James Walton

Why David Bowie is still underrated

Can it be a coincidence that his creative return to form has come with the world well on its way to 1970s levels of apocalyptic anxiety?

issue 13 April 2013

Is it just me, or is there quite a lot being written about David Bowie at the moment? Of course, there’s the fact that the V&A’s blockbuster exhibition has coincided with the totally unexpected appearance of his first album for ten years. (While putting the exhibition together, the curators could never have dreamed that on the day it opened, a new Bowie album would be number one in 40 countries.)

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