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Jack SmithFlaming Creatures at the Tivoli TheatreNew York: Tivoli Theatre, [1963]. Offset. 9 x 11 ½ in. Light discoloration; clean example.Flaming Creatures was a film by the underground filmmaker Jack Smith that premiered in 1963 and became the center of a highly publicized obscenity trial. This flyer is for a screening at the Tivoli Theatre in December 1963, just months before the arrests and trial that would make the film a cause célèbre of the underground film community. During its third showing at the Tivoli in March of 1964, the film was seized by the police and Jonas Mekas, Ken Jacobs, and Florence Karpf were arrested for organizing the screening.The flyer also notes that rushes from Normal Love would be screened as part of the program. By 1964, Smith’s ethic of total resistance to codification and commercialization led him to only screen Normal Love as a live performance in which he would recut the filmstrip, feed sections back through the projector, play different records from his collection, and otherwise refuse to ever create a conventionally “finished” film.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

Jack Smith – Flaming Creatures at the Tivoli Theatre

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John WatersNational Peep: Is This ‘Woman’ The Filthiest Person Alive? [Pink Flamingos Parody Tabloid Paper][Baltimore]: Saliva Films, ca. 1972. Offset on newsprint. One large folio, folded to produce 4 pp. 11 ½ x 17 ½ in. Line from folding and wear around the edges.Created to advertise the release of John Waters’ cult-classic exercise in poor taste, Pink Flamingos, this parody tabloid newspaper features Divine on the cover, asking the question on everyone’s lips: “Is this ‘woman’ the filthiest person alive?”These papers, a clever transposition of an item and plot point from John Water’s cinematic universe onto this so-called reality, were originally distributed to lucky cinema goers at early screenings of Pink Flamingos.Printed inside are press clippings advertising the film, an interview with John Waters, stills from the film, and more.A disgusting document of queer cinema.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

National Peep July [John Waters Pink Flamingos Parody Tabloid Paper]

Two Tomata du Plenty art show flyersLos Angeles: Tomata du Plenty, [1998-1999]. Offset and xerox. 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. and 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. Bumping to both flyers; light discoloration at the top of Beyond Baroque flyer.Two flyers promoting art shows featuring the work of Tomata du Plenty shortly before his death. The first show at the ""You've Got Bad Taste"" venue in Los Angeles in 1998 was an ""artistic salute to Punk Rock,"" titled ""Punish or be Damned! Reliving the Nightmare."" It featured du Plenty's woodcuts and paintings of punk rock and punk musicians. The second show at Beyond Baroque bookstore in Los Angeles in 1999 featured Tomata's paintings of the Beats and other writers he liked.Du Plenty, born David Xavier Harrigan (1948-2000) fronted the groundbreaking Los Angeles synth-punk band The Screamers in the 1970s and was a member of the counterculture theatre troupes Ze Whiz Kids in Seattle and the Cockettes in San Francisco. A multi-talented performer, actor, and artist, du Plenty greatly influenced the art and music scenes wherever he lived—in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, New Orleans, or Miami.In 1982, Du Plenty found an old set of paints and brushes in an alley off Hollywood Boulevard and dedicated the rest of his career to painting. His work was classified as folk or outsider art, and he did not mind the distinction, often selling his paintings for only ten to twenty-five dollars each at local bars. He worked with watercolors on found sheets of paper, and later moved almost exclusively to paintings on wood boards. The subjects of his works were often pop culture heroes, artists he admired, local characters, and friends. A cult hero throughout his life and since his death, his paintings still resonate as documentation of the vibrant queer punk counterculture he moved within throughout America, and the cultural references that inspired him.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

Tomata du Plenty art show flyers

East Village Eye Benefit: Jayne County, Voodoo Shoes, Student Teachers, and guest Kelly GreenNew York: Squat / East Village Eye, ca. 1980s. Xerox. 8 1/2 x 11 in. Discoloration and bumping throughout; minor tearing at edges and foldlines.Benefit concert for East Village Eye, the influential East Village art &amp; counterculture magazine, featuring performances by Jayne County, Voodoo Shoes, Student Teachers, Kelly Green.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

East Village Eye Benefit [Jayne County]

