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Curated by Edouard and Jean-Jacques Lebel, the artworks are based on the famous images of Duchamp. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This print is from the Prisoners of Conscience series. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The texts consist of questions put to the reader, e.g. " Did it all happen suddenly? / Where do we go from here ? / What are you afraid of ? / Is life wonderful ? Why should you pay less when you can pay more ? etc "The set comes w. the title and subtitle file card, plus a masthead card, and two cards w. introductions by Daniel Spoerri, Arman, Kichka Baticheff, George Brecht, William Burroughs, Christo, Diane di Prima, Brion Gysin, Dick Higgins, Allan Kaprow, Ray Johnson, Joe Jones, Alison Knowles, John Herbert McDowell, Jackson Mac Low, Nam June Paik, Benjamin Patterson, Diter Rot and James Waring. Each card contains a short, unanswerable question. The edition consisted of 500 postcard sets of which 104 were presented in a wooden box, 396 without a box, and 492 in book format. This copy is the card set without a box. This publication has the same theme and similar presentation to Jochin Gerz's "Berkeley Oracle" an exhibition catalogue held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of...

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The paper strip on the cover notes that the annual art event was postponed until 2002 because of the events of September 11, 2001. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue records the instructions by telephone from the participants (as a 33 rpm record in a record jacket) along with documentation on the inside of the record jacket. The outside cover of the record jacket, has the printed caption, "This Is A Recording" whereas the inside cover, has the printed caption, "This Is A Catalogue." The Archive for this exhibition along with a work by William T. Wiley are also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Every art work in this catalog depicts a hat. "The Shaman's Wedding Hat" by Dick Higgins, illustrated, is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a sumptuously illustrated catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Auction catalogue. The Sackners purchased Wallace Berman's "Composition" (c.1960) at this auction. George Segal's multiple, "Girl on a Chair" (1970), a work held by the Sackners, was offered at this auction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Documents Arman's destruction of furniture in order to produce art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Jon Hendricks, the editor, contributed an essay "Some Notes on Fluxus - Scores and Instructions" in which he writes that "People often see Fluxus performances as limited to a small group of action pieces, and ignore the rich variety of work that Fluxus embraced at different points in time." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.