Studies, Fundamental

Staged 2006–07, Pet Shop Boys World Tour

“Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are the British synth-pop duo known as the Pet Shop Boys. For their Fundamental tour, we spent hours at the kitchen table piecing together a running order from their vast catalog of music. We created a visual language using each of their distinctive head silhouettes.”

—Es Devlin

Three sides of a cube that emits light are shown before a black background; one side is black with silhouettes of two people standing.
Es Devlin, Study model, Fundamental
Staged 2006–07, Pet Shop Boys World Tour
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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Collection of papers pinned to a wall with printed text and drawings of people.
Es Devlin, Studies, Fundamental, Graphite and print on paper.
Staged 2006–07, Pet Shop Boys World Tour
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution
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Three sides of a cube that emits light are shown before a black background with an image of a brain scan on one of the sides.
Es Devlin, Study model, Fundamental
Staged 2006–07, Pet Shop Boys World Tour
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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