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Ray Gosling wrote the introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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A collector of contemporary art since the 1950's, Giuseppe Panza has been an influencial force in the art world for more than sixty years, introducing American phenomena such as Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Pop Art, and Conceptualism to the museums of Europe. In a brilliant response to everyone's primary question about modern art - 'What does it mean?' - Panza shares philosopical insights and personal reflections that bridge a half-century of discovering new artists and movements. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Harriet Staff reviewed the book in Poetry News November 28, 2012: Ian Hamilton Finlay's new book, Selections (UC Press 2012), edited with an introduction by Alec Finlay, has been reviewed over at Booktryst. Alastair Johnston writes of Finlay's later-life recognition, noting that "[a]mong the most fatal accolades one can achieve is to be called "greatest living' anything." What follows is his poetic work in biographical context, down to the garden art (the post also includes great photos of Finlay's early books and ephemera; and links to other concrete poets and related resources): This new book compacts much of his writing into one volume. His early poems are mostly negligible, but the odd memorable line occurs ("The dancers inherit the party"-- also the title of his first book of poems). Glasgow Beasts is a charming series of childlike verses written in broad Gleskae dialect. (Finlay's early battles with the dole come off like an episode of Rab C Nesbit.)In 1963, Finlay began to...