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This catalogue documents each issue of De Tafelronde and reproduces exemplary visual/verbal poems from the publications. An index of contributors is provided. This book is stored with the periodical of the same name. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book deals with aspects of concrete poetry paying debt to Cobbing and other pioneers. Chris Jones' essay provides several definitions of concrete poetry, stating that "it is helpful to think of concrete poetry as being an umbrella term for those processes...who share a concern with text (words, letters, phonemes, signs) as their material." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Stored in Chopin box. Amazon.com: Since the 1960s, conceptual artists Henri Chopin (Pairs-London), Guy de Cointet (Paris-Los Angeles) and Channa Horwitz (Los Angeles) have dedicated themselves to analyzing system deducing the rules and consolidating them into visible structures. This book accompanied the parallel where drawings by these three respected artists generate new meaning as the aesthetic-visual translation of early post-structuralist thought. A Void, taken from George Perec's experimental novel, which famously did not include the letter 'e' as a nod to language epistemological constraints. Riffing on this idea, the artists' works seem clearly embroiled in such systems of meaning-making. Horwitz's on the boundary of symbol and performance, while Chopin explored the line between chaos and order. de Cointet left behind an oeuvre characterized by codes and puzzles for future generations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Perneczky provides essays on definitions and history of Assemblings as well as in depth analysis of individual publications in this heavily illustrated book. He adds personal vignettes on collecting several of these publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The forward was written by Henri Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was given to the Sackners by Guy Brett and his friend who are handling the estate of the artist, Li Yuan Chia. Li owned the gallery that published this book (L Y C museum & gallery). The Sackners were told that the book did not sell well and that most of the copies were destroyed. Stefan Themerson wrote the intoductory essay and Houedard the foreward. The cover was designed by Alex Selenitsch. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Chopin created seven varient typewriter poems based solely on typing the year "1984." The drama, precede by a critical text, involves the three world leaders, Churchill (Mr. Cigar), Roosevelt (Mr. Invalid) and Stalin (Mr. Conquering Moustache). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Rossana Apicella contributed a brief essay on Archive Denza, a colllection of visual poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Printed on Barcham Green paper. The silkscreened cake-board silkscreen has a title, "The Paddocks." Chopin has inscribed on the verso that two of the images in the print were done by Biguier and Bertini. The cardboard print is stored in a Chopin storage box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This exhibition documented the history of sound poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Printed on Barcham Green paper. The first chapter of this book was published in De Tafelronde Vol.12, No.4, 1967. F. Urbin Choffray made the bronze figurative sculpture, Ladislav did the two prints, and Y. Rhaye made the ceramic tomb. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this book, Chopin provides the basis for sound poetry -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this document, Lemaitre expresses unhappiness with Chopin's chapter in the exhibition catalogue of University of Iowa's exhibition on Lettrism. This is stored with Curtay's materials. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Live in Your Head re-examines the artistic legacy of the 1960s and 70s and attempts to clarify the points of origin of a formative generation in British art. It focuses on conceptual and experimental art in Britain. Each artist/poet is given a double-page spread, This catalogue also includes artists' statements and portraits, reproductions of numerous works, biographic and bibliographical information. In addition, Live in Your Head includes a lively and illustrated chronology of social and cultural events between 1965-1975, and essays by Michael Archer, Rosetta Brooks and co-curators, Andrea Tarsia and Clive Philpot. This catalogue has a yhellow cover whereas the other copy in the Sackner Archive has a blue cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.