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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

Entwine / Claire, Paula ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 2000

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Identifier: CC-42925-44968
Scope and Contents

These prints are based upon a typing done in 1993 which were photocopied onto a transparent sheet of paper and then laid over the original in five different ways creating five works "with dense patterns and moire effects." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Font. No.119 / Ondrej Kafka, editor ; Toman-Tylova B ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 2012

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Identifier: CC-54905-990324
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Barbora Toman Tylova who visited the Sackner Archive in 2011 contributed an illustrated essay dealing with her experience with the books held by the Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

[Gift to the Museum of Modern Art] / Sackner, Marvin; Sackner, Ruth., 1993

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Identifier: CC-02646-2689
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Includes Clive Phillpot's letter of thanks, wall listing, and two installation views of the exhibition "Artists Magazines" from the Sackner gift to the MoMA Library. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Interviews / Seelig, Adam ; Mancini, Donato ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 2009

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Identifier: CC-50704-71778
Scope and Contents

This was first printed in West Coast Line No.60 Winter Volume 42, 4: 24-35. Mancini mentions that he printed "Wheatabixy" for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Japan: The Art of the Book, Past And Present / Ito M ; Matsutani ; Niikuni S ; Takahashi S ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1986

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Identifier: CC-37347-39199
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive lent one book by Ito, one book by Matsutani, one book by Niikuni, and four books by Takahashi to this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Lecture for Bob Cobbing's Exhibition "Make Perhaps this Out Sense Of Can You" / Sackner, Ruth; Abess M; Sackner MA; Goldsmith K; Traister D; O'Sullivan M; Cheek C; Bernstein C; Joris P; Celan P., 2007

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Identifier: CC-48182-69206
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Ruth Sackner delivered this lecture at the opening of Bob Cobbing's Exhibition "Make Perhaps this Out Sense Of Can You." It focused on the relation of Mathew Abess, the curator of the exhibition and the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Letterismia/manipulointia "kirjain ja kuva maalauksen valineena" 1960- ja 90-luku / Ruutsalo, Eino ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1997

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Identifier: CC-32159-33703
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The catalogue depicts photographic reproductions of the following prints that are held by the Ruth & Marvin Sackner Collection USA: 1) Dag Hammarskjold 1967, 2) Pumainen 1967, 3) Vanha pohjpiirustus 1967, and 4) Venaiainen monologi 1967. Ruutsalo died in 2001. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Make Perhaps this Out Sense Of Can You / Cobbing, Bob ; Abess M ; Traister D ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 2007

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Identifier: CC-48181-69205
Scope and Contents

This catalogue was published for the exhibition of works of Bob Cobbing selected from the Sackner Archive. The curator, Matthew Abess, SAS '08, was an intern in the Archive during the summer of 2006 when he researched the material for this exhibition. In addition to writing an in-depth catalogue essay, Matthew Abess organized recorded sound poetry readings on multiple head phones in the gallery, and planned a seminar with cris cheek and Maggie O'Sullivan at the Writers House. This is the second printing of the catalogue with the pages evenly printed throughout. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Make Perhaps this Out Sense Of Can You [Varient] / Cobbing, Bob ; Abess M ; Traister D ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 2007

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Identifier: CC-47381-68378
Scope and Contents

This catalogue was published for the exhibition of works of Bob Cobbing selected from the Sackner Archive. The curator, Matthew Abess, SAS '08, was an intern in the Archive during the summer of 2006 when he researched the material for this exhibition. In addition to writing an in-depth catalogue essay, Matthew Abess organized recorded sound poetry readings on multiple head phones in the gallery, and planned a seminar with cris cheek and Maggie O'Sullivan at the Writers House. Since the printing was faded in various parts of sentences on the last pages, Marvin Sackner pointed out that this should be considered a varient and was reminiscent of Cobbing's photoduplicator books. The catalogue was subsequently reprinted appropriately. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Matsushima Ya: 36 Views of a Poem by Basho for Kieko and Morgan Gibson / Young, Karl; Basho; Sackner MA; Sackner RK., 1988

