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Artist book (mass produced)

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

A Hundred Years of : LEX FLEX, 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41358-43341
Scope and Contents

Part 1 is subtitled "Innocence, Elegance, Riches & Rags" and traces historical events from 1903 (Wilbur and Orville Wright fly an airplane at Kitty Hawk) to the 50's. Part 2 is subtlitled "Wars, rights & ego-echo." Part III is "Cyber Self & the Ether/Other." Brad Freeman was responsible for the digital prepress and offset printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Amateur Bout, 1989

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Identifier: CC-23149-23587
Scope and Contents

This is a facsimile edition of one of the artist's sketchbooks. It was edited and designed for publication by Gerald Malanga. Mention is made of asbestos and nicotine in one of the poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Atelier des Grames: Les Xueyeteterret ou les Boules de tnarapculnaej, 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-31595-33093
Scope and Contents

The theme of this book is balls and the eyes. The text is densely printed in the shape of a circle or the four corner perimeter of a circle. The wood block prints depict images of small human figures with handwriting. This book is one of a series entitled, Collection Grames-Ecriture. The prints and cover were made by Emile Bernard Souchiere. Stored in Parant box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Beseechers, 2000

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-40988-42967
Scope and Contents

This book consist of the scores five single or multiple sound/performance poems with notes on the poems in a section at the end of the book. The poems are highly graphic in nature and are intended as a guide to the performer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Chronographie Terrestre: La Suite, 2008

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Identifier: CC-49629-70681
Scope and Contents

The text accompanying the images is written in mixtures of German, English, and French without punctuation and paragraph separations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

Chronographie Terrestre (Work in Progress), 2002

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Identifier: CC-40990-42969
Scope and Contents

The text accompanying the images is written in mixtures of German, English, and French without punctuation and paragraph separations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Eleven Poems, 1974

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Identifier: CC-26881-27353
Scope and Contents

The typed carbon drawing entitled, "Conquest Display" that was once held by the Sackner Archive is depicted in this catalogue. The poem "Flange Blade" (1966) [24.5 x 14 cm] that is depicted in this book was autioned for $114,343 in Chistie's London in 2012. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Espahor Ledet Ko Uluner!, 1973

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Identifier: CC-15061-15378
Scope and Contents

The text has the appearance of a novel but none of the words are intelligible. On the last page, there are two lines of calligraphic markings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

From Hearsay, 2012

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Identifier: CC-58433-10001651
Scope and Contents

Evru is the name takened by Zush in 2001 whose birthname was Alberta Porta. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

History of the/my World, 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-16235-16580
Scope and Contents

This book was critically reviewed by Marjorie Perloff in Harvard Library Bulletin Vol.3 No.2, 1992, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. This is the trade edition of the book that was first printed in a limited edition of 70 copies in 1990. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

[HO + GO]2 = It, 1986

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Identifier: CC-37436-39289
Scope and Contents

This book is Laxson's view of the impact of a nuclear explosion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Ketty La Rocca, 1975

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Identifier: CC-37421-39274
Scope and Contents

The photographic portion of this book is reprinted from a book first published by Centro DI in Florence, Italy in 1971. The translucent paper, printed pages inserts with writing and abstract markings are new to this edition. The photographs depict realistic intertwined hands and arms from single or multiple subjects usually captioned in Italian and English with a brief phase or poem. There are two translucent paper overlays tracing each one of the photographic images. The top one traces the outlines of the photograph with line and calligraphic text and the bottom one with shading and calligraphic text. Ketty La Rocca was born in 1938 and died in 1976, one year after the book was published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

L'Amiral des Mots 2nd Edition, 2001

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Identifier: CC-50253-71320
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of a book that was first illustrated by Monaco. It is stored with the Berman publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

L'Amiral des Mots / Aroneanu, Pierre ; Monaco, Gerard., 1989

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Identifier: CC-50099-71160
Scope and Contents

This is the first edition of a book illustrated by Monaco that was subsequently illustrated by Laurent Berman in its revised edition. It is stored with the Berman publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Les Adventures de Pinpin: Clom en Stock, 2008

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Identifier: CC-49255-70297
Scope and Contents

The drawing added to this book depicts a red rabbit reading a book with hieroglyphics in the speech bubble. The comic strip format consists of colored photographs with and without speech bubbles documenting Hubaut's monochrome performance events. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008