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The meaning of the concrete poems that are printed on different colored paper stock is enigmatic. The tipped-in sheet reproduces an essay on Belloli's work by Max Bense. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This exhibition was curated by Lynn Zelevansky and was shown at the Los Angeles County Art Museum in which books were lent by the Getty. The same books were lent by the Sackner Archive to the MIami Art Museum when it traveled there. Peter Frank contributed as essay entitled, "geometric literature: From Concrete Poetry to Artists' Books." Amazon Review: In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America, and South America began experimenting with geometric forms. Rebelling equally against the mathematical purity of earlier geometric modernism and what many saw as the emotional excesses of abstract expressionism and Art Informel, these artists emphasized three-dimensionality, the repetition of modular elements, the conceptual underpinnings of art, and the performative to engage the viewer in the creative process and achieve broader intellectual, sensual, and emotive range in their work. Beyond Geometry, which accompanies an exhibition at the Los Angeles County...

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This exhibition was curated by Giancarlo Pavanello. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition honoed Jiri Kolaron the occasion of his 70th birthday. Poster reproduces work from the catalogue published by Galerie Pragxis, held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Originally published in 1951. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Lora-Totino wrote the introduction to the section on concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition was curated by Luiggi Ballerini who organized it into two sections:1912 to 1940 and 1941 to 1972. Jan van der Marck contributed a lively and scholarly description of the work of Gianfranco Bauchello.The Sackner Archive holds a layered box by Baruchello which alludes to the science mentioned in the essay. Mary Ellen Solt writes about Carlo Belloli's work. The catalogue contains an anthology of essays relating to works in the exhibition; these include texts by F.T. Marinetti, Anna and Martino Oberto, Ugo Carrega, Miccini, and Perfetti. These Italian visual poets are also accomplished critics of the visual poetic scene. Fortunato Depero's books, "Compari 1931" and "Depero Futurista," and, Marinetti's Zang Tumb Tuuum," and D'Albissola's "L'Anguria Lirica," are held by the Sackner Archive among others included in this exhibition. The the breadth of material presented in this genre was outstanding. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This sheet was placed on the wall with adhesive tape as the introduction to the most important exhibition of concrete poetry in its time. Burkhardt's biography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Each page contains the word "come" in different typographical form relating to the accompanying image. "Come" is the Italian word for reason. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.