Following the sad news of Jamie Reid’s passing, we revisit his five-point Another Man guide to making art, from the value of humour to the perils of technology
The artist’s central message of joyful rebellion is summed up by a bed covered with a bright orange duvet bearing the legend ‘Fuck Forever’. “When people get drawn into the mainstream they lose their radicalism and their spirit,” he says over a cup of tea in the gallery’s cafe. “I never wanted to get drawn into that incestuous world.”
At 71, Reid’s radical flame burns as brightly as ever. Resident in Liverpool since the 80s, he’s currently working on a film of his life with the director Julien Temple. “It’s based around the Druidic Eight-Fold Year,” he says, stressing the value of the ancients’ belief in the earth’s solar and lunar cycles. “My great-uncle George Watson was head of the Druid Order, so it’s part of who I am. It’s so important that we reconnect with the planet.
Dismayed by Brexit but hopeful for the future the man who helped launch The Sex Pistols continues to shoot from the hip. Here is his guide for anyone else wanting to do it their way.1. Destroy Your Computer “I went to breakfast the other day in Liverpool and there were a hundred people in this café. Every single one of them had their face in their computer or their phone. The more we get drawn into this mad digital world, the more we lose contact with each other. I’ve got a friend who knows some of the top computer hackers. They found out that the microchip is an alien technology, implanted to get the world totally dependant. It sounds mad, but it certainly makes you think.
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