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box 116

Bellucci, Toni

Carved Glyphs on Two Halves of a Tree Branch
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Carved Glyphs on Two Halves of a Tree Branch
s.l. : s.n., 1979
Wood branch piece slit lengthwise and carved on the two facing halves with wedge shaped (cuneiform-like) designs, suggesting a primitive book.
Dimensions: 13 x 3.3 cm (as one piece)
box 126

Bentivoglio, Mirella

Piove
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Piove
s.l. : s.n., undated
Two clear plastic sheets, one of which has been printed with two alternating rows of the word "piove," repeated seven and six times on each respectively, followed by quotation (ditto) marks below each word, creating a total of 13 columns of marks that cascade down from each word to the base. The artist's last name is hand-etched on the bottom right of the same piece. The second piece is clear. The two pieces fit snuggly into a clear plastic base that holds them up like a plaque.
Dimensions: 33 x .3 x 18 cm (plastic sheet); 3.4 x 3.5 x 19 cm (plastic base); 35.6 x 19 cm (entire object)
box 122

Berge, Roland van den

Our Friendly Boomerang
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Our Friendly Boomerang
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Two sets of playing cards in a plastic box printed with the familiar suits (hearts, clubs, diamonds, spades) on the recto over which have been imposed blue silhouette images of bomb-like objects. The versos of one set show black-and-white photographs of artistic events employing the same bomb-like images (e.g. one features Picasso's Guernica as a background). Three of the cards describe the artistic events and provide some further explanations. The second set is wrapped in plastic and appears to be blank on the verso.
Dimensions: 9.3 x 2 x 12.3 cm (boxed)
box 122

Berner, Jeff

Fluxbook
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Fluxbook
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Fluxbook
s.l. : s.n., 1967
Plastic box with a paper label attached to the top featuring a line drawing of a child reading a large book entitled: "FLUXBOOK BY JEFF BERNER." The inside has been lined with two back-to-back pages from the Bible (St. John 4,5, and 11 respectively) that are fixed to the box by a thin layer of amber resin.
Dimensions: 9 x 1 x 12 cm
box 122

Berreur, Edouard

Ballet Signal: Roman Hypergrafik
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Ballet Signal: Roman Hypergrafik
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Clay cylinder around which is rolled a tan paper scroll printed with decorated geometric stick figures and other repeating forms in red, terracotta, yellowish orange, and black, and occasionally typed with French notations, annotated, and stamped with rubber stamps of letters from the alphabet.
Dimensions: ca. 12.5 x 6.5 cm (rolled)
 

Part 4 (Beuys-Bradshaw)

 

Beuys, Joseph

box 124

Beuys, Joseph

Enterprise
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Enterprise
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Enterprise
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1973
Zinc box with label affixed to exterior front that reads, "Joseph Beuys / Enterprise, 18.11.72, 18:5:16 Urh / Photo Michael Ruetz / Auflage 24 Stuck Nr. 13 / Edition Hundertmark." On interior bottom of box is glued a small vintage camera; a round piece of felt covers the camera lens. On interior lid is glued a photo of Beuys and his family watching the original Star Trek television series.
Dimensions: 40 x 30 x 15.5 cm
box 126

Beuys, Joseph

Intuition
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Intuition
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Intuition
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
Wooden box with two horizontal lines drawn in pencil across the upper one-third of the box interior. The word "Intuition" is written in cursive above the lines. Verso signed and dated "Beuys 68." Label on verso reads, "Early Beuys Multiple 1968/ Vice-Versand editions."
Dimensions: 30 x 21 x 6 cm
box 122

Beuys, Joseph

Holzpostkarte
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Holzpostkarte
Heidelberg, Germany : Edition Staeck, 1974
2 copies; Joseph Beuys multiples, no. 99
Wood block with postcard markings printed on the recto: "Joseph Beuys, holzpostkarte, copy. + vertrieb: edition staeck 69 heidelberg 1, postkarte," signed in pencil by the artist on the verso.
Dimensions: 10.2 x 3.2 x 14.7 cm
box 122

Beuys, Joseph

Honey is Flowing in All Directions
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Honey is Flowing in All Directions
Heidelberg, Germany : Edition Staeck, 1974
Joseph Beuys multiples, no. 100
Silkscreen on a postcard made of yellow polyvinyl chloride. The following words are written in cursive on the recto: "Honey is flowing in all directions."
Dimensions: 10.5 x 15 cm
box 122

