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Artist book

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 370 Collections and/or Records:

2 Zasamana, 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-35842-37602
Scope and Contents

The seven folders consist of a drawing by each artist and a sheet of tissue, numbered and rubberstamped with capital letters. Andryczuk's drawings are on the outside of the folded sheet and Scherstjanol's ink drawings are inside with the tissue papers between. The colophon is a collaboration of both artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

4 Letters, 1996

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Baroni, Vittore: [Barcode: 31858072491123]
Identifier: CC-28618-29911
Scope and Contents

Includes drawing of Giovanni Baroni, Vittore's son. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

A Fourth George Book: A User's Guide, 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-42898-44940
Scope and Contents

This rubberstamped book is a negative exposition of Bush's first term Presidency of the United States documented with articles from the news media. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

A Mad Diarist , 1984

 Item — Box 318: [Barcode: 31858072490778]
Identifier: CC-25073-25526
Scope and Contents

This work was submitted to a mail art show,"Homage To A Mad Diarist," curated by John Pyros. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

À Suivre, 1998

 Item — Box 284: [Barcode: 31858073143426]
Identifier: CC-36350-38140
Scope and Contents

The recto of the photograph announces a performance by Blaine at Galerie Donguy, Paris, on December 1, 1998. Some of the photographs are images of store facades with signs that stated "Mode a Suivre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

After the Freud Museum, 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-34497-36194
Scope and Contents

This book was a result of an initial installation in the Freud Museum, London, 1994 called "The Reading Room." Hiller states that "it locates something else which is entirely distinct conceptually." The artist created complex boxes with found objects and texts "orchestrating relationships, and inventing fluid taxonomies, while not excluding [herself] from them...Sequences, patterns, repetitions and gaps structure this book." This is a second edition of this book which coincides with the exhibition of the work at the Tate Modern. The Sackner Archive also contains the 1995 first edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Almost All Lies Are Pocket Size, 1990

 Item — Box 205: [Barcode: 31858072460110]
Identifier: CC-00032-31
Scope and Contents

Colophon is initialled by A.C.S. Rower who did the photography and design, and, by Dion Macellari who did the artwork. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Alphabet Book I, 1979 - 1987

 Item — Box 194: [Barcode: 31858072459641]
Identifier: CC-05776-5885
Scope and Contents

The overlaid pages give a visual almost-surreal image. Four of the overlaid pages have been taken from the book for scanning and inclusion into the Sackners' "Art of Typewriting" book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979 - 1987

Alphabet Mountain, 1989

 Item — Box 55: [Barcode: 31858072538600]
Identifier: CC-09853-10047
Scope and Contents

The images within this book are listed on a separate document. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Alphabetless Book, 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-20439-20836
Scope and Contents

A styrofoam print documents the blind, difficult to read text set in concrete poetic imagery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Anakuklosis, 1982

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CC-37277-39123
Scope and Contents

The book object component of this work was made by Emile-Bernard-Souchiere and the prints and texts by Christian Gabriel Guez-Ricord. The texts are printed and handwritten on papier japon. The prints are also rendered on papier japon. These elements fit into the compartment at the bottom of the base of the book object. This is copy 7 out of an edition size that is based upon orders. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982