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The text, translated into English, formed the ninth section of an experimental work entitled Zangezi, published in Moscow in 1922. Here, Khlebnikov rings a series of changes on the Russian word for mind (um, pronounced oohm), adding to it conventional as well as invented prefixes. His glossary of the resulting neologisms is also printed on the back cover. This book was printed on the occasion of the 11th International Sound Poetry Festival in Toronto, 1978. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Gleb Yershov contributes an essay, "The Emergence and Development of the Artists' Book in Russia" tracing their roots in avant garde publications. Mikhail Karasik curated the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The exhibition, "Et Tous Ils Changent le Monde" ("And All of Them Change the World"), reveals, outside of major works, an ensemble of art moments that have been perceived as essential in the course of modern and contemporary art, the avant garde artists from the beginning of the century and those of today. Marc Dachy, who proposed the theme of the exhibition, writes in his preface that this biennale was to present Dada and its spirit, connections and relationships to contemporary art. Dachy gives a broad overview with reference to specific artists participating in the exhibition and describes their relationship to art movements such as Situationism, Art Brut, Conceptual and the language-art movements of concrete and visual poetry, Fluxus and Neo-Dada. The book is arranged such that each section deals with an individual artist. The section includes a reproductions of the works, a critical essay, an interview or documentation by the artists on his/her works. -- Source of...

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The calligraphic works are dense, difficult to read, overwritings that give abstract images somewhat similar to the early poetic calligraphic poems by Carlfriedrich Claus. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The cards reproduce covers and pagewges from Russian Avant Garde books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Edited by Ray DiPalma. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Auction catalogue. The Sackner Archive holds El Lissitzky's "Of Two Squares" that was offered for sale in this auction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Serge Segay illustrated this work (1915) by the Russian Futurist Vladamir Khlebikov with drawings and the cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Edwin Morgan has translated a poem written by Velimir Khlebnikov in 1910. The illustration by Stephen Duncalf depicts lin drawing of a moving Russian locomotive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue lists "Poesie des Mots Inconnu" by Iliazd, a book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Auction catalog. Page 11 depicts a color photograph of the cover of Volume 2 of The Industry of Socialism, a work held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Auction catalogue. Cover depicted painting by Xenia Ender from Sackner collection. Three paintings and three drawings offered in this sale were offered by the Sackner collection. A Book by Selvinski, Chicheron and Zelvinski "Exchange of All Constructivist Poets" was purchased by Sackner Archive in this sale. Several covers of Russian Avant Garde books and periodicals are depicted in this catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Ebel collaged varied colored paper discs over selected letters of Khlebnikov's poems to give a meaning of the word with color in an analogous manner to Khlebnikov use of sounds with words (Zaum). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.