Bjork is coming to MoMA, and she’s bringing most of her life with her.
In March 2015, the museum will host a Bjork retrospective, complete with sound, visuals, costumes and much more from the Icelandic singer’s solo career, which began in 1993 with the release of her first album, “Debut.”
If anyone deserves a retrospective, it’s Bjork, whose 48 years of life have been littered with bizarre artifacts.
Here are five things we’d love to see at her MoMA show:
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1. The robots from 'All Is Full of Love'
Director Chris Cunningham created two robot Bjorks who proceeded to get intimate during this famous video.
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2. The gorilla dentist from 'Army of Me'
Midway through Michel Gondry’s surrealist video for 1995’s “Army of Me,” Bjork goes to the dentist, who just happens to be a 500-pound gorilla. The friendly primate extracts a diamond from Bjork’s mouth but instead of thanking him, she mugs him and ties him to a chair. Whatever became of the poor beast?
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3. The swan dress
AP At the 2001 Academy Awards, Bjork swanned down the red carpet in a froth of feathers — the infamous swan dress, designed by Marjan Pejoski. Nor did Bjork stop there: She even pretended to lay an egg on the carpet. One of the most infamous moments in Oscar fashion history.
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4. Her dress from the 'Pagan Poetry' video
The swan dress seemed quaint compared with the Alexander McQueen piece Bjork sported in this video: It covered her only below the waist, while on top were pearls that seemingly pierced her skin. Not for the squeamish, but if you’re home alone, you can look it up.
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5. Her gravity harp
During Bjork’s high-concept “Biophilia” tour in 2011, most of the instruments were specially commissioned and designed for her, including a giant harp. Designed at M.I.T., it used the Earth’s gravitational pull to create sounds — and no, you can’t get one at Guitar Center.