Conceptual art
Found in 1024 Collections and/or Records:
The Rubicon of Breath (Documentation) / Clausen, Ted., 1993
The Rubicon of Breath, held by the Sackner Archive is illustrated and described. This work was commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition in Miami Beach, 1992. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Rudimentary Pictures / Gilbert & George., 1999
The Samo Graffiti / Flynt, Henry ; Basquiat JM., 1991
This exhibition documented the photographs of Samo graffiti which appeared in lower Manhatten in 1977-1978. Subsequently it became known that they were the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Al Diaz. The premise of these slogans/poems was that Samo was a brand name drug which provided salvation to those who would take it. This catalogue also mentions that Flynt's work is in the collection of Ruth & Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Six Sides of a Cube / Depew, Wally., 1985
The Snake Scrap Book / Vater, Regina., 1988
Each page depicts photocopied ancient images of snakes with captions supplied by Vater; the book documents a museum installation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Standard Corpus of Present Day English Language Usage arranged by word length and alphabetized within word length 2nd Ed / Ferguson, Gerald., 1978
This book was first published in 1970 and consists of the Brown University Million Word Corpus arranged by word length using selected subjects to give 50,000 words. These words, each page with the same word length, were typed onto stencils by Ferguson and constitute this book. The repetitive typing of a single letter of the alphabet is reminiscent of Nannucci's typings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Third Indulgence / Selenitsch, Alex., 1977
The Water's Breast and ripples / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gunn, Ronald., 1970
This depicts a stone sculpture engraved with the title. The calligraphy of the word "ripples" is formed such that it could also be read "nipples." The verso os rubberstamped indicating that Ronald Gunn holds the copyright - it is not depicted in the Finlay book of Prints 1963-1997. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Well-Shaped Phrase as Art / Smith, Roberta; Weiner L., 2007
This retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art consists mainly of phrases in large letters by Lawrence Weiner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Wild Hawthorn Art Test / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Fidler, Martin., 1977
There it is / Barry, Robert., 1982
Think/Leap/Re-Think/Fall / Acconci, Vito., 1976
This Is Not What It Appears To Be / Olson, Richard., 1984
Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
This is What It Appears To Be / Olson, Richard., 1984
Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
This sentence is in French, 1988
This Sentence is Weightless / George Brecht., 1975
The text of this work reads "This Sentence Is Weightless." The perforated, stencil-like aluminum letters hang vertically from a small scale which registers no weight. The artist plays on the expression "a weighty sentence." A photograph of the object is reproduced in Kunstforum No.37, 1980, p. 40 held by the Sackner Archive." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
This Sentence is Weightless / George Brecht., 1975
The text of this work reads "This Sentence Is Weightless." The perforated, stencil-like aluminum letters hang vertically from a small scale which registers no weight. The artist plays on the expression "a weighty sentence." A photograph of the object is reproduced in Kunstforum No.37, 1980, p. 40 held by the Sackner Archive." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Thought Bubbles / Helmes, Scott ; Ernst, Kathy ; Bennett JM., 2001
John M. Bennett contributed an introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Throwing Muddy Water / Long, Richard., 1984
Thunderbolt Steers All / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1975
This is one of a series of four medallions produced in 1975 with Ron Costley. An accompanying folded sheet on which is printed a critical text by Stephen Bann is stored in the booklet section of Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.