Jamie Reid archive
Poster
1977 (designed)
1977 (designed)
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This is an original promotional poster designed by Jamie Reid for Virgin Records advertising the release of the Pretty Vacant single, July 1977. The black and white bus artwork, featuring the destinations 'Nowhere' and 'Boredom', is typical of Sex Pistols desire to be seen as being, and representing, angry young men with no purpose. A white on black version of the buses is used on the rear sleeve of the single.
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.
Object details
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| Title | Jamie Reid archive (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen printing on paper |
| Brief description | Promotional poster for the Sex Pistols single, Pretty Vacant. |
| Physical description | Black and white image of two buses with the band and single name in 'ransom note' lettering. |
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| Summary | This is an original promotional poster designed by Jamie Reid for Virgin Records advertising the release of the Pretty Vacant single, July 1977. The black and white bus artwork, featuring the destinations 'Nowhere' and 'Boredom', is typical of Sex Pistols desire to be seen as being, and representing, angry young men with no purpose. A white on black version of the buses is used on the rear sleeve of the single. 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. |
| Associated object | S.862-1990 (Design) |
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| Accession number | S.778-1990 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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