Six years ago, the world lost a musical soul that will forever leave an imprint on your heart. Amy Winehouse was a young singer-songwriter at the peak of her career when it all came tumbling down. Tragically, we lost her but her music truly does live on.
Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait is a personal and intimate exhibition about Amy Winehouse, curated by the Jewish Museum London with help from her brother Alex and sister-in-law Riva. The Winehouse family gave the Jewish Museum of London unprecedented access to Amy’s belongings, including her guitar, record collection and iconic outfits to bring the exhibition together.
“This isn’t an attempt to tell people what my sister was like, or what kind of people my grandparents were, or to force my opinions on you. This is a snapshot of a girl who was, to her deepest core, simply a little Jewish kid from North London with a big talent who, more than anything, just wanted to be true to her heritage,” Alex Winehouse said.
Read the full article by Kara Bertoncini at The AU Review.