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Knížák, Milan

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Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Killing the Books: An Action 1971-2 / Milan Knizak., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-33342-34980
Scope and Contents

The handwritten statement on cardboard collaged to the back of the frame reads, The books are killed - by shooting - by burning - by drowning - by cutting - by gluing - painting white, or red, or black, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Works: 1970-1979 / Kocman, J.H. ; Gaglione B ; Ben ; Perneczky G ; Knizak M ; Valoch J., 1995

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Identifier: CC-08171-8332
Scope and Contents

Presented and created by Bill Gaglione and edited by Ted Purves who state that art scholars consider Kocman the neo-father of contemporary stamp art aka rubberstamping art. Onthe inside back cover, Kocman has handwritten [facsimile] a paraphrasse by Wittgenstrin "The limit of my languafe is the limit of my world" as "The limit of my love is the limit of my world." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

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