This exhibition was held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This gift to the Sackners for the millennium is a small wooden box stamped "Fragile 2000." It contains a golden egg nested in fine, spicey straw, with a red patch of silk. The loose sheet is printed with a poem " Be joyful - though you - have considered - all the facts." This work by Bart is a metaphor for the fragility of the future and its bright hope. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The small, black portfolio is embossed "Metropolitan Portfolio" and is most likely designed to hold postcard reproductions of MM of A artworks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The bag that is printed "black dirt" contains contains the same. The bag that is printed "gold seed" contains yellow corn kernels. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The round images on the four pages are a backward clock face, Stonehenge, a labyrinth and the earth as seen from space. The pages are attached to the lock handle and the key is in the lock. This is Bart's greeting for the new millenium. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The words printed on the card correspond to the actual objects in the case. They are as follows: flash (light bulb); seer (figure in yoga position); AHA (blank booklet); seek (key); sigh (beads spelling sigh); find (compass). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Bookmobile is published by Booklyn, an artists bookmakers alliance based in Brooklyn whose misson is to expand the field of artists' books and creative independent publishing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The tube is collaged with paper that contains old German text. It is burnt at the edges. Two corks seal the ends. The rod is collaged with letraset letters and is wrapped in tissue paper that is printed with wishes for a Happy New Year in an unidentifiable language. It is tied at both ends with string. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The tube is collaged with paper that contains old German text. It is burnt at the edges. Two corks seal the ends. The rod is collaged with letraset letters and is wrapped in tissue paper that is printed with wishes for a Happy New Year in an unidentifiable language. It is tied at both ends with string. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The paper tape contains the poem "little snail / inch by inch / climb Mount Fuji!" this object was a holiday gift to the Sackners -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Contains 20th century American artists' books, bookworks and ephemera, avant garde literature, reference material etc. The Sackners are ollsited among the contributors to the First Assembling for Tony Zwicker 1999. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book is heavily painted, tied with string and textured and cannot be opened.The spine reads "Sizzle Splat." The back cover has the word "fini." The envelope lists Winter Projects 1990 - 2010 and contains a felt disc on which is collaged a round papercard with a poem by Bart. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.