{"product_id":"talkin-bout-1976-exhibition-poster","title":"TALKIN’BOUT 1976! - exhibition poster","description":"\u003cdiv data-textformat='{\"size\":14}' data-tabpoints=\"[]\" data-width=\"600.96\" class=\"zw-paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTALKIN’BOUT 1976! - exhibition poster\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50 years since year zero for UK Punk \u0026amp; the Manchester connection...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Craig Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eThe summer of 1976 in Manchester was hot… \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e hot. And amid the bubbling tarmac and the brutal concrete housing estates, something seismic was happening down in the city’s ripped backsides…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis year marks the 50th anniversary of punk arriving in the UK in 1976. Notable events included the release of the first British punk single (The Damned – “New Rose”) and the first independently released punk single (Buzzcocks – “Spiral Scratch”), as well as the two Sex Pistols gigs at the Free Trade Hall — where, famously, several people in the audience went on to form a large part of the musical, cultural, and creative heritage of modern Manchester. But that’s a different story…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition revisits the post‑industrial Manchester of the time — the places, the music, the people — and features selected imagery alongside a narrative built from first‑hand accounts of those who were there. Some people say nothing was happening in the city… but these young punks say otherwise…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/the-modernist.org\/blogs\/news\/talking-bout-1976\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eexhibition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eheld at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe modernist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein June and July 2026 - designed and curated by Craig Johnson, includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtributions by Jon Savage, Paul Morley, Malcolm Garrett, John Cooper Clarke, Peter Hook and many more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize - A3 \/ 420mm x 297mm  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted on 240gsm Fedrigoni Tinto Gesso art paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal design by Craig Johnson © 2026 Craig Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e£10 plus p\u0026amp;p\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"the modernist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315935355253,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6829\/4349\/files\/1_7e963ec3-cf20-454d-bc14-16719dcc87a6.jpg?v=1782393923","url":"https:\/\/the-modernist.org\/products\/talkin-bout-1976-exhibition-poster","provider":"the modernist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}