{"id":85,"date":"2021-01-26T15:51:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:55:13","slug":"the-exhibition-centre-for-the-life-and-use-of-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/the-exhibition-centre-for-the-life-and-use-of-books\/","title":{"rendered":"The Exhibition Centre for the Life and Use of Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m81isgia-c796b398c7eb061ee12b58090eb9fbd4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>The Exhibition Centre for the Life and Use of Books<br \/>\nCollaboration with Daniel Fogarty and Lauren Velvick (2014-2016)<\/h3>\n<h6>Manchester Art Gallery\/International Anthony Burgess Foundation\/Islington Mill\/Grundy Art Gallery\/Ohio Kent State University Library\/Fred&#8217;s Ale House<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m81irddx-78d5b14e8ef1260770cff7ec55eda00d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>ECLUB began as an artist-led reading room hosting events and exhibitions in conjunction with our two library curators &#8211; Marcus Barnett and Michael Butterworth. For the first 3 months we worked with Marcus to host a series of events from Islington Mill including book launches with the philosopher Esther Leslie and writer Agata Pyzik. We responded to various invitations from other institutions adapting the format of our \u2018reading room\u2019 to include the performance of a Socialist Magician at Manchester Art Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>For the second iteration of our program we collaborated with writer and publisher Michael Butterworth, founder of the controversial publishing label \u2018Savoy\u2019 in the 1970s. In 2014 we curated an exhibition with Michael at the Anthony Burgess Foundation. <em>The Exhibition Centre for the Use and Abuse of Books <\/em>featured rare publications from Butterworth\u2019s early career in alt sci-fic (<em>New\u00a0Worlds<\/em>, <em>Corridor) <\/em>alongside\u00a0his most recent art and writing journal <em>Corridor8.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Featuring text, images and rare promotional content from Savoy\u2019s infamous 1989 publication &#8216;Lord Horror&#8217;, the exhibition attempted to tackle the question of whether the depiction and description of horrific acts is justified in satire. In conjunction with the exhibition we commissioned seven short films from artists and collectives in response to the <em>Corridor<\/em> zines, published between 1971 and 1976. In 2015 the exhibition went on tour to the Kent State University Library in Ohio, USA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m82w3tvh-aa57ba84a7a430bf7db6e190dc1b7d45\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m82w3tvh-aa57ba84a7a430bf7db6e190dc1b7d45 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m82w3tvh-aa57ba84a7a430bf7db6e190dc1b7d45 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m82w3tvh-aa57ba84a7a430bf7db6e190dc1b7d45 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-89 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-89 avia_image ' src=\"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647.jpg\" alt='' title=''  height=\"1875\" width=\"2500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647.jpg 2500w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647-1030x773.jpg 1030w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647-705x529.jpg 705w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCF7647-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m82w5xn1-b0ae13f6ed9d046182f95a35407b2690 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h6>The Exhibition Centre for the Use and Abuse of Books at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. We were proud to present Michael Butterworth&#8217;s first retrospective exhibition<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m82xt4d2-0c8fc1ca9c9302bfdf1d10ce7fd888d9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-m82xt4d2-0c8fc1ca9c9302bfdf1d10ce7fd888d9{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m82xt4d2-0c8fc1ca9c9302bfdf1d10ce7fd888d9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m82x6lgm-d9960a72ddb3f31cddc39083cd5e92e5\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m82x6lgm-d9960a72ddb3f31cddc39083cd5e92e5 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m82x6lgm-d9960a72ddb3f31cddc39083cd5e92e5 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m82x6lgm-d9960a72ddb3f31cddc39083cd5e92e5 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1121 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1121 avia_image ' src=\"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596.jpg\" alt='' title=''  height=\"1875\" width=\"2500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596.jpg 2500w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596-1030x773.jpg 1030w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF7596-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m82x80ce-d7349e5eb9e3cc6e902469d711c689cf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h6>David Britton&#8217;s sketchbook &#8211; 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sci-fi publication, edited by Michael featuring JG Ballard<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-02349c1beab2949c090bc0e85b87d63d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-02349c1beab2949c090bc0e85b87d63d{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-02349c1beab2949c090bc0e85b87d63d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m82y2aq4-bdf23735d9f66e67178e0500eb1bd2d8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m82y2aq4-bdf23735d9f66e67178e0500eb1bd2d8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m82y2aq4-bdf23735d9f66e67178e0500eb1bd2d8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m82y2aq4-bdf23735d9f66e67178e0500eb1bd2d8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1136 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1136 avia_image ' src=\"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19.png\" alt='' title=''  height=\"1437\" width=\"2558\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19.png 2558w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19-1030x579.png 1030w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19-768x431.png 768w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19-1536x863.png 1536w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19-2048x1150.png 2048w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19-1500x843.png 1500w, http:\/\/robcarter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-10-at-11.49.19-705x396.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2558px) 100vw, 2558px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m82y3det-a652676bf08b6f1308e88d18e388289d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h6>Still from Clara Casion&#8217;s <em>Corridor<\/em> video commission featured interviews with booksellers in Manchester<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1139,"href":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/1139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/robcarter.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}