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This booklet was one of six published as a supplement to Incidences No.2 that commemorated exhibitions sponsored by ARTCI-BLE in Montpellier, France 1994-1995. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Also designated Exit 2. The print was made by Claudio Parmiggiani. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The extensive introductory essays include Artists' Books: Historical notes and cultural contexts and Classification criteria; Notes and comments. Another section deals with an alphabetical listing with tirage of 2928 artists' books with black & white illustrations on the bottom page borders. The final part of the book consists of artists' statements and illustrations. Many of the books listed in this anthology are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Stored in box with other books having a title beginning with Livres. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Obituary (The independent July 15, 1995 by Tom Raworth): The Swiss-Italian artist and writer Franco Beltrametti )1937-1995) published over 30 books and pamphlets of poetry, prose, collaborations and translations, in several languages and countries; and had a similar number of solo and group exhibitions of his graphic works. Those will last however long words and objects do; but his existence as catalyst, connector and correspondent is gone for ever. He was a personal link between such disparate traditions as American beat - and New York school - poetry; the Fluxus group of artists; the European avant-garde; the music of Steve Lacy, Joelle Leandre and Nino Locatelli; the Italian revolutionary left; and Japanese Zen Buddhism.With Gianantonio Pozzi (whom he met in Sicily) he organised P77 - a small poetry festival in Venice which, the following year, 1978, was transferred to Amsterdam to expand and become the regular "One World Poetry". It was through Beltrametti's friendship with...

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In an introduction Berardinelli writes that "these two artists have mapped out a flow of images and words so different from and so independent of each other as to spark off an essential and inevitable harmony of pages...Mimmo and Nanni use images, languages, and different styles with complete freedom." This booklet is a miniaturized version of the full size book created by Paladino and Belestrini in the studio of Stamperia Berardinelli. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.