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Most of the books depicted in this catalogue that were shown as a traveling exhibition in New England were mass produced artist books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Covers are missing but catalogue also available in pdf format for downloading on their web site. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This archive, from the collection of Jan van der Marck (1929-2010), who curated it, essentially duplicates the pamphlet that accompanied the limited edition box of the same title. It includes four announcement cards from Language I, II, III & IV exhibitions at the the Dwan Gallery 1967-1970 with artists that might have received his invitation to contribute to the "Pictures..." or "...Telephone exhibitions. The former is not included in the pamphlet catalogue nor is the invitation letter included in the Archive. Other missing elements from the Archive that are depicted in the pamphlet include correspondence from Al Howard & a found advertisement on bottle caps. Bauermeister writes a long rambling letter with her thoughts on her contribution according to van Marck's dictum, viz., an object with no intrinsic value that can be picked up in a dimestore, found on a beach or manufactured with little trouble - expressive of your likes & ideas, an element recurrent in your work...

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This duplicates the correspondence for the exhibition archive and includes letters and cards by Arakawa, George Brecht, Tenny Duchamp, Ovind Fahlstrom, Ray Johnson, Allan Kaprow, Alison Knowles, Ron Kitaj, Gianni Simonetti, and Wolf Vostell. There are drawings by Baruchello, Mary Bauermeister, George Brecht, and James Nutt, and a collage by Granni Simonetti that deals with plans for assembling the found objects to be placed in a plexiglas box by museum personnel. The box is also accompanied by the catalogue of the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In the introductory essay, Menna writes that "the intention of this exhibition is to trace the paths followed by gesture, and to examine the different and continually varying directions it takes in the fields of painting and writing. The two fields establish a reciprocal exchange, each from time to time acting as the dominant force though without ever expecting to rule the game alone." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue provides an anthology of Italian contemporary visual poetry along with statements by the contributing poets. Stored in Carrega box and reference shelf. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is stored in the Ugo Carrega box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition was drawn from the Archive of Paolo Della Grazia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.