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This book is a special issue of Fribord No.41-42, 1984. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an extensively illustrated catalogue is an anthology of worldwide concrete poetry along with reprinted critical essays on concrete poetry, sound poetry, futurism, dada, and surrealism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Diotallevi's "Poem (1980," the original of which is held by the Sackner Archive is reproduced in this reprint. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Kostelanetz defines 'Text-sound' to mean "language unspecific in pitch, which coheres in terms of sound, rather than syntex or semantics." This book consists of scores, manifestos, self-interviews, scripts, performance instructions, critical essays, and theoretical remarks. In Walter Abish's three page story, "Auctioning Australia," all the words begin with the letter 'a.' Kenneth King's "Word Raid" consists of seven pages of tongue twisters. The cover depicts a sound poem by Bliem Kern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Kostelanetz defines 'Text-sound' to mean "language unspecific in pitch, which coheres in terms of sound, rather than syntex or semantics." This book consists of scores, manifestos, self-interviews, scripts, performance instructions, critical essays, and theoretical remarks. In Walter Abish's three page story, "Auctioning Australia," all the words begin with the letter 'a.' Kenneth King's "Word Raid" consists of seven pages of tongue twisters. The dust jacket depicts a sound poem by Bliem Kern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book consists of critical writings by Ben and interviews with Ben about his philosophy of art. The coveer is collaged wth the handwritten aphorism, "la verite." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents These wall texts were from the Reina Sofia Museum exhibition "Encuentros De Pamplona" for the typewriter and scroll sculpture "Word Colmn IV" lent by the Sackner Archive. The original text is dated 11/8/71. The English text is as follows;"Columns or else enumerative lists of words, any or the least utterance, statement of fragment of speech, isolated words chosen at random and therefore not necessarily arranged in alpabetical or other systematic order and in any tense, state, length or form, be it generative, transformational, with or without orthographical errors, comforming to or violating grammatical rules and any other condition of speech, the verbal expression in contrast with action or thought presenting the object to the mind like a picture and composed in sections of text, inscriptions or scriptures approximately 7 feet tall which may accumulate, join, rise and elevate into the depth of the atmosphere of 60 KM and be called THE 21 COLUMNS OF LANGUAGE each one named after a...

Scope and Contents These wall texts were from the Reina Sofia Museum exhibition "Encuentros De Pamplona" for the typewriter and scroll sculpture "Word Colmn IV" lent by the Sackner Archive. The original text is dated 11/8/71. The English text is as follows;"Columns or else enumerative lists of words, any or the least utterance, statement of fragment of speech, isolated words chosen at random and therefore not necessarily arranged in alpabetical or other systematic order and in any tense, state, length or form, be it generative, transformational, with or without orthographical errors, comforming to or violating grammatical rules and any other condition of speech, the verbal expression in contrast with action or thought presenting the object to the mind like a picture and composed in sections of text, inscriptions or scriptures approximately 7 feet tall which may accumulate, join, rise and elevate into the depth of the atmosphere of 60 KM and be called THE 21 COLUMNS OF LANGUAGE each one named after a...

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This text provides an interpretation of the drawing Laffoley made for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. Laffoley links breathing with spirit, the soul and yoga. The lungs function as alchemy insofar as breathing transforms substance. He relates the first breath and each subsequent breath to a rhythmic interplay of life and death. The lungs as a physical entity are depicted as a labyrinth and their folds are numbered as two Fibonacci series, to emphasize breathing in & out. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Drucker's historical research text traces "the chronology of the discovery of the origins and development [of the alphabet] and the concepts of alphabetical symbolism through the course of human history and tradition." Chapters include the Alphabet's Origins and its place in Classical History, Gnosticism and Hermeticism, Calligraphy and Alchemy, The Kabbalah, Renaissance, 18th Century, 19th Century, and 20th Century. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Adam McLean contributed an introduction, commentary, and was responsible for the layout and production of this reprint, hand bound book dealing with occult traditions. This is a reprint with translations of a book first published in 1602; the 1602 edition has been offered on the internet for $24,000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Introduction and notes by Martin Gardner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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bp Nichol edited and wrote the introductory essay to this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The author describes the calligraphic works and biographies of 25 artists, including Mao Zedong. He classifies them into the following categories: Grand Tradition, Breaking the Mold, Classicists, Modernists, Neo-Classicists, Avant-Garde and Brushmarks of Friendship. This book accompanied an exhibition that was seen by Marvin Sackner at the British Museum. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Consists of a collection of critical essays previously published in academic periodicals. Her chapter, "Edging and Hedging" analyzes concrete poems by Lora-Totino (Spazio), Ulrichs (Eros), Gomringer (Silenzio), and Finlay ( The Wartime Garden). Caws analyzes the varient works of concrete poetry by the Frenchmen Lionel Ray and Edmond Jabes that she designates optical poetry as related to reading of the poems not to their optical imagery as in the typings of Dom Sylvester Houedard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Amazon.com: "Öyvind Fahlstrom (1928-76), the Brazilian-born Swedish multi-artist, is one of the mid-twentieth century's most intriguing cultural figures. His work, as profoundly political as it is aesthetic, spans two tumultuous decades in the avant-garde world and comprises concrete poetry (his own innovation), manifestos, plays, multiple prints, installations, sound poems, sculpture, and even architecture. Initially poorly received in Sweden and little appreciated in the English-speaking world, Fahlstrom is now increasingly recognized as an important figure in the world of art, with his work"”especially his witty collages and interactive "games," his photomontages and mini-installations"”being shown around the globe. The first study to give this major twentieth-century artist his due, this book serves as both an informative and entertaining introduction to Öyvind Fahlstrom and a valuable critical analysis of some of his most important works. The five works Bessa focuses on are...

Scope and Contents This book was published to coincide with an exhibition at the Sackler Gallery. Library Journal: "At the culmination of his art career in China, Xu Bing (who now lives in the West) spent months inventing more than 1200 characters that mimic Chinese characters but have no known meaning. At once familiar and strange, they evoke confusion, wonderment, and even hostility in viewers. Xu Bing printed them in books with traditional formats, on wall posters, and on giant billowing sheets, which he installed in exhibition galleries to form a ceiling or sky. He cagily argues that any explanation of his art is superfluous because the books have no meaning. However, while the books themselves may be unreadable, they have a great deal to say about what their creator thought about Chinese art and culture after the Cultural Revolution. Issued in conjunction with his current exhibition at the Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian, this catalog describes the artist's early years in China and his...