Scope and Contents This publication was produced as a reference for an exhibition on artist books held at the Nigel Greenwood Gallery. In an introductory essay, Celant analyzes the artist book through the movements of conceptual art, happenings, arte povera, minimal art, and lays particular emphasis on the bookworks of Joseph Kosuth. 6 Decades Books: "Book as Artwork 1960/1972 was the first catalogue devoted to the then new medium of the artist's book and it remains a canonical reference (though one that, due to its scarcity, is not as well known as it should be). This publication started as an article and a list of about 80 artists' books which appeared in 1970 in the first issue of the Italian magazine Arte. Not long after it was translated and published in Interfunktionen. Then in 1972 the Nigel Greenwood Gallery in London mounted an exhibition of artists' books and issued a catalogue with an updated text by Celant and a greatly expanded bibliography (now nearly 300 titles) jointly compiled by...

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This is the third voume in the series published based on the collection of the Dieter Roth Foundation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition was curated by Betty Bright. Pages of Timothy Ely's unique book, "The Open Hand Discovers," which was lent to the exhibition by the Sackner Archive are reproduced. Henrik Drescher's book, "Too Much Bliss," a work also held by the Sackner Archive was depicted on the cover of the catalog. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book was published on the occasion of the two-part exhibition "Dieter Roth - Unique Editions" at Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art and Josee Bienvenu Gallery in New York. It was edited and written by Dirk Dobke. Includes a reproduction of Idea 1960, a work held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The letter is an invitation from Ingleby gallery for an exhibition andn reception for Ian Hamilton Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Buzz Spector interviews the collector Ira Wool who describes how Dieter Roth influenced him in acquiring artists' books. A chronology of publications from 1961 to 1982 about artists' books is presented by Barbara Tannenbaum. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In the principal essay, "My Eye is a Mouth," the curator Felicitas Thun states that the work of Dieter Roth forms the core of his self conception and of his principle of art. "Through constant self-reference the artist gives the presence of his own existence precedence over his work...Roth confronts dialogue and communications with a massive collection of items and flood of images...[He is] an artist who orients himself along the basic precepts and rules of an avant-garde, which attempts the radical task of transforming the self, his own reality, into a work and thus defends itself against institutionalisation." Most of the works in this exhibition are held by the Austrian Ludwig collection. The Sackner Archive holds several works depicted in this catalogue including "Buch AB 1973 and Roth's verlag books among others. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book was edited by Dirk Dobke who contributed a introductory essay. It contains reproductions of the 524 prints made by Dieter Roth between 1947 and 1998 when he died. The works display his "inventive manuipulation of the various stages in the print making process, achieving remarkable editions in which not one print is identical." The print of this deluxe edition is "A Bunch of Flowers 3" which is also depicted on page 319. An exposition of the various printmaking techniques employed by Roth is described in the introduction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Skuber's drawing "Nachtschatten," which is depicted in this catalog, was subsequently acquired by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Illustrated or listed in the catalog and held by the Sackner Archive are "Picadilly Square" by Roth, "News Mews, Pews" by Ruscha, "Book" by Samaras, "Girl on a Chair" by Segal, "General Dynamic F.U.N." by Paolozzi and "Andy Warhol's Index Book." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Estra Milman assisted in producing the catalogue and exhibition. This book reproduces a section of Friedman's diary of rubber stampings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is the first volume in a series of three on the work of Roth. It is divided into four sections. The first consists of Laslo Glozer's essay " Leaving to Depart - Dieter Roth: the nomad in His Time" links the artist's life and art. Part two shows the progression of Roth's unique pieces from 1950 to 1998. In part three, curator Dirk Dobke focuses on Roth's friendship and collaboration with Phillip Buse and part four contains the catalogue of the Dieter Roth Foundation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Anecdotes about Roth in this catalogue were provided by Ira Wool, Roth's major American collector. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.