Beuys, Joseph

Magnetische Postkarte
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Magnetische Postkarte
Heidelberg, Germany : Edition Staeck, 1975
Joseph Beuys multiples, no. 138
Cardboard box with title of work and publisher printed on top. Inside is iron sheet embossed with the words "Magnetischer abfall" with magnetised "haupstrom" disk attached to it. Signed by the artist on recto.
Dimensions: 10.5 x 14.8 cm
box 122

Beuys, Joseph

Noiseless Blackboard Eraser
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Noiseless Blackboard Eraser
New York : Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1974
Joseph Beuys multiples, no. 93
Felt blackboard raser [sic] with printed manufacturer's label adhered to the back. The title of the piece is stamped on top of label, signed by the artist. Issued in an edition of 550.
Dimensions: 5 x 13 x 2.5 cm
box 287*

Beuys, Joseph

So kann die Parteiendiktatur überwunden werden (How the Dictatorship of the Parties Can Be Overcome)
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So kann die Parteiendiktatur überwunden werden (How the Dictatorship of the Parties Can Be Overcome)
s.l. : s.n., 1971
Joseph Beuys multiples, no. 39
box 125

Böhmler, Claus

Kunstlichtbildbox
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Kunstlichtbildbox
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Kunstlichtbildbox
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Kunstlichtbildbox
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1974
Pasteboard box with slip of paper affixed to box lid on which is printed the title, imprint, series, and date, though the date (1973) differs from the publication date of piece. Inside is placket of enlarging paper (Revue BS 1 "W"), a flashlight in its cardboard box (Daimon Focus), two electric batteries (Daimon Baby 1, 5 V No. 257), a pocket mirror, instructions for three photo projects (one folded sheet stapled into a folder), and one photoprint as example. Version of instruction sheet is signed and dated in pencil: "Böhmler 74." Stamped in purple ink is the following: "Arbeitsblatt 35 für Licht-u. Ton-Bildner vo Böhmler ("35" in pencil).
Dimensions: 44.5 x 34 x 9 cm
box 127

Bradshaw, Dove

(A)Muse: Homage to William Anastasi
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(A)Muse: Homage to William Anastasi
s.l. : s.n., 1979
Black leatherette case containing a pair of old, wire-rimmed spectacles that have been modified with the addition of black and white photographs, fixed behind the lenses, depicting the wire sidepieces that fall normally behind the lenses when folded. The backs of these photographs are labeled with the typed words: "A MUSE, Dove Bradshaw, Homage to William Anastasi; photographs, glasses, 1979, 2023," respectively.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 16 x 2 cm (case)
 

Part 5 (Brecht)

 

Brecht, George

box 127

Brecht, George

Ball Puzzle
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Ball Puzzle
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Ball Puzzle
New York : Fluxus, 1965
Plastic box with exterior label covering the top. Printed in a variety of fonts is the following: "Games and puzzles by George Brecht / Fluxus CL." The box contains a metal ball and the following score: "Ball puzzle / Observe the ball rolling uphill."
Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 3 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Bead Puzzle
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Bead Puzzle
New York : Fluxus, 1965
Unlabelled wooden box containing wooden, cork, and rubber beads on a string, and a piece of paper on which is written the following score: "Bead puzzle / Cut cord so that beads do not separate. / Find another solution. / Repeat, beyond farthest solution. / G. Brecht."
Dimensions: 15.5 x 25.5 x 4 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Bead Puzzle and Inclined Plane Puzzle
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Bead Puzzle and Inclined Plane Puzzle
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Bead Puzzle and Inclined Plane Puzzle
New York : Fluxus, 1965
Plastic box with exterior label covering the top. Printed in a variety of fonts is the following: "Games and puzzles by George Brecht / Fluxus CL." The box contains beads and the following two scores: "Bead puzzle / Arrange the beads so that they are the same. / Arrange the beads so that they are different." "Inclined plane puzzle / Place ball on inclined surface. / Observe the ball rolling uphill."
Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 2 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Closed on Mondays: A Fluxgame
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Closed on Mondays: A Fluxgame
New York: Fluxus, 1969
Black plastic box containing adhesive material that secures the box in a permanently closed position. Adhered to the lid is a black and white photograph of five young people in front of two large double doors. The title of the piece appears as part of the graffiti on the doors: "Closed on / Mondays / a flux game / by / George / Brecht."
Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 1.7 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Deck
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Deck
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Deck
New York : Fluxus, 1965
White plastic box with label covering the top. Printed on the label in various fonts is the following: "DECK / by / george / BRecHT / A FLUXGAME. Inside the box are 64 playing cards. On the recto of each card is a different image (a lightbulb, a dancer, etc.) printed in black on a white background; on the verso is an image of hair printed in black and white.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 9.4 x 2.3 cm
Note: two copies, one of which lacks cards.
box 129

