Issue 1

Corridor8 Issue 1: The Visionaries

Iain Sinclair, the award-winning poet, author and psychogeographer, uses the SuperCity as the starting point for a brand new commission, a new literary documentary that explores the ordinary and extraordinary lives and landscape of the North. This exclusive commission can only be read in Corridor8, and is accompanied by images from acclaimed filmmaker, Chris Petit.

Peter Saville, one of the world’s leading designers, talks candidly about one of his most challenging projects to date: developing a brand identity for the city of Manchester. Tracing a line from his time at the legendary Factory Records, and arguing that both Factory and the Hacienda went on to change the British canon of art and design, Saville puts his brand vision – the notion that Manchester is the Original Modern city – into an intellectual and creative context.

Elsewhere, and providing a companion piece to the Saville interview, England’s Dreaming author, Jon Savage looks back at the ideas and ideals that generated Manchester’s compelling musical identity
– an identity that still resonates today.

We examine the architectural practice of Will Alsop and uncover a career that is as controversial as it is successful. While Alsop’s vision for the regeneration and redevelopment of the North is well documented, Corridor8 also describes another side to Alsop’s work – his artistic practice. We document Alsop’s astonishing series of outdoor collaborative works with artist Bruce McLean, where canvas, conceptual and performance art come together to spectacular effect.

The Yorkshire born-and-bred artist and curator, Paul Bradley, is the subject of an in-depth discussion that focuses on his artistic, architectural, design, performance and political practice. Bradley’s ‘patisserie project’, where he creates edible artworks to designs created by Arte Povera collaborator, Michelangelo Pistelotto, forms the cover of Corridor8’s inaugural issue.