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BBB (Beatrice's Black Book), St. Cyre Rule, 1983 - 1985

 Item — Box: 287

Scope and Contents

The item appears to be an unnumbered part of Katz' BBB (Beatrice's Black Book) series, so it might be considered tangetial, unofficial, or supplemental. The item is also three-dimensional, the "language" written out on crafted tiles that mimic those found in a word puzzle or game, in contrast to the usual use of paper collages for most of the series.

As with the rest of BBB, this item seems to have been created for Katz' film, Mirror on the Moon (1992).

Katz likely referred to the St. Cyr Rule resulting from the case of Immigration and Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr (2001).

Dates

  • Creation: 1983 - 1985

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 series object) : 3 tiles (printed) attached to base (wood) inside 1 box (plastic, velvet) ; 24.2 x 5 x 1 cm (object), 25.7 x 6.5 x 2.1 cm (box)

Language of Materials

English

Artificial languages

Uncoded languages

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Materials Specific Details

Published: [Published not identified]. Signed by: Leandro Katz 1983-1985 (c.r.- under base). Nationality of creator: Argentine.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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