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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 234 Collections and/or Records:

Radical Artifice: Writing Poetry in the Age of Media, 1991

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Identifier: CC-04787-4878
Scope and Contents

Perloff demonstrates that contempory experimental poetry is highly influenced by the media of television, sound bytes and billboards. Taking an historical approach, she notes that the speech base is no longer the common speech of Yeats and Eliot but the personal utterance of the poet. She cites Charles Olsen in his manifesto "Projective Verse" (1950) who stated that "breath allows all the speech-force of language back in (speech is the solid of verse, is the secret of a poem's energy) p.34. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Raoul Hausmann, 1994

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Identifier: CC-29936-31327
Scope and Contents

This catalogue doocuments the first major retrospective of Hausmann's work for the exhibition that was shown in the three countries in which Hausmann lived, France, Germany and Spain (Ibiza). Several scholary essays are included in the catalogue tracing his early years as a Dadaist, collages and photomontages, the photographic works, sound poetry, abstract paintings and later Dada works. Chistopher Phillips essay, "In the Chaotic Cave of the Mouth," describes Hausmann's sound poems, which are considered "among the most difficult and perplexing" of this "recondite genre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Res Publica: The Public Works 1968-1999, 1999

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Identifier: CC-34554-36253
Scope and Contents

Although Gerz began as a visual poet, his later work dealt often with the events of the Holocaust. Gerz's public works frequently took the form of interviews and participation of the viewer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Seashells, 1971

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Finlay, Ian Hamilton: [Barcode: 31858072491461]
Identifier: CC-11863-12084
Scope and Contents

The essay written by Stephen Bann on the back inside folder explains the metaphor of grouping designs of hulls of sailing ships like sea shells in a display case. Proctor is a ship designer and Costley the artist who made this print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Selected Ponds, 1975

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Identifier: CC-12007-12230
Scope and Contents

The photographs of the sculpture in Finlay's garden were made by Dave Patterson. Two brief introductory essays by Bernard Lassus and Stephen Bann are included in the first four pages. The remainder of this book consists of photographs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Selections, 2012

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Identifier: CC-58434-10001652
Scope and Contents Harriet Staff reviewed the book in Poetry News November 28, 2012: Ian Hamilton Finlay's new book, Selections (UC Press 2012), edited with an introduction by Alec Finlay, has been reviewed over at Booktryst. Alastair Johnston writes of Finlay's later-life recognition, noting that "[a]mong the most fatal accolades one can achieve is to be called "greatest living' anything." What follows is his poetic work in biographical context, down to the garden art (the post also includes great photos of Finlay's early books and ephemera; and links to other concrete poets and related resources): This new book compacts much of his writing into one volume. His early poems are mostly negligible, but the odd memorable line occurs ("The dancers inherit the party"-- also the title of his first book of poems). Glasgow Beasts is a charming series of childlike verses written in broad Gleskae dialect. (Finlay's early battles with the dole come off like an episode of Rab C Nesbit.)In 1963, Finlay began to...
Dates: 2012

Shakespeare & The Rigidniks: a study of cerebral dysfuncton, 2006

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Identifier: CC-47058-49797
Scope and Contents

This book summarizes the theories about who was Shakespeare. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Souvenirs: 100 postcards by Ian Hamilton Finlay, 2000

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Identifier: CC-58544-10001768
Scope and Contents

All the cards depicted in this book are held by the Sackner Archive. Futher, about five times more cards by Finlay are held by the Sacknsr Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Sprache ist fuer wahr ein Koerper, 1978

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Identifier: CC-39601-41560
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive holds "Exploding Galaxy," "Lotterie Romane," "E835," and "Geschutztes Messer," works that are depicted in photographic reproductions in this catalogue. There is also a listing and description of the objects made by Schauffelen 1966-1976. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Stati d'Animo Disegnati , 1991

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Identifier: CC-02344-2384
Scope and Contents

This is a reprint of the book first published in 1923. Luciano Caruso provides a critical essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Station Mir: Multimedia Interactive Research, 1998

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Identifier: CC-31259-32729
Scope and Contents

This book documents performances and exhibitions of Station Mir. This was was a multimedia research and creative laboratory, created by David Dronet and Stephano Zanini in 1994, which enabled artists and technicians to develop personal research projects. Joel Hubaut added drawings to this catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Stommeln Synagogue, 1997

 Item — Box 317: [Barcode: 31858072490844]
Identifier: CC-29743-31120
Scope and Contents

The concrete poem on the title page reads, "The void enclosed by the squares of three four and five." The poem is also reproduced on the back cover in a different shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997