The Gagosian gallery in London will open an exhibition titled Paul McCartney: Rearview Mirror on 28 August, featuring over 30 photographs taken by McCartney during late 1963 and early 1964. These images document the Beatles just before their immense fame. Joshua Chuang, the director of photography at Gagosian, highlighted the significance of this period when the group was beginning to realize their identity. McCartney began using a Pentax camera during a period before they were constantly in the spotlight, capturing significant moments as they gained popularity and approached global fame.
Joshua Chuang, the Gagosian's director of photography, stated, "When Paul is most prolific when using his camera parallels the time in which they actually had time. When they weren't so overwhelmed by being so overexposed and in demand."
Chuang noted, "It was a really precious few months in which they're realising who they are, who they are to other people, and want to participate in that image formation."
The Beatles released their first two albums in 1963: Please Please Me and With the Beatles, which catapulted them into the limelight, powered by a different and heavily northern-flavoured sound of their own.
Chuang remarked, "I think they knew that history was happening, said Chuang. They wanted to capture it, and do it themselves."
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