Jamie Reid archive
Poster
1977 (designed)
1977 (designed)
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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 |
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| Brief description | Poster advertising The Great Rock and Roll Swindle album by the Sex Pistols. Black print on fluorescent pink background, with text reading "THE ONLY NOTES THAT MATTER ARE THE ONES THAT COME IN WADS". Two star shapes on either side featuring information about the album. Jamie Reid archive. |
| Physical description | Black print on fluorescent pink background, with text reading "THE ONLY NOTES THAT MATTER ARE THE ONES THAT COME IN WADS". Two star shapes on either side featuring information about the album. |
| Summary | 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.718-1990 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2010 |
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