Steve Reich "Drumming / Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ / Six Pianos" flyerNew York: Steve Reich, 1974. Offset. 11 x 8 1/2 in.Flyer advertising minimalist composer Steve Reich's 3 LP boxed set, "Drumming / Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ / Six Pianos."Issued by Deutsche Grammophon in 1974, this box set brought together three of Reich's major works from the early 1970s. The iconic four-part score, "Drumming," was Reich's longest ever composition and represented the final refinement of the phasing process. "Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ" features a simple pattern played by different instruments in interrelated rhythmic processes inspired by non-Western music that characterized his compositions in this period. "Six Pianos," meanwhile, was envisioned as "a piece for all the pianos in a pianos store," according to Reich.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

Steve Reich "Drumming / Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ / Six Pianos" flyer

The Living TheatreThe Living Theatre Program: I &amp; INew York: The Living Theatre, 1989. Offset. Saddle-stapled. 19 pp. 8 ½ x 5 ½ in. A very clean copy.Scarce playbill for I &amp; I by Jewish German poet and playwright Else Lasker-Schuler, directed by Judith Malina and performed by The Living Theatre. The center of the playbill cover design is a drawing of the ancient Greek prophet, Orpheus, by Jean Cocteau which has been used as a signet for The Living Theatre since 1952. Includes a new foreword by Judith Malina and graphic advertisements of local New York City institutions.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

The Living Theatre I & I Program

Jean VilarThe Living Theatre – Avignon XXII FestivalAvignon, France: The Living Theatre, 1968. Enclosing program folder in wraps measuring 8 ½ x 11 in. containing 1black &amp; white fold-out poster (6 x 20 ½ in.), double-sided handbill (8 x 10 ¼ in.), 7 pp playbill with text printed in French (8 x 10 ¼ in.), and festival playbill with text printed in French (6 ¾ x 9 in.). All offset. Clean examples, with light bumping to exteriors.Program folder including contents archiving the performances held at the 22nd Avignon Festival in Avignon, France highlighting The Living Theatre’s, Paradise Now, an experimental play performed at Cloitre des Carmes in July and August of 1968. The Living Theatre spent four months in Avignon creating, performing, and engaging with locals and artists from around the world. The program includes a fold-out poster illustrating Paradise Now through a hand drawing of the anatomy of a man and woman with French text beneath reading “This map is the map / the essential journey is the journey of plurality to unity / the plot is revolution."Also includes a black and white photographic handbill of the play Mysteries and smaller pieces, a photographic playbill of Antigone, and a mimeographed concert bill outlining the events of the entire festival. Mimeographed in deep green ink festival logo on folder cover.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

The Living Theatre – Avignon XXII Festival Folder

Jack GelberThe ConnectionNew York: The Living Theatre, ca 1959. Flyer. 8 ½ x 11 in. Offset. Clean example with light bumping to corners and edges; small nick to right edge.Directed by Judith Malina, designed by Julian Beck, written by Jack Gelber, and with music by Freddie Red, the Connection followings a theatrical producer and writer as they attempt to stage a play following the lives of various drug addicts and inhabitants of the New York Demi-monde. The play consists of conversations between the characters as they wait around to score. It won three Obie awards in 1959-1960, including best new play, best all-around production, and best actor. An early flyer, though flyers for the first production featured a much more simple design.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

The Living Theatre — The Connection

Film-Makers' CinemathequeFilm-makers’ Cinematheque December 18, 1965—January 1, 1966 Program [Brian DePalma, Fritz Lang]New York: Filmmaker's Cinematheque, [1965]. 17 x 8 ½ in. Offset. Horizontal crease.Movies featured during this time were four films by Fritz Lang, Quixote by Bruce Baillie, as well as a new year show by Harry Smith that included Early Abstractions, Heaven and Earth Magic, and Late Impositions.The Film-Makers' Cinematheque was started in New York City by Jonas Mekas in 1964 as a space for avant-garde and experimental cinema screenings and community gatherings. Runs at the cinematheque included films by Warhol, Brian DePalma, Fritz Lang, Jack Smith, Kenneth Anger, and more.Condition as described in catalogue note. For further information on the condition of this lot please email <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@boo-hooray.com">info@boo-hooray.com</a>. All lots are sold on an "as is" basis at the time of sale. Images form a part of the condition description for each lot, though images online may represent hues and shades which differ from the actual item.

Jack Smith – Flaming Creatures at the Tivoli Theatre

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