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John Furnival: The Locative - Vocative Cases / Moxham, Bernard, curator ; Furnival A ; Furnival A ; Hockney D ; Finlay IH., 2012

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Identifier: CC-54561-990011

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Scope and Contents

Box is labeled Bernard Moxham. He is the curator of this second of three volumes. The contents include Topical Drawings, Kilpeck Drawings, Mazes, Eric Satie (and Music), Other Portraits and Related Works, Mail-Art Interviews. Bernard Moxham contributes the forward."Stephane Mallarme famously stated that everything existed to end up in a book. At that time,images were not as pervasive as they are today, nor did the computer exist. It would be argued that nowadays everything exists to end up as an image and, in this regard, John Furnival works mainly to channel information into visual form. Like his long term collaborator, Jonathan Williams ( an American poet, publisher, and bon vivant who took a profound, yet jocular, dislike to poetry-tasters), John Furnival regards as lamentable a contemporary art scene that fixates on mere fashion and naked commercialism. To John Furnival, art is neither grandiose nor commonplace but is a natural activity to be enjoyed and appreciated by all. Volume 2 (The Locative-Vocative Cases) comprises art works that centre John Furnival's appreciation of location (landscape and architecture) and portraiture, however these genres might be defined. It confirms John's commitment to producing artworks that are skilfully conceived and executed; it is never the case that style and idea are in conflict."Several prints composed in series depicted in this book are held by the Sackner Archive. These include Nailsworth and environs and W H Davies, prints for the Wild Hawthorn Press of Ian Hamilton Finlay, St. Swithin's Swivet, Kilpeck drawings, Mazes, Erik Satie, and Letters to the Great Dead. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2012

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (154 pages)) ; 21 x 27.3 x 1.7 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf second bedroom alcove

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: Nailsworth, England : Openings-Closing Press. Signed by: John Furnival (t.c.- colophon); Bernard Moxham (t.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: British. General: About 50 total copies. About 20 number copy. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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