Nicky Wire, the bassist of Manic Street Preachers, has announced a new art exhibition called My Little Empire to be shown at Narberth Museum in Pembrokeshire. The exhibition will exhibit 26 new polaroid pieces that Wire has created. The name of the exhibition is inspired by a song in the band’s 1998 album This is My Truth Tell Me Yours. Several subjects will be featured including Welsh film actor Richard Burton, Marilyn Monroe, Albert Camus, and Jean Paul Basquiat. Mark Lewis will curate the exhibition and explained that it all came about when Wire heard that his picture would be displayed in the Dylan Thomas exhibition at Narberth Museum.
Wire has previously exhibited his artwork in 2018 at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery in Wales, with the display titled ‘Paintings and Polaroids’. The inspiration for this exhibition was taken partially from his 2011 photography book, ‘Death of a Polaroid: A Manics Family Album’. Wire mentioned that he feels attached to anything rooted in history but wanted to display his work in a gallery collection rather than to be hidden in his house.
In addition to the exhibition, a new book of previously unseen Valerie Phillips photographs of the band called Little Baby Nothings was released. The photographs consist largely of photos from their ‘Generation Terrorists’ era and was released on June 28th in limited supply. The band is also set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1994 album ‘The Holy Bible’ with a special film screening of their concert called BePure-BeVigilant-Behave on August 30th.
‘My Little Empire’ will launch on August 6th and continue until December 13th at Narberth Museum in Pembrokeshire. Wire is known for his exceptional work with Manic Street Preachers, who have released popular songs like ‘A Design for Life’, ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’, ‘Everything Must Go’, and ‘Faster’
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