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Titled "26 Chinese Signs," the print consists of 26 small embossed squares in four irregular columns on the left side of the paper and a list of 19 typed numbers in a vertical list on the right side of the paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

First published in 1975 and reprinted by Marian Goodman Gallery in 1991. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Schmidt writes, "On the overall square of this print each of the four units used has its own corners. Each unit is most dense in its own corner and the probability of its appearance decreases with the distance from that corner...The print was realized in 1967 using an arithmetical programme which approximates to the idea and hand set in 10 pt letterpress border material. The shuffling of the units within the subsections used was done manually and is imperfect." The units consist of small rectangles which are solid black, have a heavy outline, have a light outline, and blank spaces. The only copies of this issue are in futura sammelband. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Amazon WEB "A leading practitioner of conceptual art, Mel Bochner (b. 1940) was one of the first artists in the 1960s to introduce language into the visual field. Despite their significance, these contributions remain unexplored in art historical scholarship. This fascinating book provides the first overview of Bochner's language-based works from the past forty years, including previously unpublished images and projects. Long preoccupied by language and its influence on vision and perception, Bochner has recently shifted from a more analytical use of language to an exploration of the way in which color diverts a text from its duty to convey meaning. As a result, language becomes a tool in Bochner's interrogation into how an object"”be it a painting, sculpture, mathematical equation, or a complete replacement of the "object" with language itself"”can function as a work of art." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Ten pieces of white papercard of random shapes are enclosed within a translucent paper envelope. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The box is an empty Bartons Chocolate box with several layers of packing material. The work demands an answer to the question of the significance between Boolean theory and chocolate. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This in one of several rubberstamped prints published as a series by Parisol Press. Andre rubberstamped the number 0220 on the blank paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. R. Prost has a web site that shows this works among others as well as animations and book works - http://www.r-prost.com/ -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book consists of four columns of numbers printed in six red lines alternating with one green line. The numbers start with one and end with 133651. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.