Bank of Fun / Baroni, Vittore, editor ; Ciani, Piermario, editor ; Angelo L ; Baroni V ; Bates K ; Ciani P ; Cohen R ; Dogfish ; Echaurren P ; Mancusi T ; Wood R., 2003
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Scope and Contents
One of the publisher's names, FUN, stands for Funtastic United Nations. The banknotes are fake currencies issued by made-up countries. The book documents the history of artists' currencies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2003
Creator
- Baroni, Vittore, 1956- (Person)
- Ciani, Piermario, 1951-2006 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + 21 sheets (offset, fake currency) + 3 cards (22 pages)) ; 11.7 x 16.3 cm (book) + 7.1 x 14.1 cm (sheet)
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: Bertiolo, Italy : AAA Edizioni; FUN. Signed by: vittore [baroni] (l.r.- card verso). Inscription: Dear Marvin: here's a set of FUN banknotes we just printed (and used in performance at the opening of the Venice Biennial. Nationality of creator: Italian. General: About 400 total copies. About 286 number copy. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
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