An intimate exhibition at Gagosian London captures the Beatles’ rise from an insider’s lens.
Backstage at the Birth of Beatlemania
Between December 1963 and February 1964, the Beatles’ world transformed. Fresh from their first headlining UK tour and Paris residency, Paul, John, George and Ringo became the faces of a cultural frenzy that would soon sweep the globe. In Rearview Mirror: Liverpool-London-Paris, Paul McCartney revisits that pivotal moment, revealing images long thought lost to time.
A Personal Archive in Motion
Shot on McCartney’s own 35mm Pentax, the photographs range from candid backstage glimpses to reflective self-portraits. Each frame unveils a more vulnerable side of the band, away from the hysteria of the stage lights. Remastered from original negatives and contact sheets, the works underscore McCartney’s eye as both musician and visual storyteller, signed and presented in frames of his own design.
From Beverly Hills to London
Following his debut exhibition at Gagosian Beverly Hills earlier this year, McCartney brings his archive to the gallery’s London outpost. Running in tandem with Eye of the Storm at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, this presentation deepens the ongoing reappraisal of McCartney as an artist beyond the music.
