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Fahlström, Öyvind, 1928-1976

 Person

Parallel Names

  • Fahlstrom, Oyvind
  • Fahlstrom, Oyvind Axel Christian

Nationality

Swedish

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Africa- Model 58423, 1974

 Item — Folder 90: [Barcode: 31858074697826]
Identifier: CC-13094-13389
Scope and Contents

This print appears to depict a highly stylized outline of the continent of Africa. In addition, a few written words are present, e.g., Konjo. There is a list of abbreviations as untranslated ideograms that have been applied to the outline of the African continent. This print was part of nine other prints by Fahlstrom that were published by multipla editions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Concrete Sound Poetry 1950-1970, 1970

 Item — Box 633: [Barcode: 31858072464732]
Identifier: CC-17666-18034
Scope and Contents

Cobbing describes the history of contemporary sound poetry and the techniques utilized by the poets. He concludes "The very diversity of sound poetry is in line with its emphasis on the freedom of the individual and the withering of external authority, on man as a communal and social animal, on communication as a life-giving activity, things which in this bureaucratic and techncratic age we need constantly to remember." This is Cobbing's manuscript essay for the ground-breaking exhibition, "klankteksten ? konkrete poezie visuele tesksten - sound texts ? concrete poetry visual texts - akustiche texte ? konkrete poesie visuelle texte." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Dr. Livingstone Collage, 1974

 Item — Folder 90: [Barcode: 31858074697826]
Identifier: CC-13091-13386
Scope and Contents

This print consists of densely packed brown and black images with occasional white highlights and appears almost like a giant doodle. The word R.A.T. in small letters in the center lower 1/3 is the only verbal reference. The print was part of nine other prints by Fahlstrom that were published by multipla editions. *WEB 1998: Sharon Avery-Fahlström. The correct title is "Dr. Livingstone Collage." Sackner: corrected. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Pictures To Be Read/Poetry To Be Seen [box], 1967

 Item — Box 291: [Barcode: 31858072460706]
Identifier: CC-04845-4938
Scope and Contents

This duplicates the correspondence for the exhibition archive and includes letters and cards by Arakawa, George Brecht, Tenny Duchamp, Ovind Fahlstrom, Ray Johnson, Allan Kaprow, Alison Knowles, Ron Kitaj, Gianni Simonetti, and Wolf Vostell. There are drawings by Baruchello, Mary Bauermeister, George Brecht, and James Nutt, and a collage by Granni Simonetti that deals with plans for assembling the found objects to be placed in a plexiglas box by museum personnel. The box is also accompanied by the catalogue of the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Simplicity, 1974

 Item — Folder 90: [Barcode: 31858074697826]
Identifier: CC-13097-13392
Scope and Contents

This print depicts deeply colored black, green and blue abstract images. It was part of nine other prints by Fahlstrom that were published by multipla editions. The print is also depicted in an exhibition announcing Fahlstrom's The Complete Graphics held at the Arnold Herstand Gallery NYC in 1990. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974