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Visual poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 4876 Collections and/or Records:

Preparation for Their Arrival / Lewty, Simon., 1983

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Identifier: CC-07185-7326
Scope and Contents

This drawing was originally conceived as a scroll but when it was exhibited at the Miami Art Museum for an exhibtion"Visual Poetics" (2003), it was flattened and placed in a case and has remained as such. A derail of this drawing is depicted in Lewty's exhibition "The Centre of the Field" held at te Ikon Gallery Birmingham, Englanmd in 1984. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Preparatory Drawing For Marvin & Ruth Sackner Artchive Of Concrete And Visual Poetry Painting / Phillips, Tom., 1982

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Identifier: CC-46253-48974
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This drawing consists of the layout for the text of Phillips' painting for the "Sackner Artchive." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Preparatory Sketches for Marvin & Ruth Sackner Artchive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Painting / Phillips, Tom., 1982

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Identifier: CC-60180-52473
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This drawing documents Phillips' process that resulted in the fromation of the signature painting commissioned for the Sackner Archive.It ultimately was designed with 90 small paintings. The sketches of the layout led to Phillips' creation of the word Artchive that becomes a mesostic with the lettters placed vertically down the center of the painting. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Prepared Tube One: Song of the Red Toad / Michael Basinski., 2011

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Identifier: CC-54929-990345
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According to Basinski, this prepared tube is an example of an "opem," which is a poem for improvisational performance. He indicates that one should perform the opems in ensemble via improvisational interpretation by "reading" and voicing the textual elements through the tubes (or not) and around them. These opems are instruments and should be treated as such and they are scores and, again, should be engaged as such. Use silents and sound. Play. Orchestrate. Duration is variable. This work was displayed in the Gallery's exhibition entitled, Object Poems (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2011

Prepared Tube One: Song of the Red Toad / Michael Basinski., 2011

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Identifier: CC-54929-990345
Scope and Contents

According to Basinski, this prepared tube is an example of an "opem," which is a poem for improvisational performance. He indicates that one should perform the opems in ensemble via improvisational interpretation by "reading" and voicing the textual elements through the tubes (or not) and around them. These opems are instruments and should be treated as such and they are scores and, again, should be engaged as such. Use silents and sound. Play. Orchestrate. Duration is variable. This work was displayed in the Gallery's exhibition entitled, Object Poems (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2011

PRES , 1992

 Item — Box Adl-Agu: [Barcode: 31858072490794]
Identifier: CC-61614-10004074
Scope and Contents

Taken from pete spence's Archive 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Prima del Silenzio / Miglietta, Enzo., 1981

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Identifier: CC-06510-6629
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This drawing made with printed letterform tautologic text achieves an optical image quality through differences in spacing of the letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Prints 1963 - 1997 Druckgrafik / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1997

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Identifier: CC-30171-31572
Scope and Contents This catalogue that illustrates Finlay's prints in chronological order, was compiled by Pia Simig. An in-depth essay by Rosemarie E. Pahlke, "Homesickness for Greek Temples," traces Finlay's themes, poetry, philosophy and describes his garden Stonypath. "The significance of his oeuvre and the widespread admiration it has earned derive primarily from its complexity...He offers us his own unique view of the present and his perception of everyday life, displayed on a background of literary, philosophical and historical connotations. In the process, he arrives at formulations and visual realisations that either spontaneously overwhelm us with their astounding simplicity or challenge us - even those who feel confident of having achieved a modicum of erudition - to find answers to the questions they pose. ..Finlay's works derive their vitality from his excellent powers of observation, a delicate irony, a sense of humour one might refer to as 'British,' a feeling for poetic images (but a...
Dates: 1997

Prints / Phillips, Tom ; Rosenthal N ; Sackner MA., 2003

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Identifier: CC-41496-43483
Scope and Contents

This is issue no.21 of New Moment, a magazine for art & advertisement. This special issue was published as the catalogue for an exhibition of Phillips' prints in Slovenia. Marvin Sackner's essay "Humumentism: the Works and Ideas of Tom Phillips" was included. Other essays trace the areas of Phillips prodigious creations in book art, video, music, photography, translations and portraiture. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

[Prints] / Tozik, Andrey., 2000

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Identifier: CC-36535-38336
Scope and Contents

These photocopied prints were sent to the Sackners to provide choices for purchase of the originals. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Problems in Art: I. Drawing Breath, 1991

 Item — Flat box 35: [Barcode: 31858069878597]
Identifier: CC-04224-4303
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. This drawing incorporates Humument text in its imagery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Processo / Calleja, J.M.., 2006

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Identifier: CC-45006-47182
Scope and Contents

Also designated as No.6. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006