MoMA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones with a comprehensive film retrospective

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The Rolling Stones during the making of Shine A Light, directed by Martin Scorsese, 2008,USA. Image courtesy of Kevin Mazur/WireImage. NEW YORK, NY.- In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones, The Museum of Modern Art presents The Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Film, November 15–December 2, 2012. This first comprehensive retrospective chronicles the band from the mid-1960s until today through documentaries, fiction features, concert films, music videos, experimental shorts, and archival footage, tracing the film careers of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood, as well as former band members Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, and Bill Wyman, both collectively and individually as composers, performers, producers, and actors. The exhibition is organized by Joshua Siegel, Associate Curator, Department of Film. Over the past half century, The Rolling Stones have influenced music, cinema, and art, working with some of the most original and iconoclastic ... More