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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3303 Collections and/or Records:

[Untitled] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Mayer HJ ; Kellein T., 1990

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Identifier: CC-11771-11990
Scope and Contents

Exhibition was curated by Thomas Kellein. Layout design was done by Hansjorg Mayer. The cover depicts a picture poem, "Homage to Modern Art." The catalogue is a retrospective of Finlay's ouevre. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[Untitled] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Scobie S., 1976

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Identifier: CC-11864-12085
Scope and Contents

The critical essay was contributed by the Canadian poet, Stephen Scobie. He states that Finlay is "a Classical artist" in contrast to "a Romantic artist." who attempts to create the artistic world out of an isolated consciousness whereas the Classical artist works within tradition as emphasized by Finlay's Hommage series to other artists. As Scobie indicates, to call Finlay a Classical artist seems paradoxical since his work appears so experimental or inventive but "Classicism" refers to -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

[Untitled] / Friedman, Tom., 2001

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Identifier: CC-37737-39612
Scope and Contents

This book served as the catalogue for the exhibition at the New Museum of Art, New York. One of the works in this catalogue is all the words in the dictionary written on a piece of paper that is placed on the floor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

[Untitled] / Furnival, Astrid ; Furnival, John., 1984

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Identifier: CC-12237-12461
Scope and Contents

This catalog features John Furnival's Fifty-one Towers of Babel and the A-to-Z of Consumerville, works held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

[Untitled] / Gomez, Helios., 1998

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Identifier: CC-39017-40954
Scope and Contents

This catalogue includes reproductions of the revolutionary drawings, books and prints of Gomez. His work spanned the years of the tumoil in Spain, Europe and Russia duing which time he was jailed and exiled. Gomez can be considered a cultural revolutionary for portraying the left-wing world in his artistic legacy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

[Untitled] / Hartmann, Werner., 1988

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Identifier: CC-09447-9634
Scope and Contents

The hieroglyphics that are reproduced in this article are typical of Hartmann's style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

[Untitled] / Kassak, Lajos ; Perneczky G., 1987

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Identifier: CC-31838-33356
Scope and Contents

About one half of this book consists of essays by several contributors that deal with various aspects of Kassak's work and life. The second half depicts reproductions of Kassak's work with Hungarian and English titles. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

[Untitled] / Kentridge, William., 1999

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Identifier: CC-39766-41729
Scope and Contents

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev contributes an in depth interview with the artist. Dan Cameron's essay is titled "A Procession of the Dispossed." J.M. Coetzee focuses o "History of the Main Complaint." Also included are writings by the artist and a chronologyand bibliography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

[Untitled] / La Rocca, Ketty., 1989

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Identifier: CC-06866-6989
Scope and Contents

Ketty La Rocca was born in 1938 and died in 1976. In this catalogue, her work begins as making poesia visiva collages often with political content but then she develops a unique style. This consists of writing on the outlines of traditional black and white photographs and/or tracing the outlines of the photograph onto one piece of translucent paper with calligraphic text and line and onto another piece of translucent paper with lines or shaded lines only. The folded, loose sheet lists the prices of the works in this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

[Untitled] / Lissitzky, El ; Krystina Rubinger, curator ; Karshan D ; Bowlt J., 1976

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Identifier: CC-06940-7063
Scope and Contents

Proun 2 C(acquired in this exhibition), "Wendingen," "For the Voice," and "Of Two Squares" are among the works illustrated in the catalogue that were formally held by the Sackner Archive. This catalogue includes several critical essays by Lissitzky translated into English and German. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

[Untitled] / Mahdaoui, Nja ; Maunick E., 1983

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Identifier: CC-06606-6725
Scope and Contents

Mahdoudi may be the most important contemporary, experimental calligrapher in the Arabic language. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983