Brecht, George

[Framed collage/manuscript]
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[Framed collage/manuscript]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Collage on paper, encased between two pieces of glass in a silver wood frame, featuring a series of images cut from magazines (the words "BAZAR de L'AUTOMOBILE," an egg in a cup, a woman with a Brahms long playing phonograph record standing next to a bed, a knot, a brush, a crossword puzzle, stamped letters/words: "NO L?" "YOU JUST N&VER QUITE NO" and manuscript notations (e.g. "contribution to the science of penology," "department of lovely differences," "department of reflections," "Will she go to bed with her Brahms (Sam Brahms, who serves coffee and croissants at the café on the corner)," etc.), seven colored hearts.
Dimensions: 62.8 x 14.3 cm (framed)
box 127

Brecht, George

[Framed letter]
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[Framed letter]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Fragments from a full-color magazine layout depicting parts of a woman's body wearing a white bra, red panties, and hosiery around a black-and-white image of a model posing in a plain black dress. The image is overlaid with lenghty typed-written paragraphs making references such as: "McLuhan is a superficial bore . . . Dada is a Dadabore," etc., signed "George."
Dimensions: 24.6 x 24.6 cm (framed)
box 127

Brecht, George

[Framed letter/collage to Emmett Williams]
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[Framed letter/collage to Emmett Williams]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Collage on paper, encased between two pieces of glass in a silver wood frame, featuring a manuscript letter signed "George" and cutouts from newspaper comics, visible on the recto and/or verso.
Dimensions: 29.4 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
box 126

Brecht, George

Games & Puzzles: Valoche
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Games & Puzzles: Valoche
[New York?] : Fluxus, [ca. early 1970?]
Clear plastic box with exterior label on which is printed in various fonts the following: "Games & puzzles by George Brecht / Fluxus CL." Inside the box are 18 compartments in which there are 25 objects, such as a golf ball, a ping-pong ball, a marble egg, a yo-yo, dominoes, etc.
Dimensions: 22.7 x 33.3 x 5.8 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Games & Puzzles: Name Kit ('Spell Your Name')
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Games & Puzzles: Name Kit ('Spell Your Name')
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Games & Puzzles: Name Kit ("Spell Your Name")
New York : Fluxus, 1965
Clear plastic box with a label covering the top. Printed on the label in various fonts is the following: "Games & Puzzles by George Brecht / fluxus CL." Box interior is divided into seven compartments containing game pieces, printing type and a score which reads as follows: "Name kit / Spell your name."
Dimensions: 10.5 x 12 x 3 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

A Question or More
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A Question or More
New York : Fluxus, [ca. 1967-70?]
Three white plastic boxes are positioned vertically with enough space between them to allow each lid to open. Box 1 has 16 loose wooden alphabet game pieces that can be arranged in any manner. Box 2 contains the same number and type of game pieces, but they are spray-painted white, causing them to adhere together. A label on the interior lid of Box 2 reads as follows: "A question or more / by George Brecht." Box 3 is empty.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.8 x 3.4 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Sonnensalz: From the Anthology of Misunderstandings
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Sonnensalz: From the Anthology of Misunderstandings
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1969
Box of brand name salt (Sonnen Salz) with a label adhered to the top; the label reads as follows: "From the anthology of misunderstandings: 31 III 69 Went today to get beer and things at A. Heyduck, Barbarossaplatz, Düsseldorf / After getting the sausages, the woman said something I didn't understand, and I answered: 'Das ist alles, glaub' ich.' This is the box she gave me. George Brecht." Bottom label has on it a German translation of the top label. Initialled by the artist in blue ink on the top label.
Dimensions: 14 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Stamp Out Stamping
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Stamp Out Stamping
s.l. : s.n., undated
Gray wood rubber stamp with a green plastic handle labeled: "STAMP OUT STAMPING." The stamp sits on a blue index card, the unlined side of which has been written in ink: "George Brecht's Stamp," both in cursive and block letters. (Note: the piece of transparent tape that holds the stamp to the card in the photograph is lacking.)
Dimensions: 7.8 x 10.7 cm
See Box 68A for inked impression of this stamp.
Box 130A

