‘May every data centre crumble to dust!’ How can we stop the tech bros, tyrants and tycoons? With quilts!

The Guardian UK Wednesday 04 November 2026, 05:00 UTC By Laura Snapes 1 min read

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Taking aim at every modern malaise, anarchist artist CJ Reay is going viral with his witty, call-to-arms slogans on beautiful tapestries. Altogether now: ‘Tyrants of today will be the compost of tomorrow!’CJ Reay quilted so hard all summer that now he needs glasses. “After four months of doing it, I found myself getting really bad headaches towards the end, so I had an eye test,” says Reay.

CJ Reay quilted so hard all summer that now he needs glasses. “After four months of doing it, I found myself getting really bad headaches towards the end, so I had an eye test,” says Reay. “I totally ruined my summer!”

If that sounds extreme, he had given himself a relatively extreme task: to produce 14 of his Anarchist Prayer Quilts, adapting the slogan-forward graphic poster work that has become his calling card as Black Lodge Press to the medium of felt and applique.

anarchist (ORG) CJ Reay (PERSON) tomorrow!’CJ (ORG) Reay (PERSON) Anarchist Prayer Quilts (ORG) Black Lodge Press (ORG)

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