Inside the Grammy Museum's 'Beyond Black: The Style of AmyWinehouse'' exhibit
The Grammy Museum kicked off Grammy week with new exhibit "Beyond Black: The Style of" and a moving conversation with curators Naomi Parry, Winehouse’s stylist, and close confidant Catriona Gourlay, whose reminiscences made clear every piece in the collection tells a story about the friend they simply called Amy.
It’s a story that abruptly was cut short in July 2011, when the six-time Grammy-winning artist died at age 27.
“We just had it all hidden away, and you can’t live having this stuff at home. It should be on display. People should know more about her life. All of her possessions have just been kept as they were and they’ve been there stuck in time and it’s not healthy for anyone,” Gourlay adds. “There’s so much you can talk about what she achieved through these things, and that’s not going to happen if they’re sitting in a locker in north London.
As such, the first-ever Winehouse exhibit in the US, which runs through April 13, is at once sweeping and deeply intimate. On display is the black Dolce & Gabbana dress she wore in 2008 when she collected five Grammys via satellite because a visa denial prohibited her from entering the U.S. in time for the ceremony.
Particularly poignant are hand-penned notes, including lyrics to songs that got released, including “Cherry,” and one that did not, “Dolly’s Diner,” and a “Fame Ambitions” list whose 14 entries include: “collaborate with
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