Brecht, George

This Sentence is Weightless
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This Sentence is Weightless
s.l : s.n., ca. 1960s
Twenty-four metal [steel?] letter stencils vertically joined together with key rings to form the words: "THIS SENTENCE IS WEIGHTLESS." A metal hanging weight scale accompanies the piece.
Dimensions: 237 x 7 cm
box 126

Brecht, George

Universal Machine II
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Universal Machine II
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Universal Machine II
s.l. : Fluxus, 1976
Hinged wood box with a label attached to the lid featuring a line illustration of a toy box around which are printed the words: "UNIVERSAL MACHINE II 1976, COPY NO. A FLUX EDITION BY GEORGE BRECHT." Pinned to the inside of the lid is a sheet with a score of 19 instruction-like intellectual concepts written in a whimsical, albeit serious-minded way. The bottom is lined with a printed sheet containing line illustrations of many disparate objects and figures. Lying loose over this, but contained behind clear plastic, are 28 small objects: golf tee, cork, feather, nuts, light bulb, shells, spring, mirror, balls, pearl, tools, pebble, plastic and glass tubes and other objects.
Dimensions: 28.1 x 4 x 28.1 cm (box); 11 x 8.5 cm (label)
box 128

Brecht, George

Valoche 1959-1975: A Flux Travel Aid
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Valoche 1959-1975: A Flux Travel Aid
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Valoche 1959-1975: A Flux Travel Aid
New York : Fluxus, ca. 1975
Wooden box with label on exterior lid that reads as follows: "Valoche 1959-1975 / A flux travel aid / by George Brecht." Box contains assorted objects, including balls, rocks, game pieces, yo-yos, and noise makers.
Dimensions: 21 x 36.7 x 10.6 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Water Yam
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Water Yam
New York : Fluxus, 1963
Cardboard box with exterior label covering the top and extending down both sides. Label reads: "Water yam / arranged by George Brecht / Fluxus no. CS." Box contains 73 scores printed on card stock of various sizes.
Dimensions: 15 x 17.3 x 4.6 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Water Yam
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Water Yam
New York : Fluxus, 1963
Wood and masonite box. Exterior label on top of box reads: "Water yam / arranged by George Brecht / Fluxus no. C." Box contains 79 scores printed on various sizes of card stock.
Dimensions: 24.3 x 22.5 x 4.7 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Water Yam
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Water Yam
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Water Yam
New York : Fluxus, 1963
Wooden box with label on exterior lid that reads: "Water yam / arranged by George Brecht / Fluxus C." Box contains 91 scores printed on various sizes and colors of card stock. Cloud Scissors included.
Dimensions: 15.7 x 17.8 x 3.5 cm
box 127

Brecht, George

Water Yam
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Water Yam
Surbiton, Surrey, England : Parrot Impressions, 1972
Cardboard box with title and artist's name printed in black on exterior lid, label reads: WATER YAM / george brecht. Inside the box a paper envelope contains 99 scores printed on various sizes and colors of card stock.
Dimensions: 22.1 x 21.2 x 3.6 cm
 

Part 6 (Brus-Buczak)

box 132

Brus, Günter

Die Neue Dekadenz
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Die Neue Dekadenz
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Die Neue Dekadenz
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1972
Cardboard box with three copies of a halftone color photograph mounted on exterior lid and signed and dated by the artist in colored pencils. Box contains one drawing in a wooden frame entitled "PreBluttstampter."
Dimensions: 42 x 31 x 1.2 cm
 

