Jamie Reid archive
Poster
1978 (designed)
1978 (designed)
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This is a prop from the Sex Pistols' film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle designed by Jamie Reid. It was designed to emulate a headline hoarding for the London Evening Standard newspaper.
Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic, as seen on this poster, developed from his interest in radical politics. His artistic style developed while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren, who would later become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic, as seen on this poster, developed from his interest in radical politics. His artistic style developed while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren, who would later become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Object details
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| Title | Jamie Reid archive (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen print on paper |
| Brief description | Prop Evening Standard newspaper hoarding poster, reading 'GREATEST SWINDLE OF ALL TIME', from the film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. Jamie Reid archive |
| Physical description | White background printed with black typography, and blue section at bottom with newspaper's name. |
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| Production | Design based on an Evening Standard newspaper hoarding. |
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| Summary | This is a prop from the Sex Pistols' film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle designed by Jamie Reid. It was designed to emulate a headline hoarding for the London Evening Standard newspaper. Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic, as seen on this poster, developed from his interest in radical politics. His artistic style developed while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren, who would later become the manager of the Sex Pistols. |
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| Accession number | S.820-1990 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2010 |
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