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Edited by Peter Ganick. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The cover was designed by Joseph Simas and Johanna Drucker. This book is also designated Moving Letters Chapbook No.2. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The cover was designed by Joseph Simas and Johanna Drucker. This book is also designated Moving Letters Chapbook No.2. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Also designated Tuumba 32. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The prints in this portfolio are language based, generally as conceptual texts. Ian Hamilton Finlay contributes a silkscreened text, printed in alternating green and purple letters, refering to gardens, ruins and the French Revolution. The text of Hamish Fulton relates to his walks in the country. Jenny Holzer lists "Truisms" in a print that has been folded. A black and white photograph of a brick wall by Joseph Kosuth is overlaid with a printed quote from in Dutch by Piet Mondrian. Richard Long presents "A Cloudless Walk" printed in white capital letters on a sky blue background. Lawrence Weiner's silkscreened print "The Salt of the Earth Mingled with the Salt of the Sea" gives an appearance that these words have been handcolored with red crayon. Remy Zaugg made an aquatint composed of three words, Grauw Beeld Blind, in a gray color on a background of a lighter gray color. Hans Waander's silkscreened concrete poetic print is composed of the words, Kingfish, kingfisher, fisherman,...

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Each participating artist was invited to make a proposal for a work in public space and a work for a portfolio. These artists all use text and language for their works. An introductory essay by Tjeu Teeuwen traces the relationship between text and image from early religious works through the influences of Mallarme, cubist collages, calligrams, futurism, dada, constructivism, De Stijl, concrete poetry, fluxus and conceptual art. Essays are also included on art in public places and nomadic art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.