Buczak, Brian

box 131

Buczak, Brian

Eskimos, Indians, Arabs, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese
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Eskimos, Indians, Arabs, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese
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Eskimos, Indians, Arabs, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese
s.l. : Money for Food Press, 1980
no. 15/35
Hand-made book with a glossy white card stock cover, printed on the spine in green ink with the title and artist's name. A construction of feathers, string, and trimmed paper is attached to and protrudes out from the cover. Inside the pages depict black and white line illustrations of the subjects listed by the title. Inside the cover is information denoting the printing (by The Money For Food Press) in March 1980, an edition of 200, 35 of which are bound, specially boxed, and signed by the artist. Piece is numbered and signed by the artist on the last two pages and outside box.
Dimensions: 15.5 x 13 x 13 cm (box)
box 130

Buczak, Brian

Menu for Fluxdinner
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Menu for Fluxdinner
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Small magnifying glass in an open cardboard box. The box is printed in black, white, and yellow with these words: "HI-POWER MAGNIFYING GLASS, PERFECT FOR SMALL PRINT OR EXAMINING SMALL OBJECTS..... STRONG CLEAR LENS GROUND AND POLISHED STURDY METAL FRAME HONG KONG." The magnifying lens itself contains a layer of plastic printed in small black type announcing a dinner invitation and menu. The whole piece is within an envelope (letterhead: FRIENDS OF THE CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY) with this pencil annotation: "the Menu for Fluxus dinner in Ear Inn 1983 done by John Hendrix, everybody who was invited, got such piece."
Dimensions: 14.5 x 6.5 x 1.4 cm (box)
 

Part 7 (Burg-Celender)

box 130

Burg, Sonja van der

USA-me.moi.reis-84
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USA-me.moi.reis-84
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USA-me.moi.reis-84
s.l. : s.n., 1984
no. 32/70
"SENIOR SERVICE" cigarette box, painted over with colored paints that modify the original label to read "N SERVICE," overlaid with a label rubber-stamped with the words: "USA-me.moi.reis-84." The box contains a small assemblage of illustrated, photocopied papers and painted cardboard pieces recalling the events of a trip in the form of a memoir.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 8.5 x 1.7 cm
box 130

Burghardt, Ursula

Schnürbecher: Tied-Up Mug
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Schnürbecher: Tied-Up Mug
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1969
Black handled tin cup cut with a slit down one side, drilled with two rows of holes along both sides of the slit, all threaded and tied with a black shoelace. A label attached to the bottom is annotated in pencil with the title in German and English ("tied up mug"), the artist's name and numbered 29.
Dimensions: 8 x 8.5 cm
box 133-135

Cage, John and Calvin Sumsion

Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel
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Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Silkscreen on Plexiglas. Possibly Plexigram III.
box 130

Callard, Andrea

[Plastic container with printed insert]
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[Plastic container with printed insert]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Clear plastic capsule containing a fragment of an illustration of animals printed over with this text: "Urban life is a construction of the human mind - primary life force experience is frequently limited to weather, hunger, sex and weeds. Sense information is often pre-ordered by this environment." The artist's name and address is printed on the verso.
Dimensions: ca. 5 x 5 cm
box 131

Carrega, Ugo

Glass Poem
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Glass Poem
s.l. : s.n., undated
Clear pane of glass painted with small abstract forms and the words in Italian of the title in red arranged on it.
Dimensions: 17 x 17 cm
box 136

Caruso, Luciano and Emanuele Mennitti Paraito

Concerto Tattile
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Concerto Tattile
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Concerto Tattile
s.l. : s.n., 1982
no. 10/30
Dark brown cardboard box with white glossy card label attached to the top, printed with this title: "LUCIANO CARUSO, E. MENNITTI PARAITO: CONCERTO TATTILE, poesia oggetto, Firenze 1981; Autoedizione, Firenze marzo 1982" and annotated "10/30." Two paper pieces inside. One is a card stock folder (34.1 x 24.6 cm) with program information printed on the cover, a sample of the invitation to the program attached to the back, and inside two black-and-white photographs and a four page printed piece entitled: "IL TATTILISMO: MANIFESTO FUTURISTA." The second is a folded piece of standard sheet music (32.4 x 23.6 cm) with annotations on the cover ("Luciano Caruso - E. Mennitti Paraito: Concerto Tattile/poesia oggetto") and pieces of masking tape, black ribbon, and a round patch of black foam rubber glued to the otherwise blank inside.
Dimensions: 36 x 3.1 x 26 cm
box 137

