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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6475 Collections and/or Records:

Entwine / Claire, Paula ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-42925-44968
Scope and Contents

These prints are based upon a typing done in 1993 which were photocopied onto a transparent sheet of paper and then laid over the original in five different ways creating five works "with dense patterns and moire effects." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Epat: Texts by Artist / Boshoff, Willem Hendrik., 2007

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Identifier: CC-51006-72085
Scope and Contents

Boshoff's artist statement in 2001 on his Blind Alphabet project is reproduced in this catalogue. Extension of this project to wooden sculptures of additional shapes in this exhibition are depicted along with captions of their definitions. The title of this exhibition, Epat is coloquial French and backwards in French, it is tape, a 'slap' or 'blow'; 'tapee' is a smart answer. In the exhibition, Epat is an installation of old music casettes in an asembly of plastic boxes. The final work described in the exhibition, Kykaafrikaans - Poetry Recitals, consist of a compact disc recording of the concrete poetry work held by the Sackner Archive. The compact disc is also held by the Sackner Archive courtesy of the Michael Stevenson gallery. This catalogue depicts five typings from Kykaafrikaans. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Epicurus at Chatou / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Costley, Ron., 1985

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Identifier: CC-10907-11119
Scope and Contents

This book is identical to the edition published by Frankfurter Kunstverein except that the colophon is printed in English rather than German. Both editions are held by the Sackner Archive. The poems, printed one to a page, are left in white on different colored backgrounds of narrow rectangles. Some of the poems have also been issued as cards or prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Epicurus at Chatou / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Costley, Ron., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-10908-11120
Scope and Contents

This book is identical to the edition published by Exempla/Exit except that the colophon is printed in German rather than English in the first printing. Both editions are held by the Sackner Archive. The poems, printed one to a page, are left in white on different colored backgrounds of narrow rectangles. Some of the poems have also been issued as cards or prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Epicurus at Chatou / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Costley, Ron., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-10909-11121
Scope and Contents

This book is identical to the edition published by Exempla/Exit except that the colophon is printed in German rather than English in the first printing. Both editions are held by the Sackner Archive. The poems, printed one to a page, are left in white on different colored backgrounds of narrow rectangles. Some of the poems have also been issued as cards or prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Equilibrium, 1980

 Item — Box 334: [Barcode: 31858072491032]
Identifier: CC-21334-21745
Scope and Contents

The third of three of Bellaert's "n-books," all of which are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Ergo Post Hoc / Cole, David., 1984

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Identifier: CC-17433-17798
Scope and Contents

David Cole created this work as a response to the Sackners' visit to his studio followed by dinner in a Chinese restaurant. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Erik Satie / Furnival, John, editor ; Hodges, Stuart, editor ; Birch, Gary, editor ; Bailey P ; Breakwell I ; Christie J ; Clark TA ; Furnival A ; Williams J ; Furnival J ; Johnson R ; King R ; Phillips T ; Meyer T., 1976

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Identifier: CC-12229-12453
Scope and Contents

This folder is a tribute to Erik Satie, along with an exhibition and concert on the 25th anniversary of his death. Tom Phillips and Ron King contributed the colored prints in addition to the black and white versions also in this folder. The Phillips print is a page of A Humument. There were 50 copies of a signed edtion with handcolored prints by Phillips and King and 30 artist proofs with handcolored prints by Phillips and King in this edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Erik Satie / John Furnival, editor ; Stuart Hodges, editor ; Gary Birch, editor ; Atkinson D ; Bailey P ; Breakwell I ; Christie J ; Clark TA ; Furnival A ; Furnival J ; Williams J ; Johnson R ; King R ; Phillips T ; Meyer T ; Satie E., 1976

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Identifier: CC-12228-12452
Scope and Contents

This folder is a tribute to Erik Satie, along with an exhibition and concert on the 25th anniversary of his death. This edition contains prints by Tom Phillips and Ron King in black and white. There were 50 copies of a signed edition with handcolored prints by Phillips and King and 30 artist proofs with handcolored prints by Phillips and King in this edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Ermenonville / Garnier, Ilse ; Garnier P., 1984

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Identifier: CC-09923-10120
Scope and Contents

The preface was written by Pierre Garnier. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Errata or: My Mistake / Crombie, John., 2002

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Identifier: CC-40497-42469
Scope and Contents

Errata are arranged in rhyming, metrical, eight-word sentences, each identifiable by its distinct typeface of point size. Each page contains the words "for" and "read" on the top and bottom. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002