Jamie Reid archive
Artwork
1978 (designed)
1978 (designed)
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This is a process print of artwork Jamie Reid created for the Sex Pistols, using Joly MacFie's process camera at Better Badges punk badges workshop. It would be used to create the lithographic plates for printing posters.
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, who would later 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, who would later become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Object details
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| Title | Jamie Reid archive (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Process camera print |
| Brief description | Artwork for inner sleeve of Sex Pistols' album "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle". |
| Physical description | Photographic print of a balaclava with zipped mouth and the word "RAPIST" written in white across the forehead. Notes in blue pen on left hand border. |
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| Summary | This is a process print of artwork Jamie Reid created for the Sex Pistols, using Joly MacFie's process camera at Better Badges punk badges workshop. It would be used to create the lithographic plates for printing posters. 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, who would later become the manager of the Sex Pistols. |
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| Accession number | S.961-1990 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2010 |
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