Ye of the Plough, Ye of the Bower,
Ye of the Mill and Ye of the Tower,
Ye of the Way and Ye of the Tree,
Ye of the Stars and Ye of the Sea,
Rise Up to the Cry of the Commoners Storie,
Our Ragged Kingdom – a Kingdom of Glory!
Anon (Trad)
Jamie Reid is world renowned for his work with the Sex Pistols, but there is so much more than this. Reid’s collaboration on the Suburban Press (1971-1975) was an early coalescing of his political convictions and artistic intuition, and his output after the implosion of the Pistols extended his artistic drive through many genres – music, publishing, performance. After a long creative residency at the Strongroom Studios in Shoreditch he has, for the last ten years, immersed himself in a daily painting practice to explore and reveal the Aspects of the Eightfold Year
The exterior of Isis Gallery at Londonewcastle Depot will feature a giant montage of selected posters, glyphs and symbols by Jamie Reid.
Ragged Kingdom will be Jamie Reid’s first major installation in London since 1983. His work is currently on view at the LA Museum of Contemporary Art, BBCC Rio de Janeiro and the Pecci Foundation, Florence.
