Pink Floyd exhibition at the V&A will mark the band’s “era-defining” design work

The V&A has announced a major retrospective of Pink Floyd that will mark the band’s influential design work. The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains will chart its innovative work in graphic design, photography, sound, stage and performance design from the 1960s and 70s to the present day, and its important influence on the psychedelic movement.

The show will include its iconic visuals for albums such as Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, The Wall, Wish You Were Here and Ummagumma, and celebrate its work with modern surrealist Storm Thorgerson, satirical illustrator Gerald Scarfe and psychedelic lighting pioneer Peter Wynne Wilson. Also on show will be large-scale set and construction pieces from album cover shoots and concerts, plus instruments, architectural drawings, original designs, prints and posters.

Featuring more than 350 objects and a custom-designed laser light show, the gallery promises an “immersive, multi-sensory and theatrical journey”. The exhibition marks 50 years since the band released its first single Arnold Layne.

The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains takes place from 13 May — 1 October 2017, with tickets on sale today.