Jimmy Cauty
A RIOT IN A JAM JAR 15th Anniversary SELECTED RARITIES
A RIOT IN A JAM JAR 15th Anniversary SELECTED RARITIES
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Details below for various unique works from Jimmy's studio or leftovers from old editions we found on our shelves at L-13
In 2011 we organised an exhibition by Jimmy Cauty called A RIOT IN A JAM JAR. The exhibition featured 58 "riots in jam jars" made from meticulously hand painted and reconfigured 1:87 scale model figures. Click on More Info below to see the exhibition notes written at the time.
To celebrate 15 years since this exhibition we are now making these rare pieces available to buy. We have also found a few copies of the exhibition catalogue published at the time and a number of other rarities we've had hidden away in our store room for the last few years. Check listings in the L-13 Rejects and Rarities Dept for these.
1. NO POINT PROTESTING
In 2026 It WILL Be Illegal
UNIQUE work
Date Unknown
1:87 scale model in a jam jar
Small jam jar 8 x 5 cm
Signed on the base by the artist
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the L-13 Chief Engineer
2. REASONABLE FORCE
Against Terror Threat In A Jam Jar
UNIQUE work
Date Unknown
1:87 scale model in a jam jar
11.5 x 7 cm
Signed on the base by the artist
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the L-13 Chief Engineer
3. TERRORIST SCUM
In 2026 Pensioners Will Be Arrested for Opposing Genocide
UNIQUE work
Date Unknown
1:87 scale model in a jam jar
11.5 x 7 cm
Signed on the base by the artist
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the L-13 Chief Engineer
4. SOME WOKE NONSENSE
About Slave Trading Statues
UNIQUE work
Date Unknown
1:87 scale model in a jam jar
11.5 x 7 cm
Signed on the base by the artist
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the L-13 Chief Engineer
5. WHEN REFORM WIN
We'll Have New Statues For Fallen Idols
UNIQUE work
Date Unknown
1:87 scale model in a jam jar
11.5 x 7 cm
Signed on the base by the artist
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the L-13 Chief Engineer
6. IT'S NOT A DEATH DEATH KULT
UNIQUE work
Date Unknown
1:87 scale model in a jam jar
11.5 x 7 cm
Signed on the base by the artist
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the L-13 Chief Engineer
7. IDENTIFY THREAT, ISOLATE THREAT, DESTROY THREAT
UNIQUE work
Date Unknown
1:87 scale model in a jam jar
11.5 x 7 cm
Signed on the base by the artist
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the L-13 Chief Engineer
More info
JAMES CAUTY: A RIOT IN A JAM JAR
Exhibition Notes from 2011
A RIOT IN A JAM JAR presents small world re-enactments that depict past and future riots ...reality blurred... all within a jam jar. The jam jars suggest containment... violent disturbances served up in manageable doses like news bulletins... complex situations reduced to mantelpiece ornaments and souvenirs.
In real life riot situations the media searches for action in spotter helicopters and ‘at the scene’ reportage… someone throws a dustbin at a shop window and it’s instantly relayed to the world. The focus is always on the sensational... violence on the TV screen.... tag lines and one liners… This is the currency.
A Riot in a Jam Jar appropriates the mediated and sensational language of our news and communication networks... focusing in
on and amping up situations for instant consumption:
a riot in a jam jar is a snapshot of a spectacular and mediated super-reality
a riot in a jam jar depicts acts of contained and sensationalised violence for the instant gratification of its audience
a riot in a jam jar presents 1:87 scale micro revolutions served up in bite size chunks
a riot in a jam jar is a mantelpiece ornament for the twitter generation
These tiny acts of violence serve as snap shots of a greater and vastly more complex reality.
James Cauty, 2011
