{"product_id":"susanne-bartsch-our-church-halloween-avalon-new-york-2006","title":"SUSANNE BARTSCH — Our Church Halloween, Avalon, New York, c.2006","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal invitation card, Susanne Bartsch, \u003cem\u003eOur Church Halloween\u003c\/em\u003e. Avalon, 20th St \u0026amp; 6th Ave, New York, c.2006. Offset-printed colour card, recto and verso. Standard postcard\/flyer scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecto: full-bleed painted illustration by Mathu Anderson — a chained gothic figure surrounded by flames. Verso: black ground with red, orange, and yellow typography announcing the event. Co-hosted by Monsignor Kenny Kenny; Master of Sermon: Larry Tee \u0026amp; Guest DJs; Mother Superior: Amanda Lepore; Saints including Ladyfag, Kim Aviance, Amber Ray, Dirty Martini, and Julie Atlas Muz. Door: 10PM, $20 with invite. Credits: invite by Peter Koblish; image by Mathu Anderson; set design by Desi Santiago; production by Anette Demeny \u0026amp; Manny Norena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusanne Bartsch’s work sits between fashion, performance, queer nightlife, and social staging. After bringing London designers — Stephen Jones, Body Map, Leigh Bowery, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano — into her New York boutique world in the 1980s, she became a central organiser of downtown nightlife and benefit culture. The 1989 Love Ball is now recognised as a major AIDS benefit, raising substantial funds and helping bring ballroom energy into a wider fashion and nightlife context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead through The New Rare register, this is not only an invitation but a printed remnant of a temporary social architecture. The former church becomes Avalon. The party becomes “Our Church.” The guest list becomes a congregation. Image, typography, venue, performers, and door price convert one night of New York nightlife into a portable object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good used condition. Surface rubbing, creasing, scratches, edge and corner wear, and adhesive\/tape residue to verso — consistent with handled club ephemera and part of the object’s circulation history. Ships flat in protective sleeve with board; international shipping available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susanne Bartsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53896540651858,"sku":"BARTSCH-AVALON-INV-2006","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Suzanne_Bartsch_nd_01.jpg?v=1782970225","url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/products\/susanne-bartsch-our-church-halloween-avalon-new-york-2006","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}