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The Libertines Poster

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This illustration is a tribute to the Libertines. A rock band that formed in 1997 in London's Camden Town by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty.

The Libertines were praised for forming a very close relationship with fans and would put on secret shows. 

The illustration represents what would be left after one of these guerilla gigs after the police would break it off, leaving a lucky few with lifelong memories of intimate proximity with the British duo.

There is also a nod to where the Libertine's got their name. They were inspired by a controversial erotic work by the Marquis de Sade called The Lust of the Libertines written in 1785.