O Silencio Dos Poetas / Pimenta, Alberto ; Schmidt SJ ; Andre C ; DeCampos H ; Morgan E ; Dencker KP ; Hirsal J ; Grogerova B ; Roth D ; Pessoa F ; Toshihiko S ; Braga E ; Aragao A ; Hatherly A ; Gerz J ; deMelo e Castro EM ; Brock B ; DeCampos A ; Bremer C ; Pignatari D ; O'Neill A ; Brossa J ; Gappmayr H ; Brock B., 1978
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Scope and Contents
In this critical text in Portuguese, Pimenta quotes Carl Andre:Questions and Answers1. Who is an artist? A. An artist is one who says he is an artist B. An artist is one who has a diploma from an [art academy C. An artist is one who makes art D. An artist is one who makes money from art. E. An artist is none of these things, some of [these things, all of these things2. What is art? A. Art is what an artist says is art B. Art is what a critic says is art C. Art is what an artist makes D. Art is what makes money for an artist E. Art is none of these things, some of these [things, all of these things3. What is quality in art? A. Quality in art is a fiction of the artist B. Quality in art is a fiction of the critic C. Quality in art is the cost of making art D. Quality in art is the selling price of art E. Quality in art is none of these things, some [of these things, all of these things,4. What is the relationship between politics and art? A. Art is a political weapon B. Art has nothing to do with politics C. Art serves imperialism D. Art serves revolution E. The relationship between politics and art is [none of these things, some of these things, all of these things 5. Why do I continue? A. I continue because art is my life work B. I continue because art is my commercial [business] C. I continue because art will die if I stop D. I continue because art will continue [unchanged if I stop E. I continue because none of these things. [some of these things, all of these things -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1978
Creator
- Pimenta, Alberto (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + pages (offset) + 23 pages (offset, graphite, handwritten additions) (201 pages)) : illustrations ; 21 x 12.7 x .9 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, 2008.
General
Published: Lisbon, Portugal : A Regra Do Jugo. Nationality of creator: Portuguese. General: Added by: MARVIN; 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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Main Library
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