Flaming Creatures (Flyer)

SMITH, Jack

Edité par New York: Tivoli Theatre [1963], 1963

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Offset print (11.5 x 9 inches). Legendary flyer designed by Jack Smith for a December 7th screening of his notorious Flaming Creatures, which had premiered in April of that year. Organized by Jonas Mekas' Film Culture, this midnight screening was supposed to double as an award ceremony for Smith, but was canceled at the last instance after the Tivoli Theatre bowed to censorious pressure from the City. Mekas, who would be arrested the following year for organizing another screening of the film, would describe the aftermath of the Tivoli cancellation: "As an act of protest, the Independent Film Association presentation took place on the tops of the cars in the busy New York street. A beautiful thing happened. People refused to leave. A few hundred took the theatre by force. The time has come to disobey openly the censors of free expression in cinema. We'll find places to show our work. We'll screen our movies in public places, on the highway billboards and in the streets, if necessary." At the event, Smith was also scheduled to perform his live filmNormal Love. Minor creasing to top edge; close to fine. N° de réf. du vendeur 30660

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Titre : Flaming Creatures (Flyer)

Éditeur : New York: Tivoli Theatre [1963]

Date d'édition : 1963