Consists of an anthology of the works by 12 Czechoslovakian concrete poets from the sixties and seventies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the first edition of this text by the authors of "The Medium is the Massage." It brings together all forms of conflict, political, racial, and religious, into meaningful perspective. It offers ideas and an understanding essential to the "electric age." The ideas presented in this book seem to forecast the information age and even the advent of the Internet. The text is combined with multiple black and white images and includes many relevant quotations in the margins from James Joyce's "Finnagan's Wake." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book does not include any of Kempton's signature typewriter glyphs. The theme deals mainly with preservation of the environment. This edition is one of 25 copies handbound and signed by Kempton for individuals who helped to support its publication. The Sackners were among that group and are so mentioned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The prior published essays in this book, edited by Ian Hamilton Finlay's son, present a comprehensive survey of his father's poetry and art, from 1958 to 1995. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Amazon.com: Wording the Silent Art collects Barbara Caruso's essays on the contemporary art scene, including controversial issues like the National Gallery's purchase of Barnett Newman's Voice of Fire and the recent transformation of public galleries from institutions of preservation to places of pop entertainment and the effect this has on art. She also writes with elegance and verve on the subject of her own painting, on painting practice, and on how to look at visual art. Her generous and wise advice to a young painter is worth the price of this book alone. Caruso's is a unitary, clear, communicating voice, and she brings to the reader a marvellous and accessible vision of the essential nature of art in our lives. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This publication which was edited by Zdenek Felix and Pia Simig was published on the occasion of Finlay's exhibition entitled Works - Pure and Political at Diechtorhallen, Hamburg Germany in 1995. Includes photographs b&w of Finlay's sculptural works, documentation on their significance, and a listing of his collaborators. Archival material forming the basis for several of these works is held by the Sackner Archive, e.g., Max Plank Institute, Stuttgart (1972). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

There is a brief, very informative abstract in English at the beginning of the book. The book is divided into three chapters, viz., 1) Evolution of visual poetry to the 20th century, 2) Contemporary visual poetry of the 20th century, and 3) Evolution of Ukrainian visual poetry in a world context. A photograph of Soroka flanked by Dick Higgins and Marvin Sackner taken at the EyeRhymes visual conference at Edmonton, Canada 1997 is reproduced. Marvin Sackner is characterized as "the owner of the biggest archive of visual poetry."The book depicts more than 20 examples in the Old Ukrainian language and 49 examples in many national literatures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Contains an essay by Vittore Baroni, "Towards the Heart of the Machine: Copy Art Today" and another on "Mohammed elogio per un vampiro." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book is a selection of critical essays about art and poetry written between 1958 and 2000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book documents Claus' language drawings from 1959-1989 in the first section. It includes texts by Claus and others such as Gerhard Wolf, the owner of the Janus Press, and Dieter Mahlow. Claus also writes about his involvement with Kaballa and Communism. He quotes Gershom Scholem from his book on Judaica 1963. Several of his drawings of this period incorporated Hebrew texts. The next section deals with the text of "Aggregat K." This work was first published in 1987 in 50 copies and is reproduced in an accompanying volume in 1500 copies. The text includes a letter from Claus to Nela and Alain Arias-Misson, a critical essay by Gerhard Wolf, Claus' notes on the project, and correspondence between Claus and Wolf. The third section deals with the background of "Versuchsgebiet K" and includes comments by Wolf. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.