Out There

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REID, Jamie. Out There. London: Aquarium L-13 Gallery 2006. Illustrated with full page colour prints of the twelve original Reid paintings in the exhibition printed on fine heavy art card. Exhibition catalogue with an introduction Into the Mystic A Contemplation on Recent Paintings by Jamie Reid by John Marchant and two short notes by the artist. One of a limited edition of 50 catalogues hand-made by the aquarium, which have been numbered and signed by the artist; this being copy number 15. Satin ribbon on front cover, as required. Original illustrated card covers held with four split pin paper fasteners. Fine copy in integral oversized illustrated canvas cover. Note: Jamie Reid is an English artist with connections to the Situationists. His work, featuring letters cut from newspaper headlines in the style of a ransom note, came close to defining the image of punk rock, particularly in the UK. His best known works include the Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols and the singles Anarchy in the UK , God Save The Queen (based on a Beaton photograph of Queen Elizabeth II, with an added safety pin through her nose and swastikas in her eyes, described by Sean O'Hagan of The Observer as the single most iconic image of the punk era , and Pretty Vacant . Reid's design for the Sex Pistols' Anarchy in the U.K. poster a ripped and safety-pinned Union Flag is regarded as the pivotal work in establishing a distinctive punk visual aesthetic. Reid has suggested that his political collage work is primarily male and his paintings (as here) primarily female. Since 2004, he has been exhibiting and publishing prints with the Aquarium Gallery, where a career retrospective, May Day, May Day, was held in May 2007. Seller Inventory # ABE-1654526377141

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