Subversion of Coronation Street art

On a trip to Middlesbrough Instutute of Modern Art today, I visited an excellent exhibition of paintings by Margaret Harrison.

Margaret is a radical artist whose practice extends through fifty years since the late sixties. The police closed her first solo show in London in 1971 for its representation of men. Humorous, radical, feminist, and immensely skillful her works are currently receiving much acclaim and recognition. Her works are now on show at the Tate Gallery London. Her exhibitions are no longer being closed down.

She founded the London Women's Liberation Art Group in 1970.

Her work is incredible, really up my street although it might not be to everyone's taste. And just as I was admiring her artwork of Captain America wearing stockings and suspenders (!), Sunny Jim called me over to the other side of the gallery.  There were two images I recognised immediately - it was Coronation Street art subverted. Wonderful stuff.

Find out more about Margaret Harrison's work here.

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Hello! Magazine treat for Canadian Corrie fans

Here's a treat for Coronation Street fans in Canada.  The Canadian version of Hello! Magazine has produced a 100-page special edition all about the Women of Coronation Street.

It includes a treasury of fun facts, magical memories, real-life stories and behind-the-scenes secrets. It has an exclusive foreword by Jane Danson who reflects on her time on the street and delivers a special message to the show’s Canadian fans.

Find out more here.

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Celebrating 40 years of Bohemian Rhapsody, Corrie-style

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody celebrates its 40th birthday tomorrow, Saturday 31 October, 2015.

A sprawling, six-minute rock opera, it has been Christmas number one twice, soundtracked a pivotal scene in Wayne's World, and sold 2.44 million copies in the UK alone.

Written by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody was painstakingly pieced together in six studios, pushing 1970s recording technology to its limits. The song's multi-tracked 'bismillahs' and 'scaramouches' were overdubbed so often that the tapes became virtually transparent, says the BBC.

But never mind all that.  We want to see the Corrie version of it again!  And here it is in all its glory...

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Spot the Corrie prop - October 30th 2015

Congratulations this week go to our blogger Llifon who was the first person to spot that last week's set of ornaments can be found in the Nazir's house. Well done!

For this week's prop puzzle all we want to know is whereabouts on Coronation Street you would find this overdose of dotty decoration.

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