Jamie Reid archive
Postcard
1977 (designed)
1977 (designed)
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This promotional postcard is for the last single from the Sex Pistols while Johnny Rotten (b. 1956) was still singer with the band. Released two weeks before the Never Mind the Bollocks... album, Rotten would leave the band less than four months later. The artwork was based on a real Belgian tourist brochure, with the speech bubbles edited to include the lyrics of the song.. The travel company later sued the Pistols resulting in a court case, and the single was re-issued in a plain white sleeve.
Jamie Reid's (1947-2023) 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 (1946-2010), later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Jamie Reid's (1947-2023) 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 (1946-2010), later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
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Title | Jamie Reid archive (named collection) |
Materials and techniques | Printed ink on card |
Brief description | Illustrated promotional postcard for Sex Pistols' single "Holidays In the Sun", 1977. Jamie Reid archive |
Physical description | Promotional postcard for Sex Pistols' single, Holidays In the Sun. Illustrated colour picture of a man and woman by some architecture, with a speech bubble. Obverse features details of the song. |
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Summary | This promotional postcard is for the last single from the Sex Pistols while Johnny Rotten (b. 1956) was still singer with the band. Released two weeks before the Never Mind the Bollocks... album, Rotten would leave the band less than four months later. The artwork was based on a real Belgian tourist brochure, with the speech bubbles edited to include the lyrics of the song.. The travel company later sued the Pistols resulting in a court case, and the single was re-issued in a plain white sleeve. Jamie Reid's (1947-2023) 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 (1946-2010), later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols. |
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Accession number | S.916-1990 |
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Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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