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.

Hubaut draws a Rube Goldberg type machine (for the Cyberpink sculpture in Toulouse?) on the verso of a postcard that has Hubaut, Dupuy and Dreyfus seated on a sofa on its verso. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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.

The inner flap of the dust jacket reads, "William Kentridge's drawing-based works, encompassing animated films, theatre and opera productions, present a uniquely evocative, emblematic view of the state of South Africa today...from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings to traces of apartheid's violence in the landscape around Johannesburg. Kentridge's animated films are patiently built up from series of single drawings, incorporating erasure as well as the addition of lines and forms; a week's drawing can give rise to just forty seconds of animation. Socio-political traumas such as apartheid are narrated through his haunting imagery." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Mentions that Hoffmeister (1902-1973) fled from Czechoslovakia in 1939 to USA and after WWII became Ambassador to France from 1948-1951 and subsequently Professor of Art at the Prague Art Academy. His work overlaps the border of Art and spreads into cartoon, advertising and related fields. "He was the first artist to use typography as a total compositional medium regardless of the meaning of the actual words, concentrating on the purely visual image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Exhibition originated from Archive Sohm. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The photographic image is that of a small flat bronze sculpture. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The manuscripts provide examples of Che Qianzi's concrete poetry along with English translation of five of the pages. These poems are among the few in Chinese in the Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Pages 220-222 depict "Red Shift" (1967-1984) in which all the objects within a room are painted red except for the white walls and ceilings. This is reminiscent of Joel Hubaut's collages and poster monochromes (several held by the Sackner Archive). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue includes an interview between Verdi and Miccini on poesia visiva. The catalogue originated from the Archivo Internazionale di Poesia Visiva. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Review of the complete run of the periodical Octovo; this run is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dennis Cooper provided an interview of Pettibon and Robert Storr contributed a survey of the artist's work titled "You Are What You Read." Ulrich Loock focuses on a single work "Vavoom" in his essay. The catalogue also includes a section on Pettibon's writings and a chronology of his work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The photographs show the banner depicting the Sackners standing on an open book as part of an installation in mid-town Miami during the Basel art fair. Several prominent Miami collectors were painted on banners in a circus side show setting. Sanchez Calderon said that the city was transformed into an art circus when Basel took place, and that inspired his theme. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.