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Scope and Contents This work is depicted on pages 188-191 of Wolman's "Resume" (1981), a book held by the Sackner Archive. Ars Libri No.159 2011: This is Wolman's second artist book, published in the same year as "L'homme separe." "In October 1979, he exhibited all 64 plates of 'Duhring, Duhring,' an appropriation of Engels' Anti-Duhring' text, from which he excerpted a few words-nouns, individually enclosed in transparency mounts and arranged at regular intervals on the separate images of the heads of miscellaneous characters. In passing, they included Isou, mixed with Brezhnev and heads drawn by Wolman, thus defined by the noun associated with them, except that the photos recurred in a changed order and with different words. Once again, Wolman produced this large coloured wall fresco and a black and white version on cheap paper; a book with a tabloid or punk fanzine look about it, quite the opposite of the small edition of 150 of 'L'homme separe.' Keen for the book to be widely distributed, he...

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This book was issued on the awards presentation at Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst, Aachen, on December 11, 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Each page consists of two photographs that are a visual expression of the caption. Most include the facial portrait of Tot. As examples, captions state, "I am glad if I can xerox" and the photograph depicts a xeroxed page that states, "I am glad if I can xerox," while another caption states, "I am glad if I can telegraph," and the photograph depicts a telegram that reads, "I am glad if I can telegraph." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Each page consists of two photographs that are a visual expression of the caption. Most include the facial portrait of Tot. As examples, captions state, "I am glad if I can xerox" and the photograph depicts a xeroxed page that states, "I am glad if I can xerox," while another caption states, "I am glad if I can telegraph," and the photograph depicts a telegram that reads, "I am glad if I can telegraph." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The covers are less stiff than the limited edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Sandlin added an upside down, ink drawing of a tea kettle above his signature. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.