Dante Diary: Number 61 / Phillips, Tom., 1989
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Scope and Contents
This sixty-first page of the new series of A TV Dante is titiled "Doomed TV Show's World Premier." This page contains annoucements from the ICA and the Tate Gallery Calendar of Events in May 1989 of a "special screening of the first 7 in a proposed series of 33 Cantos. Exploring all the possibilities of current tv/video technology they offer a rich and complex visual evocation and commentary on the poet's journey into The Inferno. Peter Greenaway and Tom Phillips hope to be present at these screenings." Phillips writes after the showing at the Tate, "Cantos I -VII plus Canto VIII without M&E track. approx 70 people inc. Peter Blake and John Furnival. I take questions afterwards." Phillips writes about the ICA showing, "Cantos I-VII. Two showings each to full house. I answer questions afterwards." After a screening in the Netherlands Phillips writes, "Cantos I-VII poorly screened - cut off at bottom. I answer questions. Many of the actors from Rotterdam shoot inc Lucy Fortune were there." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1989
Creator
- Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 collage (paper, paint, handwriting, ink) in artist box (cloth covered)) ; 30 x 41 cm, in box 39 x 44 x 5 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
alcove 2nd bedroom Phillips Dante diary new series box
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: London, England : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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