Political poetry
Subject Source: Sackner Database
Found in 262 Collections and/or Records:
[Burnt Book], 1995
The scorched, mutilated book wrapped in an incomplete wire grid is Nicastri's visual metaphor for the Holocaust and the Nazi burning of Jewish books. The wooden pine box without nails signifies the Jewish coffin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Bush Aids $ & L , 1990
Bush Special Playing Cards, 2008
Each except tor the Joker is collaged with images of coffins draped with the America flag containing dead American soldiers from the Iraq war. The Joker card is collaged with a portrait of George Bush. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Business], 1983
Campaign '84: Promise Them Anything, 1984
Mail art show relating to Reagan - Mondale political campaign. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Campaign: Wahlkampf in den USA, 1974
This announces a book about the American presidential campaign of 1972 that deals with the Nixon victory over McGovern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Cities Kill, 2000
Classical/Neoclassical / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1987
The classical image is of a six layer cake; the image of neoclassical is of six stacked drums. In each picture, the sizes of each layer become progressively smaller from botton to top. The cake probably refers to Marie Antoinette's pre-revolutionary statement, "Let Them Eat Cake!" and the drums refer to the French revolution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Cleaver, 1990
The message on the left reads HOPE, (image of a flame): It's all over in an instant. On the right: (image of a whirlwind), Every action has an opposite and equal reaction, and PERFIDY. The work was received about 10 days prior to Hurricane Andrew, the most devastating natural disaster to the USA in the 20th century, that struck South Florida. The text and images are particularly relevant since the instantaneous destruction to dwellings was attributed in large part to shoddy construction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Climbing Blind, 1970
Climbing Blind, 1970
Collection OUt: Immaculate Contraception. No.00 , 1971
The print depicts a photograph of a seated pope with collaged elements of a female torso in the opening of the papal robe and the body of nude ancient stature pointing his arm at the pope's forehead. A paper doily is collaged below the papal image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
(Completely Covered) Random Sightings [The Cleveland Undercovers Sessions], 2001
According to Horvath, "These nine unpublished drafts of 'cleveland undercovers' trace the poem's progression from its single sheet origin to a 16 page manuscript containing sections which were later removed. None of the early versions contained the 'Introduction' which only appeared with the published poem. 'cleveland undercovers' was initially printed by 7 flowers press." The cover print was based upon a photograph published in a 1966 edition of the Cleveland Press by David Pishnery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
(Con)Text, 1996
The book consists of typed phrases reminiscent of Jenny Holzer's approach to art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Cooking the Books, 1987
Cure AIDS, 1993
The poem object and envelope are heart shaped. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Curriculum Vitae, 1998
d.a.levy, Bibliography & Information, 2010
This catalogue is divided into the following sections: Books by other publishers; d.a.levy contributions to books and other publications; d.a.levy contributions to periodicals. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
D'Art Board, 1987
The pamphlet provides instructions as to how to set up and play the game. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
