The Liberated Film Club is the forthcoming publication from Tenement Press. The Collector’s Edition is available exclusively at purge.xxx: numbering 8 copies only, the book and its contents are presented in a handmade A3-sized archival box (selected by series curator, Stanley Schtinter, for maximal auditorium camouflage), and comprise:
(1) x1 Liberated Film Club book in special sticker’d edition, signed and numbered with glow-in-the-dark ink by Schtinter
(2) x12 A3 event posters from entire 2019 season of the Liberated Film Club, risograph printed on Munken Lynx Rough paper, signed by each guest (listed in order of appearance):
Mania Akbari
Xiaolu Guo
Sean Price Williams
Chloe Aridjis
Athina Tsangari
Juliet Jacques
Anna Thew
Adam Christensen
Laura Mulvey
Astra Taylor
Dennis Cooper
Stewart Home
(3) x1 A5 Unique 35mm Interruptions from the Man At The Next Table photo-print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper by Schtinter, numbered, mounted and glass framed
(4) x1 Random feature-length DVD each containing curated content from the Liberated Film Club, presented in anti-xray packaging, complete with Liberated Film Club 'VOID BY DEFAULT' sticky label, and accompanied by golden envelope containing ‘endless’ catalogue receipt roll
(5) x1 Audio CD album collecting together Schtinter’s renditions of popular songs adapted for guests: Peggy Lee’s Johnny Guitar (John Akomfrah), West Side Story’s Somewhere (Gareth Evans), Randy Newman’s You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Shama Khanna), Don Mclean’s Starry Starry Night (Mania Akbari), Stevie Wonder’s I Just Called To Say… (Xiaolu Guo), Matt Monro’s Born Free (Chloe Aridjis), The Barry Gray Orchestra’s Aqua Marina (Athina Tsangari), George Michael’s Jesus to a Child (Adam Christensen), Frank Sinatra’s Laura (Laura Mulvey), Me & Mrs Jones (Stewart Home)
(6) x1 Shiny golden lighter printed with the Liberated Film Club in Japanese, with a perfectly rolled pink cigarette by Schtinter
(7) x1 Small bottle of mayonnaise, made according to Gideon Koppel’s Liberated Film Club recipe (not necessarily recommended for consumption)
(8) x1 Evidence bag containing the most recent Liberated Film Catalogue, presented as a ‘bloodied’ (emptied) Greggs bakery wrapper, with download links to 3 unreleased Liberated Film titles
(9) x1 Unique mystery ‘prop’ from a Liberated Film Club event: eg. Stevie Wonder’s wig / Alan Titchmarsh’s spade / Angela Merkel’s billystick, et cetera
(10) x1 A2 Giant scratch-card with Schtinter nude underneath a foil surface (sliced into two halves for presentation)
(ships September 2021 – please be sure to select the shipping option correct to your location)
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XXX EDITION
There are 2 ‘XXX’ editions of the book available, each comprising all of the aforementioned, along with a specially curated private, surprise screening event at Close-Up Film Centre in London with Schtinter and up to one other guest, including dinner at nearby Damascu Bite. For more information please contact info (at) purge (dot) xxx
