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Box 316

 Container

Contains 86 Results:

[Mail Art], 1987

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-24607-25060
Scope and Contents

Includes "Make Something Differently," "The erotic is pleasure seeking its coherence," "Towards a new alphabet," and other photocopied work, including a message from Miekal And.

Dates: 1987

Zaj Is Bigger Than Life, 1968

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-25617-26075
Scope and Contents

Andre superimposed a drawing for a floor sculpture on a graph paper, printed grid. Zaj was a Spanish fluxus-like group of artists/poets. This print is depicted in Encuentro De Pamplona 1972, a catalogue held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Card to Ruth & Marvin Sackner: Poetry Trypoe [Passport] (31Jan87), 1987

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-25620-26078
Scope and Contents

The verso depicts a reproduction of a Camel cigarette pack. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

[Xerox Poems], 1982

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-26046-26508
Scope and Contents

The original typing reproduced on page 21 is held by the Sackner Archive. These poems were not photocopied by Carl Andre. With letter from Jonas Mekas. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

untitled, 1976

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-51209-72297
Scope and Contents

This in one of several rubberstamped prints published as a series by Parisol Press. Andre rubberstamped the number 0220 on the blank paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

A Stonehenge for the Modern Age, 2014

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-58735-10001969
Scope and Contents

This review of the exhibition "Carl Andre: Sculpture as Place, 1958- 2010" at Dia: Beacon is by Holland Cotter. It describes how "Writing poetry was Mr. Andre's initial calling...Even if he had not gone on to art, the poetry would be of interest. And in it, the sculptor-to-be is already evident. Mr. Andre has referred to his poems as 'typewriter drawings' and, in the spirit of Concrete poetry, their shape on the page is crucial to their effect." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2014

Card to Ruth & Marvin [Sackner] (28APR.88), 1988

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-58992-10002182
Scope and Contents

Andre states that Fisccherzunft (Rheinhotel Fischerzunft, Schaffhausen, Switzerland is "a dream of comfort & cuisine. If coin is thrown into the shine there, you can see it fall all the way to the bottom." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Card to Ruth & Marvin [Sackner] (9DEC.88), 1988

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-59055-10002198
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Andre writes that he hopes to "have a chance to thaw out in Florida this winter. How wonderful it would be to pay you a visit & inspect your recent acquisitions." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Card to Ruth & Marvin [Sackner] (24 DEC.88), 1988

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-59056-10002199
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Andre writes "May you & Ruth & all your family enjoy a healthy, happy, & prosperous New Year! PAXETLVX" With respect to Marvin's suggestion about inscribing language on his flat plate sculptures, he wrote the following after the poet "lao Tzu." "The way is for ever nameless. Thiough the uncarved block is small no one in the world dare claim its allegence....only when it is cut are there names. As soon as there are namesine ought to know it is time to stop." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Card to Ruth & Marvin [Sackner] (31 MAY.92), 1992

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-59057-10002200
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Andre explains the text of his Poem on the recto and writes that "Poetry may be said to be breath made visible." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Card to Ruth & Marvin [Sackner] (8 JUN.92), 1992

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-59059-10002202
Scope and Contents

Andre writes his message on the verso of an announcement card for the panel on which the Sackners participated at the Getty Center "Reading & the Arts of the Book." Other panelists were John Hollander, Simon Cutts and Marth Wilson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Card to Ruth & Marvin [Sackner] (10 JUL.93), 1993

 Item — Box: 316
Identifier: CC-59060-10002203
Scope and Contents

Andre reports to the Sackners that an exhibition of all of his remaining poetry, about 800 pages, will open in Paula Cooper's gallery on September10,1993. He writes, "I would consider it a great honor if it would be possible for you to visit the show before the opening date. There simply are no people in North America whose opinion I would value so highly." There is an ornimental ink line drawing om the address portion of the card -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993