Scope and Contents Obituary (The independent July 15, 1995 by Tom Raworth): The Swiss-Italian artist and writer Franco Beltrametti )1937-1995) published over 30 books and pamphlets of poetry, prose, collaborations and translations, in several languages and countries; and had a similar number of solo and group exhibitions of his graphic works. Those will last however long words and objects do; but his existence as catalyst, connector and correspondent is gone for ever. He was a personal link between such disparate traditions as American beat - and New York school - poetry; the Fluxus group of artists; the European avant-garde; the music of Steve Lacy, Joelle Leandre and Nino Locatelli; the Italian revolutionary left; and Japanese Zen Buddhism.With Gianantonio Pozzi (whom he met in Sicily) he organised P77 - a small poetry festival in Venice which, the following year, 1978, was transferred to Amsterdam to expand and become the regular "One World Poetry". It was through Beltrametti's friendship with...

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This catalogue edited by Nanni Balestrini provides illustrations of Lebel's drawings, paintings and collages along with documentation of his anti-process art and happenings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This novella about Italian mafia gang violence is printed in lower case letters without punctuation marks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The collage composed of different typefaces and dimensions dealing with a political theme is typical of Balestrini's ouevre in the early sixties which has been much reproduced in concrete poetry anthologies of its early period. It is reproduced on page 162 of his 2006 exhibition catalogue, "Con gli occhi del linguaggio." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The Sackners attended this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition is a retrospective of Balestrni's two-dimensional works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The chapters dealing with the world-wide concrete poetry movement include Experimental Poetry and Poetic Experiences, Technical Styles, Alphabets and Calligraphy, Silences of Movement, Constellation, Text/Surface, and Bibliography. This is the 2nd expanded edition of the original published in 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In an introduction Berardinelli writes that "these two artists have mapped out a flow of images and words so different from and so independent of each other as to spark off an essential and inevitable harmony of pages...Mimmo and Nanni use images, languages, and different styles with complete freedom." This booklet is a miniaturized version of the full size book created by Paladino and Belestrini in the studio of Stamperia Berardinelli. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.