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Lettrisme

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:

FIAG 86 (4th Festival Internacional de l'Avant-Garde) / Amarger M ; Devaux F ; Sabatier R ; Isou I., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-11291-11507
Scope and Contents

The theme of this festival was avant-garde film and audio-visual works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Isos et Era / Devaux, Frederique ; Broutin GP., 1991

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Identifier: CC-15201-15522
Scope and Contents

The pages of this book were printed on Arches paper. There are 13 copies and two artists proofs. Broutin contributed an introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Jeu de Cartes Hypergraphiques / Devaux, Frederique; Isou I; Sabatier R; Hachette M; Satie A; Poyet F; Broutin GP; Roehmer W; Dupont A; Amarger M; Caraven V; Devaux F; Poyet F., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-14567-14878
Scope and Contents

Each stylized playing card depicts a photographic portrait of a lettrist artist with varied lettrist symbols and/or calligraphic styles that are printed directly on the photograph. These are associated with the visual works of the specific artists. Some markings are also directly painted onto the photographs. For some artists, the letters of their names appear as negative spaces on the photographs. Isidore Isou contributed an introduction to this work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

La Meca-Esthetique Lettriste / Broutin, Gerard-Philippe, editor ; Sabatier, Roland, editor ; Devaux F ; Isou I ; Sabatier R ; Satie A ; Hachette M ; Poyet F ; Broutin GP ; Roehmer W ; Amarger M ; Caraven V ; Pourtales M ; Seaman D ; Gillard JP ; James C., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-33499-35148
Scope and Contents

This book includes an introductory essay by Frederique Devaux and photographic illustrations of Lettrist works from 1963 (Isou) through 1997 (James and Gillard). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

La Valse des Voyelles / Devaux, Frederique., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-15258-15580
Scope and Contents

The text relates to description of paintings without visual information. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Laurent R. / Devaux, Frederique; Sabatier R., 1988

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Identifier: CC-15898-16231
Scope and Contents

Roland Sabatier contributed a critical essay, "Commonplaces and Tautology in the Photographs of Frederique Devaux." The first seven copies of this book contain a drawing and the signed photographs, the next 10 copies only the photograph. There are two artist proofs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Le Silence du Machines / Devaux, Frederique., 1984

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Identifier: CC-16017-16358
Scope and Contents

Exhibited in Visualog 2. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Les Femmes Lettristes et la Creation (Deluxe Edition) / Devaux, Frederique., 1990

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Identifier: CC-15280-15602
Scope and Contents

The text is a transcription of a conference given by Devaux in Glasgow, Scotland. This is the deluxe edition because of the painted front and back covers by Devaux. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Letterism: The Continuing Avant-Garde / Isou I ; Satie A ; Sabatier R ; Devaux F ; Broutin GP., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-06819-6940
Scope and Contents

In one copy, there is a letter enclosed from Scott Helmes to the Sackners mentioning that he didn't get to see much of the show because the gallery didn't open on time. There is also a newspaper clipping of a review by Alan Artner, the art critic of the Chicago Tribune. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Mort-Aux-Rat / Devaux, Frederique., 1983

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Identifier: CC-14591-14903
Scope and Contents

Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Mouvement Lettriste, Le: Micheline Hachette (1938-1993). No.27/Mar / Frederique Devaux, Michel Amarger, editors ; Isou I ; Brau JL ; Sabatier R ; Broutin GP., 1993

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Identifier: CC-06388-6505
Scope and Contents

This issue is dedicated to Micheline Hachette who died prior to its publication. This issue includes mean polemics against unnamed individuals who left the Lettrist group and their ideals. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993