Friday, 1 April 2011

SLICE TO SEE YOU, TO SEE YOU SLICE: THE SURGERY OF DREAMS IS STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Edit: this exhibition has now been extended. It will be on display until May 18th 2011.

We're hosting a unique exhibition that, basically, kills books.

Michael Mayhew is an artist; one of those types that will disappear into his studio for days then come out looking ragged but with an interesting new piece of something-or-other.

Recently, he has been slicing into old books and placing objects inside them. The macabre results can be seen in an exhibition running in our bookshop until April 20th May 18th.

We hope you'll find it beautiful, disturbing, entertaining and uncomfortable.

The exhibits can be seen next to the stairs near the skeleton in the medical department, nestled against the pillar at the front door and scattered in the windows next to the Aardvark cafe. The whole thing is overseen by a naked plastic bodyguard, muscles scratched with quotations.

No, really. Come into our bookshop and you'll see.

Read more about the Surgery Of Dreams exhibition on this site here.

2 comments:

  1. David Hartley4 April 2011 at 12:22

    that bodyguard still hasnt bought anything. i think we should kick him out

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  2. Fat Roland4 April 2011 at 21:02

    I hate it when bodyguards come into the shop to read the books then don't buy anything then keep asking for the toilet door code.

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