Bissett, Bill, 1939-
Dates
- Existence: 1939-
Nationality
Canadian
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
fires in th tempul / bissett, bill ; Watson S., 1984
Exhibition was curated by Scott Watson who also wrote the introductory essay. Works in this exhibition featured vividly colored semi-realistic human figures but also included bissett's line drawings and concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
New. No.25-26 / John Gill, Elaine Gill, editors ; Vangelisti P ; Lifshin L ; bissett b ; Lally M ; Deutsch J ; Berrigan T., 1975
Open Letter: Convergences, Collaborative Expression. No.1/Fall / Beatriz Hausner, Karl Jirgens, editors ; Wald S ; Zeller L ; Betts G ; Barwin G ; Beaulieu D ; bissett b ; Ondaatje M ; Dudek L ; Bok C ; Acorn M ; Damon M., 2012
The cover design was taken from a drawing by Susana Wald and Ludwig Zeller. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
seen of the crime / Beaulieu, Derek ; Stein G ; Reutersward CF ; Barwin G ; DeVries H ; Borges J ; Phillips T ; Johnson R ; Betts G ; Fitterman R ; Goldsmith K ; Morris S ; Backer H ; McPherson K ; bissett b., 2011
This book consists of essays of critical texts. In an essay about the work of bill bissett, Beaulieu extols bissett's "what fuckan theory" as an early conceptual text but excoriates him for the repetive nature of his work and performances as the years progressed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Last Blewointment Anthology (Vol.2: LI-ZO: 1963-1983) / bissett, bill, editor ; Cobbing B ; Nichol bp ; Thibaudeau C ; UU D ; Vroom I ; West D ; Ball H ; Tzara T ; Schwitters K ; Apollinaire G ; Cage J., 1986
Includes concrete poem by David UU on the breath of love, entitled "Verklarte Nacht" meaning Transfigured Night, written in the style of James Joyce with John Cage overtones with employment of neologisms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
What About What / curry, jw; bissett b., 1985
This was the first draft of a unpublished manuscript planned for submission to What No.1, 1985. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
What about What / curry, jw; bissett b., 1985
This is an unpublished article written for the first issue of What Magazine. curry compared bissett's book, "What" to an imagined magazine of the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.