One of Britain\u2019s most influential acts is getting the Big Apple treatment.<\/p>\n
A treasure trove of rare photographs, handwritten lyrics and other intimate artifacts from the archives of Ian Curtis \u2013 the tragic late front man for seminal \u201870s post-punk band Joy Division \u2013 will be displayed in New York City for the first time.<\/p>\n
Intimate artifacts from the archives of late Joy Division front man Ian Curtis will be displayed for the first time in New York City this summer. Redferns<\/p>\n
Dubbed \u201cIan Curtis: Insight,\u201d the traveling exhibition will be on display at the Voltz Clarke Gallery on the Lower East Side starting June 25 \u2014 and will even feature Curtis\u2019 handwritten lyrics for the iconic tune \u201cLove Will Tear Us Apart.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJoy Division singer, Ian Curtis, is a seminal figure in the history of UK popular culture,\u201d said Mat Bancroft, curator of the British Pop Archive at the John Rylands Library.<\/p>\n
The exhibit will feature Curtis\u2019 handwritten lyrics for the iconic tune \u201cLove Will Tear Us Apart.\u201d Courtesy of The University of Manchester<\/p>\n
\u201cA lyricist and performer of great emotion and energy, who for many \u2013 defined post-punk,\u201d Bancroft added. \u201cHis personal archive contains handwritten lyrics, his personal record and book collections, fan letters and ephemera.\u201d<\/p>\n
The exhibit, curated from one the University of Manchester\u2019s special collections, will be on display through July 22.<\/p>\n
Poster for a Joy Division performance at Check Inn from 1978. Courtesy of The University of Manchster<\/p>\n