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Seillé, Geneviève, 1951-

 Person

Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

[I am afraid that to read this letter you might need binoculers] / Seille, Genevieve., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-02424-2464
Scope and Contents

In this letter to the Sackners, the artist writes about her new works which she calls "Architecture Fluide." Examples of this genre were later acquired by the Sackner Archive from an exhibition held at the England Gallery, London in April 1992. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

[Letter: Dear Marvin and Ruth] / Seille, Genevieve., 2001

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Identifier: CC-35483-37220
Scope and Contents

The drawing is folded into four unequal sections and contains Seille's distinct iconographic writings. This work is stored in Seille's artist books box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

[Letter to Sackners] / Seille, Genevieve; deCharmoy C., 2000

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Identifier: CC-34465-36162
Scope and Contents

Seille writes the Sackners that she was very happy to receive the photographs of her work hung on the wall of the Sackner house. She also indicated that Cozette de Charmoy and she plan to collaborate on a book project. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Livre d'Architecture Fluide, 1992

 Item — Box 120: [Barcode: 31858072538683]
Identifier: CC-02634-2677
Scope and Contents

The dark brown covers of this book have been collaged, crumpled and heavily varnished by Seille to create a unique artist binding, The endpapers consist of fluid calligraphic writing in an unrecognizable alphabet, written in black paint reminiscent of Chinese calligraphy. The pages are collaged with the artist's unique drawings consisting of images, numbers, surrealistic drawings and organic structures. The pages are varnished such that a crunchy sound is emitted upon turning the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Observationes Anatomicae / Seille, Genevieve., 1989

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Identifier: CC-01762-1798
Scope and Contents

Cover has series of numbers written by artist. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Observationes Anatomicae Vol 33 / Seille, Genevieve., 1989

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Identifier: CC-02630-2673
Scope and Contents

This book depicts typical imagery of Seille's work, viz. surrealistic, impossibly constructed, human figures, automatic handwriting in different calligraphic styles, lists of numbers and labels unrelated to image or text are present in the book and on two facing pages which depict the lungs as one to four chambers in five pseudo-humanistic figures. Although the obsessive calligraphy and strange visual imagery resemble artwork done by artists in mental institutions (outsiders), Seille is not an outsider. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Personal Choice: Selections from 4 Penn Alumni Collections / Murphy, Patrick, editor; Phillips T; Finlay IH; Seille G., 1993

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Identifier: CC-06365-6482
Scope and Contents

The slides depict the installation of the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Personal Choice: Selections from 4 Penn Alumni Collections / Sackner RK ; Sackner MA ; Finlay IH ; Phillips T ; Seille G., 1993

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Identifier: CC-04521-4608
Scope and Contents

The exhibition, curated by Patrick Murphy, consisted of works loaned by the Sackner Archive, Carlos & Rosa de la Cruz, Martin Margulies, and William & Phyliss Mack. The artists from the Sackner Archive consisted of Tom Phillips, Ian Hamilton Finlay, and Genevieve Seille. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Petite Liste de Mots Visuels, 1993

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Identifier: CC-02648-2691
Scope and Contents

The work consists of twelve small pieces of treated paper with a single handwritten neologistic word, e.g., apteryx, argosome, etc. on the recto and numbers on the verso. The papers are held in a papercard case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Pictured Books / Seille G., 1989

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Identifier: CC-03781-3853
Scope and Contents

Curated by Paul Hatton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Pulmoneorum Descriptio Locorum Index Verborum, 1990

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Identifier: CC-02635-2678
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. Drawings, booklet and cards are inserted into sleeve pages formed by partial fastening with paper tape. The pages depict bizarre, human-like figures and obsessive, multiple calligraphic styles. Seille lists words in French and English relating to breathing on cards but the major text on the pages on lung anatomy and disease is taken from Latin writings of Pliny, e.g. "a heavy cold clears up if the sufferer kisses a mule's muzzle." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Pulmoneorum Descriptio Locorum / Seille, Genevieve., 1990

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Identifier: CC-02628-2671
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. The borders of the picture depict a stylized outline of the two lungs. Several smaller images of the lungs are placed within this outline. Dense, obsessive, calligraphy in Latin ranging from large size to micrographic lettering appears in most of the picture. The image deals the with anatomy and physiology of the lungs and heart and is transcribed from the book "Natural History" by Pliny. Seille also provides a list of French words related to breathing and lung disease. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

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Subject
Calligraphic text 30
Artist book 14
Visual poetry 14
Visual art 10
Visual/verbal 8