On the back cover and internet, it is stated that Misha Magazinnik was born in the "former" USSR & has been living in the US for over 20 years. He is a member of vy da vy sindikat artist collectvie (vydavy.com), co-founder of NY-based experimental Russian-language publication "Magazinnik" (magazinnik.com). His translations, poetry, visuals have been published in the US, Australia, Europe & Russia; his artist books are in private collections. Some images in this book are collaborations with Felix Davelman, Masha Magazinnik & Timosha Magazinnik. Aleksei Kruchenykh is the source of it all! Misha says: "Mostly mixed media collages plus finger-paint with organic alphabet pasta." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.