Some of the most iconic photographs of Sid Vicious, the tragic anti-hero of the most iconic punk rock band in history, form the centrepiece of SID: Superman Is Dead – a new exhibition of Sex Pistols photography by Dennis Morris.

 

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Set against the backdrop of a lesser jubilee, the exhibition documents the Pistols in 1977 as they attempted to tour in the midst of a vicious vortex of establishment outrage, media hysteria, omnipresent violence and incessant phlegm – all of their own (and manager, Malcolm McLaren’s) making.

Covering both the Swedish and infamous SPOTS (Sex Pistols On Tour Secretly) tours and taking in the Silver Jubilee Thames jaunt (to launch Never Mind The Bollocks), the pictures provide a window into the world of the Pistols at the zenith of their short career - ranging from the raging intensity of their live performances to intimate shots of tour buses and trashed hotel rooms alongside some of the most famous portraits of Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten.

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