Dogmat-Mot / Andre Thomkins., 1965
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Scope and Contents
This work is Andre Thomkins (1930-1985) Fluxus take on the rotating text generator game. This is a machine that consists of 10 hexagonal cards, each with 12 words that are common in each of three languages, German, English and French (there are 48 German-French, 60 German-English and 12 German-French-English words. The hexagons pivot on a plane and form phrases in three directions on the hexagonal roof. They can even be arranged differently on the 10 slots, so that the number of combinations can further increase. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1965
Creator
- Thomkins, André (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 poem object + cards in box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Cologne, West Germany : Edition Mat Mot; Galerie Der Spiegel. Signed by: [unknown] Nationality of creator: Swiss. General: About 111 total copies. 6 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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