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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 5468 Collections and/or Records:

point d'ironie. No.38/Jan / Ryan McGinness., 2005

 Item
Identifier: CC-44673-46837
Scope and Contents

This issue deals with "wrapping paper" with complex colorful abstract images made by the McGinniss. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

point d'ironie. No.44/Jul / Hugues Reip ; Melanie Counsell., 2008

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Identifier: CC-48396-69422
Scope and Contents

This issue consists of page size drawings, four of which are rough pictures of heads, skeletons or creatures and four are abstract geometric designs. It is not clear which artist created which set of drawings. The artists write, "This publication serves as a follow-up to our collaboration that centered around ideas of duality/affinity. Though our repective works are not of a similar style, we wanted to use the platform of point d'ironie to create a dialogue about these different narratives and abstractions within the work, while mapping out the contours of this parallel universe on paper." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

point d'ironie: personnes. No.50/Dec / Christian Boltanski., 2010

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Identifier: CC-52131-73250
Scope and Contents

This issue consists of color photographs taken by Didier Plowy of Boltanski's installation conceived for Monumenta 2010 at Paris' Grand Palais in February 2010. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

point d'ironie: The Spinoza Monument. No.23 / Thomas Hirshhorn., 2001

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Identifier: CC-38290-40186
Scope and Contents

This issue documents a sculpture project that Hirshhorn made for the red light district in Amsterdam. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

police / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-56860-10000225
Scope and Contents

The recto is orange colored and contains a copy of the seal of the house of lords. The verso is turquoise and contains a postmark from the House of Commons. Houedard writes "for Dave & the midyard." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Poor Old Tired Horse. No.12, 1961 - 1967

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Identifier: CC-50595-71668
Scope and Contents

Note that one of the three copies has price list of publications on a loose sheet. The optical illustrations throughout the pages of this issue are taken from paintings by Jeffrey Steele. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1961 - 1967

Poor Things, 1992

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Identifier: CC-31637-33139
Scope and Contents

The book was designed by the author and illustrated by William Strang. Set in and around Glasgow and the Mediterranean in the early 1880's, it describes the love lives of two Scottish doctors and a 25 year old woman who was created by one of them from human remains. The illustrations depict anatomic dissected parts of the body and portraits of individuals mentioned in the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Portaling / Johnson, Ken; Laffoley P., 2001

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Identifier: CC-35832-37592
Scope and Contents

This is a review of Laffoley's exhibition at Kent Gallery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Portfolio Chopin, 1978

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Identifier: CC-19286-19669
Scope and Contents

The print by Chopin, entitled "Rockets" is numbered 1/XXX and is flat in contrast to the folded print in the limited edition portfolio. Similarly, the drawing with handwritten text by Heidsieck is part of the maquette along with an unfolded print. This drawing is a chronologic accounting of the relationship between Heidsieck (BH) and Chopin (HC) from extracts of letters. The latter is listed in the database as a separate entry but is stored in the Chopin drawer. This work includes seven original typwriter poems made by Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978