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Gysin, Brion, 1916-1986

 Person

Nationality

Canadian, British (born), French (based)

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

A Prayer Wheel for Brion Gysin (I Am That I Am...), 2010

 Item — Box 289: [Barcode: 31858073143442]
Identifier: CC-52184-73305
Scope and Contents

Produced by endwar, "this object is modeled on the prayer wheels used in Tibetan Buddism. When spun, the device reads a potentially endless recursive variant of the divine tautology "I AM THAT I AM" used in one on Brion Gysin's permutation poems from 1960. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

[Concrete and Sound Poems], 1967

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Finlay, Ian Hamilton: [Barcode: 31858072491461]
Identifier: CC-11891-12113

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

[Letter to Henri Chopin, photocopy] / Cobbing, Bob., 1983 September 7

 Item — Box 633: [Barcode: 31858072464732]
Identifier: CC-19985-20373
Scope and Contents

This letter is a lengthy polemic in which Cobbing argues with Chopin's assertions on contesting the history of sound poetry. He dates and mentions his own performances of sound poetry from his first attempts in 1942. He argues with Chopin on the dating of the works of Heidsieck, Wolman, de Vree, Lockwood, Dufrene, Gysin and Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983 September 7

[The Yellow Love 2nd Ed.] / Cobbing, Bob, editor ; Nuttall J ; Gysin B ; Benveniste A ; DeVree P ; Cobbing B., 1992

 Item — Box 386: [Barcode: 31858072461514]
Identifier: CC-20202-20598
Scope and Contents

Designated Pamphlet One 2nd ed. The first edition that was published in 1968 is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992