Poster advertising The Sex Pistols, 1976
Poster
1976 (designed)
1976 (designed)
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This poster advertised a gig by the Sex Pistols at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, 31st August 1976. The 100 Club was a venue that the Pistols consistently played at throughout 1976 until Punk bands were banned from the 100 Club, due to acts of violence at McLaren's Punk festival in September of that year.
Jamie Reid's (b. 1947) 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 (b. 1947) 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.
Object details
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| Title | Poster advertising The Sex Pistols, 1976 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photocopied paper |
| Brief description | Small poster advertising Sex Pistols at the 100 Club, Oxford Street London, Tuesday 31st August, 1976. |
| Physical description | Black and white photocopied small poster advertising Sex Pistols at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, Tuesday August 31st. Featuring the names of their songs on the left in cut-and-paste 'ransom note' lettering, with image of Johnny Rotten, singer, and Steve Jones, bassist, in the lower right hand corner. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Summary | This poster advertised a gig by the Sex Pistols at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, 31st August 1976. The 100 Club was a venue that the Pistols consistently played at throughout 1976 until Punk bands were banned from the 100 Club, due to acts of violence at McLaren's Punk festival in September of that year. Jamie Reid's (b. 1947) 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.829-1990 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2009 |
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