Whilst looking through yorkshire best selling weekly paper The Barnsley Chronicle,i stumbled across this....
Faç Off 19 June - 1 August CENTRAL STATION
Manchester based artists and designers Central Station - Pat and Matt Carroll and Karen Jackson - are synonymous with the second phase of the Factory Records story that saw artists such as Happy Mondays, James and Black Grape launch into the music scene. According to Pat Carroll “We wanted to develop our own voice for the work that was as strong and as fun as the music.” Their arrival on the art and design scene was contemporaneous with the opening of The Haçienda, and the arrival of acid house and Ecstacy and the emergence of the ‘Madchester’ identity which they developed for the Happy Mondays’ ‘Madchester Rave On EP’.
They have been responsible for creating some of the most memorable album artwork of the 90s.. Their artwork is gloriously anarchic, colourful and bold without conforming to any stylistic limitations. Factory Records legend Tony Wilson said of their work: ”The second half of the Factory story is best summed up by the painterly eccentricity of Central Station; Matt, Pat and Karen”.
Central Station had their first art exhibition in 1990 at the Manchester City Art Gallery, featuring 'Playmates' a collection of larger-than-life portraits of famous faces from British film and television. The V&A purchased four paintings for their permanent collection of modern art. The record cover art and film titles they created for '24 Hour Party People' were included in 'Communicate - Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties' a touring exhibition which visited major cities across China and the Far East as well as Europe.
The exhibition title ‘Faç Off’ alludes to a promotional T shirt graphic produced by Central Station in 1990 and the Factory Records naming convention of giving every product a ‘Fac’ number. The Factory catalogue was not confined to only creative output. A party (FAC 83), a lawsuit (FAC 61) and a cat (FAC 191) appear on the catalogue list alongside (FAC 10) Joy Divisions Unknown Pleasures and (FAC 73) New Order Blue Monday. This exhibition's title is (FAC 258).
The show includes a selection of limited edition prints of work from their diverse career. All prints are for sale so buy a piece of music history.
Linky :
http://www.hivegallery.co.uk/whatson.htm
Going for a gander soon to see if theres anything exciting!
Dont know how i've missed it either as its been on since the first of June!
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just got back from the Exhibition.
There were quite a few mondays screen prints for sale( (madchester/tarttart/bummed etc) from between £500-£900 and 3 different coloured Fac off prints which were £500!
There were a few more such as kenneth williams,barbara windsor and ken dodd all priced between £500 -£900.
Spose they are comparable in price to the Stolper stuff
