Scope and Contents Amazon.com: Carl Andre (born 1935), the American minimalist artist, is perhaps best known for his grid-based floor sculptures but also for large, outdoor public artworks and small sculptures, poetry and installations. Alistair Rider here shows that it is the materials that he uses to make his works that inspire him - from his controversial bricks to all sorts of metals, found wood, even hay bales, Andre is fascinated by what materials make up the world and presents them for contemplation. Andre's early wood sculptures show the influence of Brancusi, who he had met through their mutual friend Hollis Frampton when a student in the early 1950s. Then towards the end of that decade he shared a studio with Frank Stella and their conversations led to rapid development in his work, when he began using a radial saw to shape his sculptures. Between 1960-4 Andre worked as freight brakeman and conductor in New Jersey for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and focused mainly on writing, including his...

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Illustrations that accompany poems are photographs of structures made from paper clips and rubber bands. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing are the Art Guys. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Andrea Dezso takes the leitmotif of her life - an artist caught between civilizations - and gives it to us in crafted form. The entire body of her work, from the drawings and fragments of her journal, to the cut-out silhouettes, to the ceramic figures, to the needlepoint and kitchenware, is the material for a gigantic story: part fairytale, part diary, part chapter of world history. The total picture is so sad, magical, melancholy and hilarious that it couldn't possibly be true. but it is. Morgan Meis contributes a descriptive essay of Dezso's life and work. The Sackner Archive is listed as holding her pieces. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Robert Zend contributed an experimental story "The Key" to this volume. He" emigrated from Hungary to Toronto and became one of Canada's most singular and experimental writers. His works include Zero to One, My Friend Jeronimo, Arbormundi and Beyond Labels. His masterwork, OAB, in two volumes, appeared in 1985, the year he died." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Marge Weber wrote a story illustrated by a page of text and images on a Persian page. She presented it to the Sackners for their 40th anniversary. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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On the back cover and internet, it is stated that she was born in Rio de Janeiro and is a researcher, visual artist and curator. Her interest in net.art / digital literature started in 1997. She believes that one of the good characteristics of globalization is it allows the exchange of national and international artistic experiences. She lives, loves and believes in net.art and digital literature. So that all her work as artist or curator is done for the web, where she has received prizes and participated of important exhibitions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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On the back cover and internet, it is stated that Yrik Max Valentonis is a writer and cartoonist who wanders through the urban landscape seeking out fairy circles. He makes puppets so other people can see his imaginary friends. He steals apples to justify his philosophy. His lovely wife is very good natured and humors him. His son is still young enough to not think him weird but his daughter is old enough to recognize just how weird he really is. Keep track of his activities at www.valentonis.com. Yrik says: "Images and writing have always been linked together in a typographical dance across a design layout. Metaphors bring out the poetry in all types of communication. The unexpected juxtapositions of imagery evoke new metaphors based on the reader's experiences. Images are the stage, words are the costume, language is the song -- then reading is the opera." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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On the back cover, it is stated that Jan Szreniawski creates drawings, paintings, visual poems and collages, he also composes music and takes pictures. He is an author of a collection of tales about dinosaurs and superheroes. The works presented in this chapbook were chosen from three series of artistic creations. Their author likes to take walks as well as to play with other children. He also enjoys reading books and listening to classical music. His favourite composer is Chopin, but he also likes Haydn and Mozart. Jan [about 4 years of age] attends Akademia Malucha kindergarten, famous for its artistic profile. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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On the back cover and internet, it is stated that Jenee Mateer is a photographer and video artist. She holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and she teaches photography and digital media at Towson University in Baltimore MD. Jenee says: "I see my work as a meditation on issues of gender, desire, identity and the complexities of language (communication). Inspired by the philosophy of Wittgenstein and Bachelard, influenced by images from popular culture, art history, advertising and various books on science, number and communication theory, electronics and computers, I search for answers to questions about responsibility, choice, chance, fate and man's place in the chaotic and complex universe." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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On the back cover and internet, it is stated that Nico Vassilakis is a multimedia artist, poet and writer. He was a curator for the Subtext Reading Series in Seattle. His visual poetry videos have been shown at festivals and exhibitions of innovative language arts. Vassilakis' writings have appeared in numerous magazines, including: EOAGH, West Line Coast, Aufgabe, Rampike, Talisman, Thermos and Golden Handcuffs Review. His latest publications are TEXT LOSES TIME, staReduction -- a vispo essay, Disparate Magnets, Protracted Type, a collection of visual poetry, and recently, West of Dodge. Along with Crag Hill, he is currently editing The Last Vispo Anthology 1998-2008. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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On the back cover and internet, it is stated that Since 1972 he dedicates to experimental and visual poetry, using the most diversified techniques and supports. Published 9 poetry books, 3 juvenile books and 6 anthologies of Portuguese and International Visual Poetry. Since 1983 participated in more that 100 International Festivals of Performance and Poetry in Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Holland, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, China, Macao, U.S.A., Hong-Kong, Korea, Turkey and Iceland. Organized several exhibitions of visual poetry and Festivals of Poetry and Performance since 1985. In 2005 he created the "Soneto Ecologico", a sonnet measuring 110 x 36 meters, made with 70 trees. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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assimo Sannelli. Born: 1973, 27th November. I live in Genoa, Italy. I try to follow what I think it's the better way to live. So I'm a writer and an artist; a translator and an actor always working with voice(s). That's all. When I make these visual poems or electronic drawings, I'd like to force my mind to be a better communicator of the inner self. These poems are created by a normal word-processor, in order to be as light as children are. That's all the power I can use, it's not a great one, and I like it. Massimo says: "this IS DONE, and that IS DONE, another thing is TO DO, later: theater, music, art, translations, poetry, performance. i don't know the *direction* of my work(s). the absolute and invisible Work is filled of works: the first is abstract, the others do exist. all is real. the mind quotes itself. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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There are reproductions of nine collages done by Blazek in this book. Most copies have the publisher name stricken out and c/o Abyss stamped in; this is not the case in this copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The original work was a 40" x 40" x 40" construction of glass and paint. Each one of the three photographs depicts a different view. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The original work was a 40" x 40" x 40" construction of glass and paint. Each one of the three photographs depicts a different view. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.