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MANCHESTER LEGENDS UNITE AS CORONATION STREET IS ‘PAINTED’ BY CENTRAL STATION "The second half of the factory story is best summed up by the painterly eccentricity of Central Station" Tony Wilson For the 50th Anniversary Coronation Street continue the celebrations with an official Corrie and ITV collaboration with Central Station, the Manchester artists behind the iconic images of Factory Records, Happy Mondays and Black Grape.    See all the available work here
Marking this milestone in the programme’s history, the Central Station team have created unique exhibition containing stunning portraits of ‘Corrie’ icons, in the artists’ trademark, colourful style. The exhibition will open with a star studded party on Thursday 2nd December at the Richard Goodall Gallery in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. The images will then remain on display at the gallery until 15th January 2011. ITV Licensing Manager, Denise Penn , said: “Central Station first approached us with their idea in June 2009 - the appeal was immediate and ITV relished the chance to celebrate Coronation Street 's heritage with the team’s incredible contemporary art. The exhibition is a great way to celebrate Coronation Street being 50 years young, and the artists’ Manchester roots further reinforce our desire to work with local partners in developing the Coronation Street brand into the future.” Central Station said: “We are all massive Corrie fans, the long list of colourful characters that have lived on the street over the past 50 years, not only relate to us as people, but have come along at times that reflect the social and cultural dynamics of the world around us. “Inspired by the hand-painted film posters from the golden age of Hollywood and Bollywood, we wanted to create a series of portraits that capture the unique and timeless personalities of such memorable and infamous characters. We wanted to bring this sense of nostalgic, technicolor glamour back, but at the same time update it with a Mancunian Central Station twist. “It has been brilliant to put our stamp on the national treasure that is Corrie and be a part of celebrating what Tony Warren started 50 years ago.” Central Station's internationally reknowned artwork is widely accepted as amongst the most influential, inspiring a generation of artists, designers and music cans, it was also pivotal in defining the infamous 'Madchester' era. Shaun Ryder said: "Them Bez and me used to live together in a house in Fallowfield, we'd get back rom the hacienda at 4am and the queue outside would be even bigger than the ones to get in to the club. Best place we ever lived that!" See all the available work here
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