and
Not this one. beloved by the Beatles,
In “Play It Loud,” an exuber- Elvis Presley, Lady Gaga,
ant show that can be heard Joan Jett, Metallica, Steve
as well as seen, the Metro- Miller, The Rolling Stones,
politan Museum of Art takes Page and other rock ‘n’ roll
on the history of rock ‘n’ roll greats. The collection spans
through iconic instruments 1939 to 2017. All the instru-
on loan from some of rock’s ments are on loan, most by
biggest names. There are the musicians themselves,
flamboyant costumes worn although Miller has prom-
by Prince and Jimmy Page, ised to donate to the Met
videotaped interviews with his 1961 Les Paul TV Spe-
“guitar gods,” even shat- cial guitar, painted by surf-
tered guitars. board artist Bob Cantrell.
The show runs here from The show features its own
April 8 through Oct. 1 be- rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack
fore traveling to the Rock and is organized in the-
and Roll Hall of Fame, in matic sections. “Setting
Cleveland, where it will be the Stage” explores rock’s
on view from Nov. 20, 2019 early days in the American
through Sept. 13, 2020. Guitars used by Jimi Hendrix, left, and Eric Clapton are displayed with concert posters at the South of the late 1940s and
“We’re looking at rock ‘n’ exhibit “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, early 1950s, when pianos,
roll instruments as an art. Monday, April 1, 2019. saxophones and acoustic
They serve as muses, tools Associated Press guitars were among the in-
and visual icons, and many stage at a rock concert for Highlights include Chuck said that when curators struments of choice. Soon,
of them are hand-painted a closer look, this may be Berry’s ES-350T guitar (at approached him and ex- Berry helped revolution-
and lovingly designed,” your best shot. the entrance to the exhib- plained their vision of the ize the sound, establishing
says Jayson Kerr Dobney, “Instruments are some of it), John Lennon’s 12-string exhibit — you approach it the electric guitar as the
curator in charge of the the most personal objects Rickenbacker 325, an elec- through the Greco-Roman genre’s primary voice and
department of musical in- connected to musicians, tric 500/1 “violin” bass on art galleries and then sud- visual icon.
struments at the Met. He but as audience members loan from Paul McCartney, denly come upon Berry’s Also featured is a setup like
organized “Play It Loud: we are primarily used to Keith Moon’s drum set, guitar — he was all in. that used by the Beatles
Instruments of Rock and seeing them from far away, and the white Stratocaster “My guitar was confiscated on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
Roll,” with Craig J. Inciardi, up on a stage in perfor- played at Woodstock by if I took it to the school field in 1964. After that perfor-
curator and director of ac- mance. This exhibition will Jimi Hendrix. to play,” he says. “That’s mance, “thousands of rock
quisitions at the Rock and provide a rare opportunity Interviewed by The Asso- the kind of respect given to bands were formed using
Roll Hall of Fame. to examine some of rock ciated Press on Monday, guitars in those days. that same lineup: two gui-
For anyone who ever ‘n’ roll’s most iconic objects Page, the guitarist and “So to see guitars from peo- tars, a bass and a drum
dreamed of climbing on- up close,” says Dobney. founder of Led Zeppelin, ple I listen to . it’s absolutely set,” says Dobney.q

Harlan Coben’s ‘Run Away’ has

an array of emotions

By JEFF AYERS approaches her, she runs. fice with questions. Author
Associated Press He goes after her, but her Harlan Coben is a master
“Run Away” (Grand Cen- boyfriend and dealer, Aar- at taking what seems to
tral Publishing), by Harlan on, confronts him. Simon be an ordinary family and
Coben punches him, and within exposing the facade and
Simon works on Wall Street, moments bystanders tackle secrets that are buried just
and his wife, Ingrid, is a him and Aaron gets away. below the surface. With
successful doctor. They Simon soon becomes vili- “Run Away,” his writing and
had a wonderful family life fied on social media as the storytelling are firing on all
until their oldest daugh- rich guy violently hitting an cylinders and the seeming-
ter, Paige, leaves to at- underprivileged person. For ly straightforward tale takes
tend college. At first, things three months Simon waits a sharp turn when it’s least
seem to be going well, but for the furor to die down, al- expected.
something happens that ways wondering if Paige is The narrative continues
turns Paige into a drug ad- OK and hoping he can find to navigate that twisty
dict and she runs off with her and get her the help mountainous road until the
her abusive dealer. Simon she needs. Three months shocking conclusion. The This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing
learns that Paige occa- after the incident in Cen- book has an array of emo- shows “Run Away,” a novel by Harlan Coben.
sionally sings for money tral Park, a police detec- tions and an unpredictable Associated Press
in Central Park. When he tive arrives at Simon’s of- outcome.q