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Onion/Union/Rayon / Ray Johnson; Coco Gordon., 1983

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Identifier: CC-53396-57490

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Scope and Contents

The writings on the dried onion leaves consist of brief phrases, such as 'magic cloth.' The broadside documents the correspondence between Ray Johnson and Coco Gordon on onion skins beginning in 1981. It appears that the handwriting on the onion skins was done by Ray Johnson.Internet: Coco Gordon, born in Genova, lives and works from her NYC loft and her home in the red rocks of Lyons, Colorado. She emigrated to the United States in 1939. An Intermedia artist/ poet/ performer/ papermaker/ publisher of W Space artist book editions, she is also known as SuperSkyWoman. For the 2001 Venice Biennale Coco contributed her Superskywoman dialog "Forget Coming' to the Markers Project on Via Garibaldi and contributed her performance poem "Homage to the butterfly' to the Bunker Poetry Project at the Artiglierie of the Arsenale.13 SuperSkyWoman dialog posters showed at De Garage, Belgium May3-June 23 2002, curated by Luc Fierens. She has participated in the London and the Istanbul Biennales. Coco is featured in two films about Ray Johnson: "How To Draw A Bunny' by Andrew Moore, a Sundance film festival award winner, and "Connections' by Lars Movin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 poem object + poem object + dried onion skins (white paint, handwriting) + broadside (cloth, rolled, silkscreened, grommet, thread, cardboard) in case (unconventionally shaped, leather, silkscreen paper inner covering)) ; 13 x 19 x 3 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

glass case 1 bedroom

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: Reggio Emilia, Italy : Pari & Dispari. Signed by: Coco Gordon (l.r.- inner case). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 42 total copies. 20 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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