David Bowie denies co-curator role in V&A exhibit

Reclusive rock star David Bowie made a rare public statement earlier this week to deny reports that he's co-curating a forthcoming exhibition of his costumes at London's Victoria & Albert Museum.

In response to a Guardian article that stated Bowie is directly involved in the show, which will open in 2013, the star took to his Facebook page and posted his first public statement in two years:

"Contrary to recently published reports relating to the announcement by the V&A of an upcoming David Bowie Exhibition, I am not a co-curator and did not participate in any decisions relating to the exhibition," the 65-year-old wrote. "The David Bowie Archive gave unprecedented access to the V&A and museum's curators have made all curatorial and design choices."

He added: "A close friend of mine tells me that I am neither 'devastated,' 'heartbroken' nor 'uncontrollably furious' by this news item.

London's Mirror newspaper reports that Bowie is unhappy with the curarotorial decisions and fears the exhibition will come off as a vanity project.

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