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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2963 Collections and/or Records:

Toge and Amour / Tom Phillips., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-27393-28434
Scope and Contents

Toge refers to the male protagonist in Phillips' book 'A Humument.' This is a two dimensional wall piece with letters formed from twisted copper rods that have been brazed together. The poem employs combinations of texts from the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Toge and Amour / Tom Phillips., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-27393-28434
Scope and Contents

Toge refers to the male protagonist in Phillips' book 'A Humument.' This is a two dimensional wall piece with letters formed from twisted copper rods that have been brazed together. The poem employs combinations of texts from the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

[ToHo] / Kosek, Zdenek., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-55065-438194
Scope and Contents

The photograph by an unknown photographer on the verso of the drawing that depicts lightening strikes relates to Kosek's beliefs of predicting the weather. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Top Gush / Bennett, John M. ; Leftwich J ; Taylor T., 2002

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Identifier: CC-42005-44001
Scope and Contents

Covers were done by Jim Leftwich and Thomas L. Taylor -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Top Secarette / Noel, Ann; Klassen, Norbert; Olbrich, Jurgen O.; Schnyder, Achim., 1988

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Identifier: CC-05586-5693
Scope and Contents

The case is a modified cigarette case and the drawings are rolled within paper, printed wrappers like cigar wrappers. The drawings depict cryptic messages, images, writings, blank paper, perforations, and mathematical formulae as might be expected if this case were carried by a spy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

[Tote bag] / Jan Baker., 2003

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Identifier: CC-41443-43428
Scope and Contents

The hand designed fabric by Baker consists of beige lettering on a black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

[Tote bag] / Jan Baker., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41443-43428
Scope and Contents

The hand designed fabric by Baker consists of beige lettering on a black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Touch / Carey, Brainard H.., 1991

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Identifier: CC-17053-17409
Scope and Contents

Brainard Carey aka Brian Salzberg inscribed the prints as six love letters to Lynn. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Tour de France/Florida: Contemporary Artists from France in Florida's Private Collections / Martine Buissart, curator ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK ; Behar Al ; Aubertin D ; Ben ; Boltanski C ; Calle S ; DiRosa H ; Halbert J ; Hubaut J ; Orlan ; Nadau JP ; Seille G ; Venet B ; Tarkieltaub J ; deLatour A ; Hachette M ; Lemaitre M ; Spacagna J ; Altmann R ; Mauritz M., 2012

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Identifier: CC-53565-291315
Scope and Contents

This exhibition catalogue includes an essay by Marvin Sackner, "The Collector as a Performer" that is printed in English and also French with a translation by Albert Behar, his grandson. Photographic reproductions of the artworks lent by the Sackner Archive as well as an interior photograph of their apartment that houses the Archive are also included in this catalogue. Artists whose works were lent by the SacknerArchive to this exhibition and are photographically reproduced in this catalogue include Ben, Hubaut, Nadau, and Seille. In addition and not photographically reproduced, several Lettriste magazines were also displayed in a case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

Tour de France/Florida: Contemporary Artists from France in Florida's Private Collections / Martine Buissart, curator ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK ; Behar Al ; Aubertin D ; Ben ; Boltanski C ; Calle S ; DiRosa H ; Halbert J ; Hubaut J ; Orlan ; Nadau JP ; Seille G ; Venet B ; Tarkieltaub J ; deLatour A ; Hachette M ; Lemaitre M ; Spacagna J ; Altmann R ; Mauritz M., 2012

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Identifier: CC-54014-642985
Scope and Contents

This exhibition catalogue includes an essay by Marvin Sackner, "The Collector as a Performer" that is printed in English and also French with a translation by Albert Behar, his grandson. Photographic reproductions of the artworks lent by the Sackner Archive as well as an interior photograph of their apartment that houses the Archive are also included in this catalogue. Artists whose works were lent by the SacknerArchive to this exhibition and are photographically reproduced in this catalogue include Ben, Hubaut, Nadau, and Seille. In addition and not photographically reproduced, several Lettriste magazines were also displayed in a case. Jacques Halbert has signed his illustrated page and placed a cherry sticker. Joel Hubaut contributed a full page drawing opposite the illustration of his work "Hologramme vivant." He drew this while a guest at the Sackners apartment during the exhibition opening festivities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

toysun/unshot / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

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Identifier: CC-55753-22337
Scope and Contents

Houedard writes "for tom lodge..." on the top of the card. The definition of toysun is unknown despite a internet search. A panel ar the top depicts the reversal poem, ip/di. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

tracce prima della sosta / Giusti, Francesco; Beltrametti F., 1998

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Identifier: CC-36066-37841
Scope and Contents

Several pieces appear to have a theme related to Franco Beltrametti. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Tradition / Jackman, Sandra., 2010

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Identifier: CC-51612-72711
Scope and Contents

Sandra Jackman writes about their trip to New Mexico on the inside of the card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

[Transgenique] / Hubaut, Joel., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28543-29825
Scope and Contents

This print contains many elements of Hubaut's oeuvre, e.g. his hand-printed text interspersed with drawn and found images, references to artists and musicians, and the chaos of statements and words filling the surface. The images include a pig, a robot, a girl, a woman's head, a skeleton, a rabbit and a nude woman, along with black ink words and phrases. The images have blue and yellow highlights added by watercolored additions -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Transit: mirror spiegel mirroir. No.2 / Beks M ; Breakwell I ; Ranier A ; Klauke J ; Gibbs M ; Clareboudt J ; Perneczky G ; Boltanski C ; Ulrichs T ; Ben ; Cavellini GA ; Brand J ; Huisman H., 1975

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Identifier: CC-33986-35661
Scope and Contents

This periodical was edited by Maarten Beks, Pierre Borgue, Nathaly Bouvy, Hans Brand, Jan Brand, Geurt van Dijk, Urias Noteboom, Wim Scheepens, and Hans Witte. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Transmorfations / Strangulensis, Ficus., 1996

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Identifier: CC-30286-31695
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a handwritten column of words or wordlike forms (composed in a computer) which shows progressive alteration from a primary word to a new one or an image. Examples include among others 1) be to blank 2) know to no 3) void to form 4) a hammer to a nail.This has been termed "transmorfation" by Ficus Strangulensis and has also been utilized by other poets, notably Crag Hill, jw curry, and Geof Huth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996