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[Match Covers], 1984

 Item — Box: 177
Identifier: CC-43214-45272

Scope and Contents

Barbara Kruger's sets of matches are printed in black & white with messages as follows: "you are an experiment in TERROR, Your comfort is my silence, Surveillance is your busywork, We have received orders not to move, Your manias become science, Charisma is the perfume of your gods, and You construct intricate rictuals which allow you to touch the skin of other men." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1984

Creator

Extent

2 items (2 poem objects) : 7 match covers (paper, matches) in [ziploc bag] ; 5 x 5 x 1 cm and 5 x 4 x 1 cm (match covers)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Original Sackner Archive Location

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Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

General: Title provided by cataloger or by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: New York : Barbara Kruger. Nationality of creator: American. Copies: Number of duplicates: 2.

Processing Information

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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