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Artist book (limited edition)

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 124 Collections and/or Records:

12 Pages of Contemplation, 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-04658-4745
Scope and Contents

According to Agius Mailart 2010, this is the 2nd edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

21: Celebrating 21 Years, 2010

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Identifier: CC-52579-73712
Scope and Contents The book celebrates 21 years of the Archetype Press and relates to the legal drinking age of 21. Each page is a typographic recipe for an alcholic beverage. It was produced by undergraduate students at the Art Center College Archetype Press under the direction of Gloria Kondrup. The Sackner copy of the book is the hard cover limited edition version. The other copies are soft cover books. Interview with Gloria Kondrup, Director of Archetype Press in The Dotted Line, official blog of Art Center College of Design: Interviewer: What do you see in the future for Archetype Press? Kondrup: "Unfortunately, the foundry metal type will eventually wear out, become lost or destroyed. But as education continues the digital march forward, the process of letterpress printing will hopefully remain a valuable technology in the study of typography and language, and conventional printing process will continue through the integration photopolymer plates that are digitally created. I see us moving...
Dates: 2010

A Little White Shadow, 2006

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Identifier: CC-55918-9999385
Scope and Contents

The original of this book was published in 1889 by an author whose name was cancelled with white paint by Kuefte. The text is cancelled on each page with solid white paint leaving some words of the text intact to form a new poetry analogous to Tom Phillips' "A Human Document." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

A Little White Shadow, 2006

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Identifier: CC-44916-47088
Scope and Contents

The original of this book was published in 1889 by an author whose name was cancelled with white paint by Kuefte. The text is cancelled on each page with solid white paint leaving some words of the text intact to form a new poetry analogous to Tom Phillips' "A Human Document." Mistakingly filed under Kuefte, Mary. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

About Change (about), 1988

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Identifier: CC-07412-7556
Scope and Contents

Laxson's work combines the visual and the verbal poetically, sensitively and intellectually. She works in the book and print format, and although the pieces are generally small in scale, the power and beauty of the text, line, typography and message combine to create strong, meaningful work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Absolutely Incomprehensible, 1998

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Identifier: CC-43476-45540
Scope and Contents

The pages depict photographs of lips mouthing words when the pages are flipped that are "absolutely incomprehensible." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Anabasi Senza Nome: Poesa Visuale e Libro D'Artiste in Italia, 1997

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Identifier: CC-29320-30681
Scope and Contents

The text deals with historic aspects of artist books, concrete poetry, and visual poetry in Italy during the twentieth century with illustrations from the seveties and eighties. The collage is tipped-in to the page facing the title page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Ancestor Dragon Buddha Bean, 1992

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Identifier: CC-08007-8163
Scope and Contents

Deals with Knowle's theme of the bean. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Around Work Ball, 1999

 Item — Box 338: [Barcode: 31858072491230]
Identifier: CC-36352-38142
Scope and Contents

This collaboration consisted of reproductions of layers of text, handwriting, gauze and block letters printed on green paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

au-dela du declic: film [limited editon], 1968

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Identifier: CC-53651-55958
Scope and Contents

The blank pages in this book are counted as pages. The Sackner Archive also holds the deluxe copy of this work issued in 10 copies in 1965. In addition, there were 500 trade edition copies also publshed in 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Brogliaccio Sive Liber de Broliis, 1996

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Identifier: CC-27680-28768
Scope and Contents

This book is a reprint of a unique artist book done by Caruso in 1977 in Firenze; its pages are uncut. It was published on the occasion of an exhibition by Caruso entitled, "Caso di Giorgione" held in Castelofranco Veneto, Treviso, Italy in 1996. The pages of the book reproduce a written text which appears to be documented on a printed foldout from the front cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

by, 1999

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-33548-35198
Scope and Contents

This book reproduces examples of correspondence between Basinski and Beaulieu, publisher of House Press. Beaulieu also designed the covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Chanskaja Stavka, 1988

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Identifier: CC-27025-27499
Scope and Contents

This book is based upon Velimir Khlebnikov's "Chanskaja Stavka," the title for a magic and fictional world. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Che/Loro, 1997

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Identifier: CC-30539-31968
Scope and Contents

This book is dedicated to the memories of politically murdered Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and Jorge 'Loro' Vazquez Viana. Each page can be separated and placed in a grid to reveal the completed image of these two men. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Chimaeren, 1994

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Identifier: CC-16102-16445
Scope and Contents

This is a manuscript in progress. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994