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Raphael Rubinstein contributes an in depth essay "Fahlstrom Afresh" reexamining Oyvind Fahlstrom's timely art in the first U.S. retrospective in 20 years. Marcia E. Vetrocq writes abour the work of Alighiero Boetti in "Rules of the Game." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition of artists' bookplates commemorates the 25th anniversay of Printworks. Susan Barron contributed a bookplate for the Biblical Moses and Claire Van Vliet one for Rachel Carson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Review of exhibition "Pictures to be read/Poetry to be seen". -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes Fahlstrom's manifesto for concrete poetry (1953). *WEB 1998: Sharon Avery-Fahlstrom Executrix, Estate of Oyvind Fahlstrom commented that the principal contributor to this catalogue was Oyvind Fahlstrom. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue is almost identical to the one published for the Modern Museet exhibition except that the text is written in French. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue was in the collection of Jan van der Marck, director of the MOCA and curator of the exhibition. He wrote in the introduction, "What characterizes the majority of works in this exhibition is their complex permutation of words and images. The resulting visual language tends towards poetic rather than communicative functions." Van der Marck also wrote the biographies of the artists. The Sackner Archive also holds the archive for the limited edition box with contributions from the artists that was assembled for this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Amazon.com: "Öyvind Fahlstrom (1928-76), the Brazilian-born Swedish multi-artist, is one of the mid-twentieth century's most intriguing cultural figures. His work, as profoundly political as it is aesthetic, spans two tumultuous decades in the avant-garde world and comprises concrete poetry (his own innovation), manifestos, plays, multiple prints, installations, sound poems, sculpture, and even architecture. Initially poorly received in Sweden and little appreciated in the English-speaking world, Fahlstrom is now increasingly recognized as an important figure in the world of art, with his work"”especially his witty collages and interactive "games," his photomontages and mini-installations"”being shown around the globe. The first study to give this major twentieth-century artist his due, this book serves as both an informative and entertaining introduction to Öyvind Fahlstrom and a valuable critical analysis of some of his most important works. The five works Bessa focuses on are...

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Sharon Avery-Fahlstrom curated this exhiibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.