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Opens at EMP|SFM February 6, 2010

A Special Evening with Graham Nash on Friday, February 5th at 7pm, JBL Theater

Media Previews: Wednesday & Thursday, February 3rd & 4th from 10am - noon

SEATTLE- On February 6, 2010, Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM)presents Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash. This dynamic exhibition showcases some of the most memorable photography in the history of popular music, as chosen by a legendarymusician who is also well-known as a photographer, collector, and pioneer in digital imaging and printing.

As guest curator, Graham Nash, of Crosby, Stills and Nash, brings his rich musical history, keen eye, and storytelling skillsto an exhibition of nearly 100 rock 'n' roll images taken by 40 of the world's greatest music photographers, includingAnton Corbijn, Lynn Goldsmith, Annie Leibovitz, Jim Marshall, Neal Preston, Mick Rock, Francesco Scavullo and Nashhimself. At a time when more museums are beginning to explore rock 'n' roll photography, Nash's eye and perspectivemake this a rare exhibition.

While organizing the exhibition with Jasen Emmons, EMP|SFM's Director of Curatorial Affairs, Nash consideredthousands of images and selected what he considers to be great photographs that exemplify the spirit of rock 'n' roll,whether the artist is Elvis Presley, Sid Vicious or Johnny Cash. The images range from iconic shots to others that havenever been published.

"It was an absolute pleasure to have been invited to take part in this exhibit," said Nash. "Working with Jasen and hiswonderful staff has been a joy and we were always on the same page. The images being presented are the culminationof months of work and thousands of images...I sincerely hope everyone enjoys our choices."

"Taking Aim is an insider's look at rock photography, seen from Graham's perspective," explains Emmons. "Graham hasbeen on both sides of the camera, and this exhibition combines his two passions-music and photography-andprovides a unique look at musicians and the photographers who captured the essence of rock 'n' roll and helped shapedits image."

Oral History Live! & Publication
On Friday, February 5th, Emmons will host an Evening with Graham Nash at 7pm in Sky Church at EMP|SFM. In additionto Nash, featured Taking Aim photographers Joel Bernstein, Jini Dellaccio, Henry Diltz, Jim Marshall, Alan Messer,Charles Peterson, Neal Preston and Alice Wheeler will also be on-hand to sign copies of the 160-page companion publication Taking Aim: Rock 'n' Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash. Released on November 23rd by ChronicleBooks, the book includes all of the images from the exhibition, with text excerpts from Nash's exhibition audio tour,essays by Nash and Emmons, and an audio CD of Nash's full audio tour.

Exhibition Elements:

• 98 framed photographs, with labels*
• Introduction by Graham Nash
• Audio tour featuring Graham Nash speaking about each image and his reasons for including it in Taking Aim
• Ambient soundtrack featuring music by the artists featured in the exhibition
• A photographer's studio with rock 'n' roll props where visitors can compose and shoot their own rock 'n' rollimages
• A hands-on photo editing interactive where visitors can edit, crop and alter the rock photographs they shoot inthe exhibition
• A grid of monitors displaying digital rock 'n' roll photographs taken by visitors-or anyone else who wants toshare their work via email-that is regularly updated in the gallery as well as on a related Flickr site.

*The complete list of photographs may be accessed on the EMP|SFM Press Download page at www.empsfm.org/press/takingaim.

About the exhibition organizers:
Graham Nash was born in Blackpool, England, in 1942. While best known as a musician--Nash first becamefamous as a member of The Hollies during the mid-1960s, and went on to co-found Crosby, Stills, & Nash--hehas also pursued a parallel career as a photographer, collector, and digital imaging pioneer. In 1990 he cofoundedNash Editions, the first professional fine-art digital printmaking studio, with R. Mac Holbert. Nash'sphotographs have been exhibited at museums and galleries around the world and were published in hisretrospective book, Eye to Eye.

Jasen Emmons is the director of curatorial affairs at Experience Music Project (EMP) in Seattle. Since joiningEMP in 1999, he has curated seven exhibitions, including Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956-1966, whichexplored the critical and transformational decade in this American music legend's career. It debuted in fall2004 at EMP before beginning a national tour, which included the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, thePierpont Morgan Museum & Library in New York City, and the Skirball Cultural Center and Museum in LosAngeles. Emmons served as lead curator of American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music, the firstinterpretive museum exhibition highlighting the profound influence and impact of Latinos on Americanpopular music. Emmons graduated from the University of Oregon and holds an MFA in creative writing fromthe University of Washington. He is the author of the epic country and western novel, Cowboy Angst (SohoPress, 1995, Scribners, 1996).

The exhibition will run at EMP|SFM from February 6, 2010 through May 23, 2010. Admission to EMP|SFM is$15 for adults and $12 for seniors, youth and students and military personnel with ID. Children under 5 arefree. EMP|SFM is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., seven days a week.

Since EMP opened in 2000 and SFM in 2004, EMP|SFM has welcomed more than 4.5 million visitors throughits doors.

Web site: empsfm.org
Address: 325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
Box office: 206-770-27023

Current exhibitions include:

Gelatine Lux
November 21, 2009 - April 11, 2010
EMP|SFM is proud to present Gelatine Lux, an otherworldly exhibition by noted Italian glass and installation artist MariaGrazia Rosin. Organized by the Carnegie Museum of Art, this immersive installation features 20 illuminated glasschandeliers and a series of glass curtains suspended within an environment that includes sound and video components.The chandeliers, which evoke the forms of both marine and microscopic life, exist in an intra/extraterrestrial universethat envelops and disorients the viewer and raises questions about the origins of the world. Initially trained as a painterin Venice but working in glass since 1992, Rosin is fascinated by science-from marine biology to the physics of blackholes.

Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound
Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound illustrates Hendrix's musical evolution from his early days in Seattle, to his time as ajourneyman musician touring the southern "chitlin' circuit" and in New York City, to his explosion on the popular musicscene in London and beyond. The exhibition and the visitor experience weave together the various musical styles andcultures that Hendrix soaked up throughout his all-too-short career.

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About Experience Music Project
Experience Music Project (EMP) is dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in popular music. Byblending interpretative, interactive exhibitions with cutting-edge technology, EMP captures and reflects the essence ofrock 'n' roll, its roots in jazz, soul, gospel, country and the blues, as well as rock's influence on hip-hop, punk and otherrecent genres. Visitors can view rare artifacts and memorabilia and experience the creative process by listening tomusicians tell their own stories.

About Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM) is the world's first museum devoted to the thought-provoking ideasand experiences of science fiction. SFM's exhibitions promote awareness and appreciation of science fiction literatureand media while encouraging visitors to envision new futures for humanity. In the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, themuseum pays homage to the most respected of science fiction practitioners-writers, artists, publishers and filmmakers.