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Venus Buddha Box / Al Hansen., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-09885-10081

Scope and Contents

The box is covered with crumpled paper and painted or drawn ink of repeated images of Hansen's Venus of Willendorf which appears to be floating in a sea of foam. The box contains a photograph of Hansen at his front door with a falling mail box. The drawing of a nude Venus is covered with a shaped plywood cutout. The sculpture with gold foil breasts, thigh and stand is made from the plywood cutout. The tape contains Venus Rap broadcast and intermedia poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1992

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 book object + clamshell box (collaged, painted, cardboard) + drawing (graphite) + color photograph + sculpture (wood, gold foil) + tape cassette (sheet, photocopied, folded)) ; box 39 x 27 x 4 cm + photograph 30 x 21 cm + drawing 28 x 24 cm + sculpture 24 x 19 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Cologne, Germany : Edition Art-Matrix. Signed by: Al Hansen (b.c - box); Al Hansen (l.r.- photograph); Al Hansen (l.r.- drawing); Al Hanson (l.r.- label); Al Hansen! (c.- cassette sheet); Al Hansen (b.c.- sculpture verso). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 27 total copies. 5 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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