David Bowie -- THE MAN COMES BACK TO EARTH --&gt; David Bowie has been one of the most successful and influential recording artists of the 20th century. It is not only his music that has inspired but the way he has utilized all kinds of art forms ( film, video, mime, theatre, fashion) to inform his art. Bowie will be the subject of an unprecedented retrospective of his amazing career beginning next March at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The V&A have been given unrivalled access to the David Bowie Archive in what will be the first international Bowie exhibition of it's kind. The curators, Victoria Broakes and Geoffrey Marsh, have chosen more than 300 objects that include handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs and Bowie's own instruments and album graphics. Bowie's career has encompassed not only music but collaborations with designers and artists from the world of film, video, theatre, fashion and this is fully explored in the exhibition. Bowie is one of the few chart performers who has fully embraced other art forms. Those attending the exhibition will see Ziggy Stardust bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti, photography by Brian Duffy; album sleeve artwork by Guy Peellaert and Edward Bell; visual excerpts from films and live performances including "The Man Who Fell to Earth", music videos for hits like "Boys Keep Swinging" and set designs created for the 1974 Diamond Dogs tour. Alongside these there will be more personal items such as