Author: McCormack, DerekThe project is a riff on Westwood and McLaren’s work of the 1970s, which reimagined American rockabilly and rocker gear; it’s also a perversion of the clean-cut Christian facade of country music. Above all, it’s a parody of the way fashion designers pirate the past for inspiration, posing the question: What if the past stole from fashion the way fashion steals from the past? 'The Shithole Opry Collector’s Guide' combines Derek McCormack’s novel art-objects with his most original writing to date.Derek McCormack’s devilish blend of art and fiction imagines a world in which Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren are vampires, designing punk-influenced jewellery for other vampires visiting the Grand Ole Opry, the mother church of country music. From safety pin fangs to punk Minnie Pearl pearl necklaces, 'The Shithole Opry Collector’s Guide' showcases all manner of star-studded shit from McCormack’s “Hillbilly Heaven Collection," which he has been documenting on his instagram @thegrandholepory since early 2024. Canadian artist and writer Derek McCormack (born 1969) is a cult figure born in Peterborough, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto. His work is characterised by its extreme brevity, absurdity and dark, often obscene humor. His 2004 novel 'The Haunted Hillbilly' (Soft Skull) was named a “Best Book of the Year” by both 'The Village Voice' and 'The Globe and Mail', and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. His recent novels include 'The Well-Dressed Wound' (2015) and 'Castle Faggot' (2020), both published by Semiotext(e), and 'Judy Blame’s Obituary: Writings on Fashion and Death' (2021), published by Pilot Press.ISBN 9798993054704. Cushion Works. pb. 128 pages. 250 colour ills. 26.7 x 18.4 cm.available
