This booklet consists of philosophical statements. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this drawing, the expression of the title is overwritten repetitively in varied colors to create a dense, barely legible image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book consists of an amusing listing of phrases that might be spoken during sexual intercourse accompanied by surrealistic erotic images. First published in Paris in French in 1998 by Editions Hoebeke. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The pages of this book are laid out with a date or brief, useless news item at the top and a seemingly unrelated aphorism at the bottom with blank space in between. The aphorisms (which McCaffery calls condensed ruins) "audaciously assert, assiduously penetrate and generally cast thought around key terms of book, writing, philosophy and living." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The black toothbrush is printed "Keep smiling (Ben)" in the artist's characteristic, white calligraphy. The box also adds "embrasse moi (Ben)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The black toothbrush is printed "Keep smiling (Ben)" in the artist's characteristic, white calligraphy. The box also adds "embrasse moi (Ben)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The recto of this piece is a listing in two columns, Italian and English, of aphorisms beginning with "poetry is...." The verso continues the listing at its top with the last line reading, "poetry is this." Below this line is an enlarged black and white photographic grid of six pictures of the same attack dog. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text reads, "La revolution devrait faire pour le peuple ce que le Cubisme a fair pour le couteau, la fourchette et la cuillere." The Sackner Archive also holds a print with the same text. This card has a similar layout to the print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text reads, "La revolution devrait faire pour le peuple ce que le Cubisme a fair pour le couteau, la fourchette et la cuillere." The Sackner Archive also holds a print with the same text but the layout in this card differs from the print and the other card with the same title. Here the text is linear and brown ink on tan paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The texts printed here are reproductions of original drawings for the inscriptions on stone sarcophagi in the exhibition. The book is also part of a videotape presentation with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The texts printed here are reproductions of original drawings for the inscriptions on stone sarcophagi in the exhibition. The book is also part of a videotape presentation with the same title, the combination also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is designated as Ecart postcards No.17. It consists of the title printed in white on a black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This admonishment in Italian by the Saint-Just Vigilantes means in English, "Abandon every hope to you that enter!" It refers to the Strathclyde tax collectors with whom Finlay had a major dispute. This print appeared in two versions, printed in red and in black; this version is printed in black; the other version in red is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This admonishment in Italian by the Saint-Just Vigilantes means in English, "Abandon every hope to you that enter!" It refers to the Strathclyde tax collectors with whom Finlay had a major dispute. This print appeared in two versions, printed in red and in black; this version is printed in red; the other version in black is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.