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Epat: Texts by Artist / Boshoff, Willem Hendrik., 2007

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Identifier: CC-51006-72085

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Scope and Contents

Boshoff's artist statement in 2001 on his Blind Alphabet project is reproduced in this catalogue. Extension of this project to wooden sculptures of additional shapes in this exhibition are depicted along with captions of their definitions. The title of this exhibition, Epat is coloquial French and backwards in French, it is tape, a 'slap' or 'blow'; 'tapee' is a smart answer. In the exhibition, Epat is an installation of old music casettes in an asembly of plastic boxes. The final work described in the exhibition, Kykaafrikaans - Poetry Recitals, consist of a compact disc recording of the concrete poetry work held by the Sackner Archive. The compact disc is also held by the Sackner Archive courtesy of the Michael Stevenson gallery. This catalogue depicts five typings from Kykaafrikaans. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2007

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (60 pages)) ; 20 x 20.3 x .5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf

Custodial History

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Michael Stevenson, 2010.

General

Published: Cape Town, South Africa : Michael Stevenson. Nationality of creator: South African. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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