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Isgrò, Emilio, 1937-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1937-

Parallel Names

  • Isgto, Emilio

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Api Della Torah, Le: Storia di una famiglia de editori ebrei livornesi / Isgro, Emilio ; Caruso L ; Scheiwiller V., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-40622-42595
Scope and Contents

This volume was realized for the inauguration of Isgro's "The Bees if the Torah" and a concert by Moni Ovadia for the re-opening of the Belforte Bookshop in Livorno after 63 years of closure as a result of the wartime regime. The press has resumed publishing Hebrew texts under the name of Belforte which was first started in 1805. The first part of the book is an illustrated time line of Italian political and cultural history in the world, in Italy and in Livorno and the relationship of the Belforte press to these events. The second part of the book illuminates the work of Emilio Isgro who represents the "Jews as bees that extract the honey from the Book and carry it to the various groups that they encounter in their journeys." isgro is interviewd in depth by Silvia Guastalla. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Belle Lettere / Buffa, Carlo, editor ; Igmire T ; Apollinaire G ; Isgro E ; Buzzi P ; Prampolini E ; Carrega U ; Belloli C ; Capogrossi G ; Pignotti L ; MacLow J ; Marinetti FT ; Cangiullo F ; Malevich K ; Spatola A ; Chopin H ; Caruso L ; Greenaway P ; Neuenschwander B ; Kallir A ; McLuhan M ; Santi T ; Twombly C ; Martini SM ; Skarsgard S., 1997

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Identifier: CC-33163-34790
Scope and Contents

Tiziano Santi contributed an essay "Between Word and Image" which traces the history of visual and concrete poetry through Dada, Futurism, calligrams, Cubism, Fluxus happenings and the contemporary Italian poets. Manfredo Massironi's essay describes the beginnings of classical calligraphy in Europe and the Middle East. This book also served as a caalogue for the Belle Lettre Award winners. The works were grouped into the following categories: traditional calligraphy, expressive calligraphy, words and images, words and abstract for, the word as image, and conceptual works. There are several reproductions of pages by Brody Neuenschwander for "The Pillow Book" by Peter Greenaway. Brody Neuenschwander was awarded the first prize Belle Lettere Award for "the Book of Silence;" Canto Five of Dante's Inferno by Ingmire is described in a separate chapter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Centro Tool. No.10/May / Emilio Isgro., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-16937-17293
Scope and Contents

This card also served as an exhibition announcement. Stored with Tool Publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Copertina D'Artista / Bandini, Mirelle ; Bedino D ; Bertini G ; Boetti A ; Cavellini GA ; Costa C ; Esposito A ; Isgro E ; Osti M ; Patella L., 1980

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Identifier: CC-21580-21991
Scope and Contents

This book depicts reproductions of magazine covers of popular and obscure Italian periodicals by graphic designers and visual poets. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Criptogrammi e Scritture Etrusche / Fedi, Fernanda ; Ferri G ; Isgro E ; Accame V ; Munari B ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1996

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Identifier: CC-29784-31162
Scope and Contents

Mention is made that the Sackner Archive holds works by Fedi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Festival della Parola / Isgro E ; Jandl E ; DeCampos H ; Mayrocker F ; Blaine J ; Nagy P ; Hubaut J ; Johnson T ; Beltrametti F ; Pietri P ; Vinholes L ; Eco U ; Ferrer E ; Thoma P., 1997

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Identifier: CC-30532-31960
Scope and Contents

This was an international festival of contemporary poetry, performance, music, dance, theatre, video and multimedia held in Venice, Italy. The duplicate cards are of Joel Hubaut in a red performance outfit and background. The pamphlet is the schedule of planned events. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Il Cristo Cancellatore / Isgro, Emilio ; Restany P., 1968

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Identifier: CC-36706-38522
Scope and Contents

The folded pamphlet includes an introductory essay by Pierre Restany and a manifesto by Isgro. The religious text in the books is cancelled with wide, black markings, so that no words, or very few words, remain visible on the page. The cancellations are typical of Isgro's visual poetic style. The four volumes are titled 1 to 4 Puntata. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Miles e non piu Miles by Luigi Tola / Miles ; Tola L ; Carrega U ; Isgro E ; Rotella M., 1989

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Identifier: CC-50937-72015
Scope and Contents

The analysis of Miles poetic works was written by Luigi Tola. Several poets and critics wrote testimonals at the end of this book, some reproduced in facsimile. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Mostra Antologica by Achille Bonito Oliva / Isgro, Emilio., 2000

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Identifier: CC-39514-41472
Scope and Contents

Isgro gave this book to Marvin Sackner at a party hosted by Mauro and Laura Corinaldi in Milan, September 2002. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Mostra Antologica / Gini, Gino ; Isgro E ; Pignotti L ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA ; Ferri G ; Lora-Totino A., 2000

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Identifier: CC-34569-36268
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive is listed under Archives and Centers of Documentation holding Gini's works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Mostra Antologica / Gini, Gino ; Isgro E ; Pignotti L ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA ; Ferri G ; Lora-Totino A., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-35037-36758
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive is listed under Archives and Centers of Documentation holding Gini's works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

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Critical text 12
Visual poetry 10
Visual art 8
Artist book (citation) 5
Cancelled text 5