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The poem object by Ennio Pouchard entitled, "Leggere Parole" that is photographically reproduced in this catalogue is held by the Sackner Archive. Mirella Bentivoglio conducted an interview of the four participating artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition dealing mainly with illustrated books was curated by Ralph Jentsch. The essay for this brochure was written by Riva Castleman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This catalogue is described on the back cover as follows: "Artists' books have emerged over the last twenty-five years as one of the most engaging contemporary art forms, addressing subjects from poetry to politics, incorporating a full spectrum of artistic media and bookmaking methods, and taking every conceivable form. Female painters, sculptors, calligraphers, and printmakers have played a primary role in developing this new mode of artistic expression. The Book as Art presents more than one hundred of the finest artists' books culled from the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. These exquisitely crafted objects are certain to provoke unexpected and surprising conclusions about what constitutes a book." In her essay, "The Brightest Heaven of Invention" curator Krystyna Wasserman writes, "Among private collections, The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Achives of Concrete and Visual Poetry in Miami, Florida, has been a source of continual revelation and several...

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The exhibition was curated by Krystyna Wasserman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The exhibition Included Jochen Gerz's "Buchobjekt" which is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Luciano Caruso contributed an introductory essay on Artist Books in Italy. The exhibition was divided into editioned books, book-objects, handwritten unique books, books with declarations, books incorporating unusual materials, and books using signs. 176 Italian book artists were represented in this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition dealt with the genesis of artist books and periodicals as oriented to the book object. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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A photograph of the book by Elisabeth Broel, "Auf der Reise," that is reproduced in this catalogue is held by Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes reproductions of "Forma Lentra (Lumaca)," "Pagina-Finestra," "Monumento," and "Il Cuore" held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition dealing with the visual appearances of bicycles was curated by Giancarlo Pavanello who also wrote a lengthy introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The exhibition, in homage to Ulises Carrion for his promotion of artist's books, was curated and the catalogue edited by Martha Hellion. The books in this exhibition provide a contextural framework to present the theories that Carrion developed throughout the 1970's and 1980's in relation to artist's books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Almost all the book images, one to an author/artist, are accompanied by a brief biography and a personal statement. Timm Ulrichs' book object "Concrete Poetry" is depicted. The Sackner Archive holds one of the 50 copies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition of 83 artist books depicted in color by Italian artists/poets was curated by Franco Spena. Apolloni's book object "Ti amo all'infito" (1999) of a wooden closed suitcase with a painted calligraphic caption is the same as that held by the Sackner Archive with a different caption. Another copy of Elizabetta Gut's "Little Book in a Cage" (1981) that is held by the Sackner Archive is depicted on page 74. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.