Jamie Reid archive
Press Kit
1977 (designed)
1977 (designed)
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This press kit would have been produced for when Sex Pistols signed to Virgin Records in May 1977, their third label in a year.
Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic 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, later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic 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, later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Object details
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| Title | Jamie Reid archive (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithographic print on folded paper. |
| Brief description | Press kit for Sex Pistols, mid 1977. Black and white printed A4 booklet, containing copies of press cuttings from the music press and newspapers describing the Sex Pistols' antics from August 1976 until May 1977. 12 printed pages with cover printed with Jamie Reid's poster and artwork designs. Jamie Reid archive |
| Physical description | Black and white printed A4 booklet, containing copies of press cuttings from the music press and newspapers describing the Sex Pistols' antics from August 1976 until May 1977. 12 printed pages with cover printed with Jamie Reid's poster and artwork designs. |
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| Summary | This press kit would have been produced for when Sex Pistols signed to Virgin Records in May 1977, their third label in a year. Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic 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, later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols. |
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| Accession number | S.864-1990 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2010 |
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