Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood announce Test Specimens exhibition

An artwork exhibition showcasing the works of Thom Yorke and extensive-expression good friend and collaborator Stanley Donwood will open up in London afterwards this 12 months.

Exam Specimens brings with each other 60 pieces of artwork that the pair designed in between 1999 and 2001, whilst they were also doing the job on Radiohead records Kid A and Amnesiac.

The exhibition will incorporate workings of the Radiohead bear emblem, lyrical drafts for tracks like “Nude” as effectively as a cartoon showcasing a sperm monster menacing some witch monkeys, which can be observed beneath.

The exhibition will be held at 8 Duke Avenue in London and will be open up from Might 25 to May well 29.

Yorke not long ago launched two new solo tunes, written for the ultimate period of Peaky Blinders.

“That’s How Horses Are”, a haunting and atmospheric lower pushed by piano, was launched Sunday (April 3) immediately after ‘5.17’ came in March.

Yorke produced his past solo album ANIMA in 2019, and has because been sharing new music as aspect of several tasks. Past 12 months, he debuted a new outfit called The Smile with Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, with the trio carrying out for the initial time at Glastonbury’s Reside At Deserving Farm livestream.

They’ve produced 4 singles together with “You Will Never Operate In Television Again”, “The Smoke” and “Skrting On The Surface”, the initial two of which will be produced as a a single-time single vinyl urgent.

The Smile a short while ago launched “Pana-vision” which was also highlighted in the Peaky Blinders finale and will come with a movie, created by animator Sabrina Nichols and Donwood.

The Smile are set to embark on their first Uk and European tour next month, with exhibits scheduled all through May well, June and July. Tickets for the shows are available listed here.