ArchivesSpace at the University of Iowa

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Edited by Andre Balthazar and Pol Bury with collaboration from Dick Higgins and Emmett Williams. Artists and writers were asked to describe themselves "in writing, or drawing, or any other means at the service of your imagination." Most elected to do a visual interpretation. A contribution by Mark Brusse, an artist living in New York, depicts the same calligraphic style and imagery of Robin Crozier. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Milan Knizak, Ann Holyoke Lehmann, Rune Mields, Augustina Von Nagel, Jurgen Olbrich, Ingo Trauer, Emmett Williams, and Wolfgang Hainke all contributed objects to the box and signed some of their works. The book incorporates a magazine that reviewed the top ten black jazz and blues recording artists in 1956. The 24 blank embossed pages bear an imprint of a small nail or pin on the left center portion of the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This work was published to commemerate the 10th anniversary of the gallery in October 1990 and included works from the artists who had been exhibited there. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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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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This issue is dedicated to the memory of Marilyn Dammann. The pieces in this issue either provide instructions for performance or depict anti-Bush and contemporary American politics images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Stephen Leiber offers the following description. "Collage element on pages 1-16, 18, 20, 23-27 and 30. Rubber stamp element on pages 8 and 10. Transparency included before page 16. Glossy red page included before page 21. Includes loose-leaf inventory of works. Contributions by R. Jacks, W. van Amen, C. Andre, J. Beuys, M. Boezem, C. Boltanski, D. Buren, M. Cardena, Christo, R. Crozier, G. van Dijk, P. Engels, H. Eijkelboom, K. Friedman, A. Gerritsen, K. Gubbels, W. Gijzen, R. Hamilton, D. Higgins, T. Mew, M. Nannucci, R. Nonas, A. Rainer, D. Roth, Y. De Smet, A. Souza, E. Tot, T. Ulrichs, B. Vautier and W. Vostell. Signed by Peter Van Beveren in black felt pen. Edition of 500. Number 94. Very good condition minus photograph that has separated from page 23. 12 x 8.5. 30 pages. During the preparation for my exhibition The Archives, the idea originated to publish an artist book instead of a catalogue. Thirty artists were invited to design one page, specially for this book. Some sent...