This catalogue doocuments the first major retrospective of Hausmann's work for the exhibition that was shown in the three countries in which Hausmann lived, France, Germany and Spain (Ibiza). Several scholary essays are included in the catalogue tracing his early years as a Dadaist, collages and photomontages, the photographic works, sound poetry, abstract paintings and later Dada works. Chistopher Phillips essay, "In the Chaotic Cave of the Mouth," describes Hausmann's sound poems, which are considered "among the most difficult and perplexing" of this "recondite genre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The compact disc includes Hausmann's readings of 1) RLQS, 2) Phonemes, 3) Interview avec les Lettristes, and 4) Sound-Reel. The original score of the latter is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.