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Conceptual art

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcsh: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1033 Collections and/or Records:

B [Brooklyn or Book] / Pfeiffer, Werner, editor ; Lawrence D., 2000

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Identifier: CC-44671-46835
Scope and Contents

This project was organized by Werner Pfeiffer, Professor of Art at Pratt Institute with input from Deirdre Lawrence, Principle Librarian, Brooklyn Museum of Art and was produced by students of Pratt Institute Art of the Book curriculum. The theme of this work is Brooklyn. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Be Joyful / Harriet Bart., 1999

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Identifier: CC-33660-35320
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This gift to the Sackners for the millennium is a small wooden box stamped "Fragile 2000." It contains a golden egg nested in fine, spicey straw, with a red patch of silk. The loose sheet is printed with a poem " Be joyful - though you - have considered - all the facts." This work by Bart is a metaphor for the fragility of the future and its bright hope. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Be Joyful / Harriet Bart., 1999

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Identifier: CC-33660-35320
Scope and Contents

This gift to the Sackners for the millennium is a small wooden box stamped "Fragile 2000." It contains a golden egg nested in fine, spicey straw, with a red patch of silk. The loose sheet is printed with a poem " Be joyful - though you - have considered - all the facts." This work by Bart is a metaphor for the fragility of the future and its bright hope. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Betreten der Ausstellung verboten! Werke von 1960 bis 2010 Keep Out of the Exhibition! Works from 1960 to 2010 / Ulrichs, Timm., 2010

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Identifier: CC-52416-73541
Scope and Contents This retrospective exhibition was conceived in homage to Ulrichs 70th birthday. It Includes a long discussion of Ulrichs exhibition in Berlin 1965 as "Timm Ulrichs, the first living work of art." It mainy deals with his visual and conceptual artworks. An earlier exhibiti n in 2002 featured his graphic works. Ulrichs showed his work for the first time in 1961 in his studio. Adapted from Artslant Internet 2010: Timm Ulrichs (born in 1940) is considered one of the most influential German conceptual and action artists. He writes concrete poetry, makes performance art, and works as a sculptor. For his work, Timm Ulrichs has received numerous international prizes, but in a conscious gesture of rejection, he withdrew from the art market. Even though his early performances and happenings have art historical significance in terms of determining an avant-garde art after 1960, his entire oeuvre is often only known to insiders. As an artist's artist, Timm Ulrichs is widely respected. Ulrichs...
Dates: 2010

Between the Lines: A Coloring Book of Drawings by Contemporary Artists / Anonymous, editor ; Acconci V ; Baldessari J ; Cole W ; Crumb R ; Doner MO ; Grant D ; Hammond J ; Haring K ; LeWitt S ; Longo R ; Opie J ; Warhol A ; Wegman W ; Wool C ; McGinness R., 2006

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Identifier: CC-50238-71304
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RxArt is a non-for profit organization that promotes healing through exposure to original fine art in patient, procedure and examination rooms of healthcare facilities. The colored stickers were designed by Ryan MsGinness. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Bibliografie / De Vries, Herman, editor., 1970

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Identifier: CC-15327-15651
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Documents the publications of Group Zero. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Black / Nannucci, Maurizio., 1967

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Identifier: CC-05738-5846
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The prints have a black background and the word "black" or fragments of the word "black" printed on this background in a glossy black color. The word becomes bIgger and bigger after each printing such that by the final print it entirely covers the last print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Black Squares/Schwarze Quadrate / Helms, Dietrich ; Walther F ; Jochims R ; Gerstner K ; Roth D ; Spoerri D ; Gerz J ; Uecker G ; Thomkins A ; Oppermann A ; Ulrichs T., 1979

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Identifier: CC-08948-9124
Scope and Contents

The book consists of artists' drawings interpreting Malevich's "Black Square." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

[blank space] (050763) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1963

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Identifier: CC-55852-58817
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This page is blank except for dsh and the numbered date. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

Blinds / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Sarkis ; Harding A., 1985

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Identifier: CC-12557-12789
Scope and Contents

The text was written by Adrian Harding on the occasion of an exhibition by Sarkis and Finlay entitled "Little Sparta & Kriegsschatz." The essay by Harding is a poetic vision of his impressions of Finlay's and Sarkis' houses and gardens. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Bloedlyn / Coetzee M., 1999

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Identifier: CC-34836-36544
Scope and Contents

The installation by Mark Coetzee and Karin Cronje, titled "Enshroud," is described as "the most effective individual installation in terms of semiotic effectiveness and economy...the photographic images...function forcefully in interaction with the text to convey the abuse of power." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Blue Prints and Pictures about 1 m x 1 m / Ferrari, Leon., 1980 - 1982

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Identifier: CC-11317-11533
Scope and Contents

The title page also depicts Ferrari's address in Sao Paulo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980 - 1982

Boekie Woekie, Amsterdam / Bound & Unbound ; Voss J ; vanEgten H ; Thorkelsdottir R ; Roth D ; Iannone D., 1999

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Identifier: CC-33446-35087
Scope and Contents

The exhibition consists of works from Boekie Woekie, the artist book gallery and press in Amsterdam. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999