Castro, Lourdes

[Bedsheet with sewn nude woman]
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[Bedsheet with sewn nude woman]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Off-white fabric sheet on which a light blue thread is embroidered in a simple rope stitch, forming the outline of a life-sized, reclining nude woman. Adjacent to it is the mailer used to send the sheet from artist's home in Paris, France to "Madame Jean Brown" in Tyringham, Massachusetts, with attendant postage and customs stamps and markings (postmarked 1981).
Dimensions: ca. 281.5 x 232 cm
box 138

Cavellini, Guglielmo Achille

[Decal suit]
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[Decal suit]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Man's medium size (38-40) cotton/acrylic full-length undergarment, thoroughly covered on the outside with overlaid self-adhesive round decals (10 cm in diameter) in tri-colors green, white, and red, printed with the words: "CAVELLINI, 1914-2014: VENEZIA-PALAZZO-DUCALE/7 SETTEMBRE-27 OTTOBRE."
Dimensions: ca. 125 x 1.5 x 74 cm
 

Celender, Don

box 130

Celender, Don

Artball
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Artball
s.l. : s.n., 1971
Cardboard box with a detachable lid printed in red, white, and blue with the title: "ARTBALL, c. 1971 DON CELENDER." Box contains a set of printed cards depicting known artists mocked up as baseball players (baseball cards overlaid with photographs of artist faces) on the recto, and on the verso details or reproductions from the artists' work. Set A contains 19 cards [1 lacking?], set B contains 20 cards; 39 different images in all. Note: two copies, sets A & B.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 1.5 cm
box 130

Celender, Don

Artball Playing Cards
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Artball Playing Cards
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Cardboard box with a flip-top lid, printed in red, white, and blue with the title: "ARTBALL PLAYING CARDS, c. DON CELENDER '72." Box contains a set of 54 standard playing cards (all four suits plus two jokers) printed with depictions of known artists mocked up as football players (football player images overlaid with photographs of artist faces) on the recto, and on the verso a blue graphic design with the words: "Art Ball."
Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm
box 130

Celender, Don

Holy Holy Art Cards
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Holy Holy Art Cards
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1972
Cardboard box with a detachable lid printed in red and white with the title: "HOLY HOLY ART CARDS, Fancy assorted Christmas selection, c. DON CELENDER." Box contains a set of 50 printed cards depicting known artists mocked up as religious icons (votive image cards overlaid with photographs of artist faces) on the recto, and on the verso quotations touching on the intersections of art and religion. A typical quote is: "I try to create the silence of an icon. That's what I'm after: the meditative icons of the twentieth century."
Dimensions: 11 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm
 

Part 8 (Cheek-Colby)

box 130

Cheek, Chris (?)

Winding Hello
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Winding Hello
s.l. : s.n., undated
Oversized steel nail wrapped with magnetic (audio) tape and red yarn. Attached to the yarn is a small, folded white card rubber-stamped with the title of the piece. Item is contained in a Jean Brown Archive letterhead envelope.
Dimensions: 15 x 1.2 cm
box 130

Chick, John

Fluxfood
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Fluxfood
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Fluxfood
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Clear plastic box with a sectioned interior the top of which has a printed label attached depicting a black and white photograph of a place setting overlaid with the words: "FLUX FOOD by JOHN CHICK." Inside the box has seven compartments, each containing samples of tree debris: acorn, seeds, fungi, bark, etc.
Dimensions: 9 x 12 x 2.7 cm
box 130

Chopin, Henri

Portrait of Franco
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Portrait of Franco
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Portrait of Franco
s.l. : Edition Hundertmark, 1975
Small holly leaf signed and dated by the artist, encased inside a solid, clear plastic block. There is a label on the bottom (side) printed with the words: "Henri Chopin, "Portrait of Franco" Edition Hundertmark, signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 2.4 cm
box 130

Christo

[Package]
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[Package]
s.l. : s.n., 1965
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid that contains an artificial flower wrapped in plastic and string, and a small white card with the name "CHRISTO" printed on it.
Dimensions: 13 x 18 x cm (box)
box 131

Cleveland, Buster

[Color photocopy of arm with Dada tatoo]
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[Color photocopy of arm with Dada tatoo]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Framed art consisting of a photocopy in blurry, muted colors of a male forearm and hand clutching some material. The forearm has a tattoo of a red heart labeled with the word "DADA." Item is annotated with a dedication to Jean Butler, encased in a plastic sheet, and framed in a prefabricated Plexiglas frame.
Dimensions: 36 x 28.5 x 3.5 cm (framed)
box 130