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Identifier: CC-38327-40224
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This work is a Young's modification of a Haiku by Basho that can be transilliterated: Matsushima Ya - A A Matshusima Ya - Matsushima Ya. Matshusima is a small archipelago in northern Japan, Ya is one of the abstract, hieretic words used in Haiku according to complex rules, and A (pronounced Ah) is an aparently universal, spontaneous exclamation used as commonly in contemporary America as it was in 17th century Japan. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Nuove Scritture / Sackner MA ; Sackner RK ; Fagone V ; Vaccari F ; Zanchetti G ; Pignotti L ; Carrega U ; Voce L ; Isgro E ; Hapkemeyer A ; Antonucci E ; Accame F ; Agnetti V ; Andre C ; Apollinaire G ; Arakawa ; Arias-Misson A ; Arnheim R ; Aubertin B ; Baj E ; Balestrini N ; Ball H ; Balla G ; Ballerini L ; Bandini M ; Baroni V ; Baruchello GF ; Belloli C ; Bense M ; Bentivoglio M ; Beuys J ; Binga T ; Blaine J ; Blank I ; Boetti A ; Boltanski C ; Bonito-Oliva A ; Bory JF ; Botta M ; Bowler B ; Brecht G ; Brindisi R ; Brown B ; Brus G ; Bugatti C ; Burroughs WS ; Cage J ; Calvino I ; Carra C ; Carrega U ; Carroll L ; Caruso L ; Catlin G ; Cavallina M ; Chiari G ; Chopin H ; Claus CF ; Clausen T ; Cobbing B ; Conz F ; Corner P ; Costa C ; Costa Cl ; Crozier R ; Damen H ; Danon B ; DeCampos A ; DeCampos H ; DeVree P ; Debord G ; DellaGrazia P ; Depero F ; DiBello B ; Diacono M ; DiDonato J ; Diacono M ; Duchamp M ; Dupont A ; Fabra V ; Fagone V ; Fedi F ; Fencott PC ; Ferrari V ; Ferri G ; Filliou R ; Finlay IH ; Finotti C ; Fontana L ; Francescotti M ; Francescotti R ; Friedman K ; Furnival J ; Gappmayr H ; Garnier P ; Gelmetti V ; Gini G ; Gins M ; Groh K ; Gut E ; Hansen A ; Heartfeld J ; Heidegger M ; Heidsieck B ; Hendricks G ; Herbert G ; Higgins D ; Hirschman J ; Houedard DS ; Hubaut J ; Huth G ; Isgro E ; Johns J ; Jones J ; curry jw ; Knizak M ; Knowles A ; Kolar J ; Kostelanetz R ; Kosuth J ; Kundera M ; LaRocca K ; Landi L ; Lemaitre M ; Lora-Totino A ; MacLow J ; Maciunas G ; Mallarme S ; Mallock WH ; Manzoni P ; Marcucci L ; Marinetti FT ; Martini SM ; Miccini E ; Miglietta E ; Minarelli E ; Mon F ; Moorman C ; Mucci E ; Munari B ; Mussio M ; Nannucci M ; Novak L ; Oberto A ; Oberto M ; Olbrich JO ; Paik NJ ; Palacios F ; Parmiggiani C ; Patchen K ; Perfetti M ; Phillips T ; Pignatari D ; Presser E ; Ray M ; Sarenco ; Schwarz A ; Severini G ; Skuber B ; Spatola A ; Spoerri D ; Tola L ; Vaccari F ; Valoch J ; Ben ; Villa E ; Vostell W ; Williams E ; Xerra W., 2005

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Identifier: CC-44569-46722
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This symposium was subtitled "Ricerche verbovisuali delle seconde avanguardie tra atttualita e tradizione and presented at the Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto. Ruth and Marvin Sackner were invited to this symposium at MART where Marvin presented "The Collector as Performer." The lecture was translated into Italian by Maria Francescotti. A photograph of the Sackners appears on page 224. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Obsessions: Collectors and Their Passions / Calloway, Stephen ; Sorrell, Katherine ; von Schaewen, Deidi ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK ; Wolfson M jr ; Margolis M., 2004

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Identifier: CC-43135-45190
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The Sackner Archive is described and photographed in the final chapter of the book. The Sackners are also mentioned on the flyleaf of the dust jacket. The duplicate copy is accompanied by a letter from Deidi Von Schwaewen, the photographer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Plain Talk / Smith, William Jay ; Minsky R ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1988

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Identifier: CC-39502-41459
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Book is dedicated to Ruth and Marvin Sackner. The bookbinding was made by Richard Minsky who also treated the paper of the book with Wei T'o spray for neutralizing against acids as explained on the cover text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Plain Talk / Smith, William Jay ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1988

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Identifier: CC-39462-41418
Scope and Contents

The book is dedicated to Ruth and Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Plain Talk / Smith, William Jay ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1988

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Identifier: CC-39503-41460
Scope and Contents

The book is dedicated to Ruth and Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Poems 1972-1997, 1997

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Identifier: CC-29941-31332
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This is one of 25 signed and numbered copies. The remaining 25 copies in the run were unsigned. In the introduction, Helmes writes "In the late 70's I met Ruth and Marvin Sackner and Richard Kostelanetz. They, along with Karl Kempton and Kay Arndt, have been critical supporters of my work for which I am continually grateful." This book consists of a varied selection of Helmes' poems, reproduced from rubberstamping, line stencilling and letraset collaging. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Report of a Journey / Pignatari, Decio; Sackner RK; Sackner MA., 1993

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Identifier: CC-04665-4752
Scope and Contents

Pignatari mentions experiences of Miami visit and the encounter with the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Rune 6: Figures of Speech / Kempton, Karl ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 1993

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Identifier: CC-08047-8207
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This is a page from the manuscript dedicated to Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Kempton used a Panasonic electronic typewriter to produce the typewritings that he called glyphs. It was not published until 1993 by Runaway Press but then in a reduced size. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Folkestad, Jennifer ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA., 2002

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Identifier: CC-39489-41445
Scope and Contents

This publication was a senior project by the author for the OSU Department of Industrial, Interior and Visual Communication. It was prepared as a study for designing an area in a potential future space for special collections in the rare book library. Included are reproductions of "The Altered Page" and "Networking" catalogues of exhibitions from the Sackner Archive, a history of the Archive, photographs and an illustrated article by Tom Austin. Also included is a detailed research section on concrete poetry. A portion of the book concerns the design of a library space for the Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002