Short Sharp Shock
19 MAY
RISEgallery
Iconic British artist, anarchist, and activist, Jamie Reid returns to his hometown of Croydon for a major new show.
Born and raised in Croydon, Reid condemned the regeneration projects sweeping the borough in the 1960s, concerned about the implications of the huge state-led reformations on local communities.
At this time Reid met Malcolm McLaren, future manager of the Sex Pistols, while attending the Croydon School of Art. They were both very politically active involving themselves in the student movements of ’68. Reid was also responsible for the Suburban Press – a periodical challenging the irreversible changes to Croydon’s skyline, as we recognise it today. It was through these early illustrations that Reid developed his anti-establishment style of situationalist sloganeering and torn up images.