Coach House Press

£1,000,000
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£1,000,000
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1977
Silver cardboard box with a flip-top lid, embossed with this text: "£1, 000, 000." Box contains two reprints on buff paper of reviews of the posthumous publication of Wyndham Lewis' Mrs. Dukes' Million (Toronto: Coach House Press, 1977, written ca. 1908).
Dimensions: 4.5 x 18 x 2 cm
box 130

Coke, Jack

Find the End: A Fluxgame
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Find the End: A Fluxgame
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Find the End: A Fluxgame
s.l. : s.n., undated
White plastic box with a printed label attached to the lid depicting a black and white photograph of a tangle of rope overlaid with the words: "FIND THE END A FLUXGAME BY JACK COKE'S FARMER'S CO-OP." Inside there is a tangle of string with several ends.
Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 1.3 cm
box 131

Colby, Sas

Untitled [Letter to Christo]
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Untitled [Letter to Christo]
s.l. : s.n., 1980
Block of foam covered in black satin with words stitched in red ("Christo, Howard St., NY, 10013"), cloth labels (return address for Colby, "FIRST CLASS MAIL"), stamped with four US stamps, and tied with yellow string, the whole of which resembles a mailed letter.
Dimensions: ca. 13 x 21 x 3.5 cm
 

Part 9 (Colo-Cox)

box 130

Colo, Papo

American Apart Art
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American Apart Art
s.l. : s.n., undated
Small Manila paper envelope containing several loose kernels of corn and pepper corns. The recto of the envelope addressed to Peter Frank, The Village Voice (New York), from COLO, New York, [i.e. Papo Colo], with a cancelled stamp. The verso is rubber stamped with the words: "AMERICAN APART ART."
Dimensions: 8.8 x 16.5 cm
 

Copp, Fletcher

box 131

Copp, Fletcher

Painted Woodpile: Dispersal Piece #1
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Painted Woodpile: Dispersal Piece #1
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Wood fragment, partially painted with pink, red, yellow, green, and other primary colors, with a wire-attached label typed with these words: "PAINTED WOODPILE ACCORD, NY, Fletcher Copp 1972, Dispersal Piece #12" on the verso, a color snapshot-type photograph of a woodpile on the recto.
Dimensions: ca. 29 x 10 cm
box 131

Copp, Fletcher

Painted Woodpile: Dispersal Piece #12
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Painted Woodpile: Dispersal Piece #12
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Wood fragment, partially painted with pink and red paint, with a wire-attached label typed with these words: "PAINTED WOODPILE, Fletcher Copp, Accord 1972, Dispersal Piece #1" on the verso, a color snapshot-type photograph of a woodpile on the recto.
Dimensions: ca. 17 x 3 cm
box 131

Copp, Fletcher

Greetings from Little Italy, NYC
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Greetings from Little Italy, NYC
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Pink plastic toothbrush attached to a tube of manufactured (Products Marguerite) anchovy paste. A card label attached to it with string is inscribed: "GREETINGS FROM LITTLE ITALY, NYC, '72," on the recto, and "F. Copp [& address]" on the verso.
Dimensions: ca. 16 x 4 cm
 

Coracle Press

box 130

Coracle Press

[Plastic stick]
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[Plastic stick]
London : Coracle Press, 1980
no. 11/25
Flat ivory stick, similar to a bone-folding tool, printed on the upper part of one side with a small black illustration of a face with a hat. Item is encased in a transparent sleeve.
Dimensions: 18 x 2 cm
box 141

Coracle Press

Schaufelbagger und Muldenkipper/Painting and Sculpture late June until late August 1983
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Schaufelbagger und Muldenkipper/Painting and Sculpture late June until late August 1983
London : Coracle Press, 1983
Exhibition announcement with vivid yellow plastic toy shovel with a triangular piece of fine sand paper glued to its inside blade (providing the appearance of loose sand) to which a cardboard label is attached with string. The label is printed on both sides: "Schaufelbagger und Muldenkipper/ Painting and Sculpture, late June until late August, 1983, Coracle Press, 233 Camberwell New Road, London SE5," on the recto. The verso is printed: "New work by Ed Allington, Glynn Banks, John Bevis, John Coleman, Bill Culbert, Stephen Duncalf, Martin Fidler, Tony Hayward, Wolfgang Koethe, Colin Sackett, Richard Wentworth, /Excavator and Tipper-truck." The stamped mailer envelope from England is preserved along with the objects.
Dimensions: ca. 25.5 x 8.3 x 4.5 cm
Note: two copies.
box 130

