Jamie Reid archive
Poster
1978 (designed)
1978 (designed)
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This is an original promotional poster designed by Jamie Reid for Virgin Records, advertising the release of the soundtrack album The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle by Sex Pistols, 1979. The photograph was taken by Trevor Key, and was also a shot in Julien Temple's film. The actress in the centre, Helen Wellington-Jones, was a dwarf punk who starred in this film and also Derek Jarman's punk film Jubilee.
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.
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| Title | Jamie Reid archive (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Photography, collage and printed paper. |
| Brief description | Large promotional poster for the Sex Pistols' film and album The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, 1978. |
| Physical description | Photographic poster with magenta border. Central photograph features punk Helen Wallington-Lloyd amongst polystyrene letters spelling the title. The lower quarter features a collage of photographs of the Sex Pistols logo in pink polystyrene, and record labels. |
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| Summary | This is an original promotional poster designed by Jamie Reid for Virgin Records, advertising the release of the soundtrack album The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle by Sex Pistols, 1979. The photograph was taken by Trevor Key, and was also a shot in Julien Temple's film. The actress in the centre, Helen Wellington-Jones, was a dwarf punk who starred in this film and also Derek Jarman's punk film Jubilee. 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.4043-2009 |
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| Record created | January 20, 2010 |
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