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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 377 Collections and/or Records:

JAB (The Journal of Artist's Books). No.1 / Johanna Drucker, Brad Freeman, editors ; Smith K ; Phillpot C ; Piper A ; Ehrenberg F ; Edgar Heap of Birds ; Weiner L ; Zelevansky P ; Prince R., 1994

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Identifier: CC-08310-8473
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Brad Freeman reports on "Artist's Books/Book-Like Objects" in his essay in this inaugural issue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Kaldron #19 / curry, jw; Massoudy H; Zenderoudi H; Yoshizawa S; Xenakis C; Sabatier R., 1985

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Identifier: CC-20748-21152
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curry gives a highly favorable review for What #2. "these are not "experimental" works & this is not a magazine of same. these are fully realized accomplishments in the realm of visual language, a realm in which the wallpaper poem & scattered collage proliferate. Kaldron is a tasty antidote to drive away the eyesoreness caused by most magazines of its ilk." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Labor History. No.1/Win / Huth G., 1991

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Identifier: CC-46609-49339
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Geof Huth contributed an essay, "Labor Archives in the University at Albany, State University of New York." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E [Language]. No.2/Apr / Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein, editors ; Barthes R ; Watten B ; Heissenbuttel H ; Watson C ; Friedman E ; Lally M ; Silliman R ; Bernstein C ; Laufer S ; Robson E ; Andrews B ; McCaffery S ; Greenwald T ; MacLow J ; Perelman B ; Baracks B., 1978

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Identifier: CC-45765-47974
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There is an essay in this issue by Barbara Baracks dealing with Jackson MacLow's poetry and by MacLow himself documenting his poetic system. Bruce Andrews writes on the poetry of Ernest Robson as published in "I Only Work Here" and "Transwhichics." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E [Language]. No.4/Aug / Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein, editors ; Zukofsky L ; Davies A ; Tolson M ; Silliman R ; Mottram E ; Mayer P ; Essary L ; Andrews B ; Moholy-Nagy L ; Grenier R ; Johnson R ; Dewdney C., 1978

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Identifier: CC-45783-47992
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In this issue, Peter Mayer contributes an insightful essay on "Poetics of the Alphabet" that deals with letter symbolism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E [Language]. No.6/Dec / Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein, editors ; Stein G ; Davidson M ; Eigner L ; Perelman B ; McCaffery S ; Higgins D ; MacLow J ; Andre C ; Grenier R ; Benjamin W ; Silliman R ; Watson C ; Rasula J ; Barthes R ; Andrews B ; Raworth T ; Bernstein C ; Laufer S., 1978

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Identifier: CC-45784-47994
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The first half of this issue deals with responses by several poets to the meaning of three short selections from Gertrude Stein's "Tender Buttons." Carl Andre responded with a conventional poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Last Ripeness of the Renaissance / Phillips, Tom., 1992

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Identifier: CC-04473-4558
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Tom Phillips reviews "Leonardo da Vinci: The Artist and the Man" by Serge Bramly. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Lesson No.1: Eat Your Mind / Dillard, R.H.W.; Acker K., 1989

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Identifier: CC-14727-15040
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Kathy Acker's book "Empire of the Senseless" is reviewed in this article. This book is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Liebesloch im Quadrat: Die erste Koreanische Konkrete Poesie / Won, Koh., 2001

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Identifier: CC-38019-39905
Scope and Contents The folded sheet is a photocopy on an article from The Korean Times explaining concrete poetry, specifically the works of Koh Won.Wikipedia: This is a Korean name; the family name is Ko.Ko Un is a South Korean poet. His works have been translated and published in more than 15 countries and he has been imprisoned many times. Ko is routinely mentioned as one of the frontrunners for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Korean reporters have camped outside his house ahead of the annual recipient announcement. was born Ko Untae in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province in 1933. He was at Gunsan Middle School when war broke out.The Korean War emotionally and physically traumatized Ko and caused the death of many of his relatives and friends. Ko's hearing suffered from acid that he poured into his ears during an acute crisis in this time and it was further harmed by a police beating in 1979. In 1952, before the war had ended, Ko became a Buddhist monk. After a decade of monastic life, he chose to...
Dates: 2001

Making Art from Bits and Pieces" John Evan's Collages Capture a Neighborhood / Strausbaugh, John; Johnson R; Evans J; Cornell J., 2005

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Identifier: CC-43320-45379
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The author of this article describes the work of Evans as he created notebooks of collages from discarded materials found on the streets of the East Village in New York. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Malcolm Bradbury: Cuts / Anonymous; Phillips T., 1992

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Identifier: CC-26289-26756
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The book was illustrated by Tom Phillips. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Master of Several Arts / Kostelanetz, Richard; Cage J., 1979

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Identifier: CC-07912-8066
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Kostelanetz reviews "Empty Words" and "Writings through Finnegans Wake" by John Cage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Matrix. No.9/Win / Tschichold J., 1989

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Identifier: CC-05782-5891
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This issue includes an extensive commentary on the printer, Robert Gibbings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

M/E/A/N/I/N/G. No.5/May / Susan Bee, Mira Schor, editors ; Bee S ; Danto A ; Schor M ; Bernstein C ; Wolfli A., 1989

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Identifier: CC-28070-29228
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A review of Adolf Wolfli's exhibition and catalogue at the NYU Gray Gallery is included (this show was attended by the Sackners). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Measure-Cut-Stitch / Higgins, Dick; Laxson R., 1989

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Identifier: CC-09384-9570
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Higgins reviews Ruth Laxson's book "Measure-Cut-Stitch," held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989