Gallery Shop: North
In our independent bookshop we have lots of photo books and zines that capture Northern culture, fashion and our bold identity. Take a look at some of the fantastic publications we have for sale.
Stephen McCoy, Café Royal Books, £10.00
North Western indie publisher Café Royal Books encapsulate British cultural change and provide an essential accompaniment to our current exhibition ‘North: Identity, Photography, Fashion’. We have a large collection of these spectacular zines in our gallery shop, many documenting areas local to us including Tricia Porter’s Liverpool South Docks and John Stoddart: Liverpool Before the Exodus. One of a multifarious array of exhibiting artists, Stephen McCoy, has works exploring a candid perspective of Liverpudlian culture. The captivating photography of McCoy’s 1984 series Skelmersdale depicts unequivocally Northern landscapes and its residents during eras of economic decline.
The North, John Bulmer, £19.99
Donkey jackets, ginnels and cobbles abound, renowned photojournalist John Bulmer journeys through raw Northern landscapes and bleak suburbs with a series of works collected from the magazines who lent his talent.
Bulmer captures the lives of the working people who were facing vast cultural transformation throughout the 60s and 70s. This poignant archive reflects the sudden use of colour photography in the British Press during this time. Bulmer adopts this adjustment seamlessly, with his later photographs depicting a subtle change in narrative, a more enlightening North!
Girlfans, Jacqui McAssey and Alex Hurst, £5
There‘s no match between the reds and the blues in these striking zines as each limited edition issue is dedicated to how female football fans show their support through fashion. Here, you’ll see a colourful documentation of women supporters, Liverpudlians and Evertonions, one of which combines her home strip with the likes of Louis Vuitton and Chanel accessories – now how fab is that!
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Written By Gina Schwarz
