It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection
It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection
February 15 – May 17, 2020
February 15 – May 17, 2020
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Best known as lead guitarist of the famed rock band Metallica, Kirk Hammett is also an obsessive collector of visually arresting horror and sci-fi film art and has dedicated the last three decades to creating one of the world’s most important collections. It’s Alive! features more than 100 pieces of graphic art, many hailing back to the days of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, that have seeped into the public imagination and reflected society’s deepest fears and anxieties for nearly a century. Not only do these objects explore the power of graphic art in its own right, they have inspired Hammett’s work throughout his own artistic career.
Organized by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.
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Get your shredding skills on in the guitar experience as part of It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection. Rock out on one of two limited edition ESP guitars customized with art selected personally by Hammett.
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This multimedia, multisensory experience includes flashing lights and may be overwhelming to guests with sensory sensitivities and other medical conditions.
Photo courtesy of Brett Murray Photography.
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