John Furnival: Lost for Words / Moxham, Bernard, curator ; Furnival A ; Finlay IH ; Williams J ; Meyer T ; Kostelanetz R., 2011
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Scope and Contents
Box is labeled Bernard Moxham. He is the curator of this first of three volumes of Furnival's works. The contents include Early Works; Word Machines; Screens; Alphabets, Letters and Numbers; Botanical Works; Book Illustrations; Dorthy's Umbrellas ; Mail Art Interviews. Contained in the Sackner Archive are "HA-AH" 1997 (page 31), the screen "Cogito Ergo Sum" 1981 (page 49), the screen "Fifty- one Towers of Babel" 1984 (page 50), "Vowel Screen" 1986 (page 83) and A to Z of Consumerville" 1981 (page 84). Two sweaters knit by Astrid Furnival and designed by John and Astrid are illustrated on page 148. Bernard Moxham contributes the forward."John Furnival is infuriating, at least to art critics and commentators. He is neither a traditionalist nor a signed-up member of the avant-garde. He eschews a consistency of style that could pigeonhole him into an '-ism'. He swaps and changes styles and media in no chronological order. He shows no obvious progression that could catergorise his work into early, middle and late stages. In short, he is a postmodernist (even before postmodernism was invented). What brings all of the work together is his consummate skill at drawing and the need to balance craft, form and idea. That said, the three volumes devoted to John Furnival's work have been arranged not to categorise his endeavours but only for publishing convenience, volume 1 (Lost for Words) comprising artworks that centre John Furnival's love of words and language." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2011
Creator
- Moxham, B. J. (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (154 pages)) ; 21 x 27.3 x 1.7 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
box shelf second bedroom alcove
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Nailsworth, England : Openings-Closing Press. Signed by: John Furnival (t.c.- colophon); Bernard Moxham (t.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: British. General: About 50 total copies. About 7 number copy. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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