Coracle Press / Simon Cutts

Mr. G. White, of Messrs. Green & White
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Mr. G. White, of Messrs. Green & White
London : Coracle Press, 1980s?
no. 10/36
White cardboard box with a detachable lid on which a label is attached printed in green with these words: "MR. G. WHITE, of Messers. GREEN & WHITE." Inside the box there is a block covered with white cloth on which are pinned several labels with these words stitched in green and black script lettering: "Mr. G. White, of Messrs. Green and White, the name of the wave in a sea of waves, Mr. G. White, of Messrs. Green and White, the wave of a name in a sea of names." There is a label on the bottom of the box printed with the artist's name, Coracle Press, and numbered, and signed by the artist.
Dimensions: 14.5 x 16 x 4 cm
box 130

Coracle Press / Simon Cutts

Poinsettia
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Poinsettia
London : Coracle Press, 1980s?
no. 5/36
White cardboard box with a detachable lid on which a label is attached printed in green with these words: "POINSETTIA" Inside the box there is a construction consisting of a wood frame, green and red threads tied to pins, and two cloth labels with these words stitched in green and red script lettering (respectively): "my favorite flowers" "are leaves." There is a label on the bottom of the box printed with the artist's name, Coracle Press, and numbered, and signed by the artist.
Dimensions: 16 x 14.5 x 4 cm
box 130

Corner, Philip

The Piece of Reality for Today
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The Piece of Reality for Today
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The Piece of Reality for Today
s.l. : Edition Hundertmark, [1983]
no. 2/80
Cardboard box with a label attached to its lid on which is printed an illustration of a white circle on a black background, the artist's name, the title of the piece, and "Edition Hundertmark." Attached to the inside of the lid is a long, folded strip of paper with a series of annotations. There is a round mirror at the bottom of the box.
Dimensions: 11 x 11 x 3.2 cm
box 139

Cox, Ken

A Permutational Clock
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A Permutational Clock
s.l. : s.n., undated
Clock fashioned from a hexagonal piece of flat wood painted with blue and white stripes. To this is fixed a visible brass wheel mechanism for rotating three hands, each featuring two capital letters welded to either end of their respective bars (thus "A - R," "S - I," and "T - D"). Behind it a small electric motor is attached to run the mechanism. A white index card is taped to the back with this message hand-written in ink: "A PERMUTATIONAL CLOCK By Ken Cox-England WHICH SPELL ASTRID (FURNIVALS) NAME."
Dimensions: 27 x 13 x 23.4 cm
 

Part 10 (Dana-Etlinger)

box 139

Dana, Llys

Le Point d'Ironie
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Le Point d'Ironie
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Le Point d'Ironie
Syke, Germany : Le Point d'Ironie, Llys Dana Prod., 1982
Pasteboard box with a punctuation mark and the number 666 stamped on the exterior lid. Stamped on the interior lid are the words, "Le point d'ironie." Inside are 83 works, mostly on paper using one of the following media: rubber stamp, photography, pen and ink, marker, photomechanical reproduction. Certain pieces incorporate one of the following items: plastic whistle, packet of sugar, Q-tip.
Dimensions: 31 x 22 cm
box 140

Davies, Hugh and John Furnival

Feely-Box
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Feely-Box
s.l. : s.n., 1970
Wood box painted in black enamel, with a framed aluminum opening featuring a layer of soft, dark gray foam slit down the middle. Exploration through the slit by hand (or eyes) reveals a number of tactile objects, textures, or other items contained inside. Accompanying the piece is an envelope containing a manuscript note reading: "'FEELY-BOX' - 1970 - joint work by John Furnival + Hugh Davies, originally part of the environmental exhibition 'Dorothy' which happened in the summer of 1970 in the Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford."
Dimensions: 30.6 x 24 x 20.8 cm
box 145

Dietman, Erik

Project
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Project
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, ca. 1969
Laminated piece of graph paper cut into the shape of an isosceles triangle. The bottom right corner of both sides is stamped "Etc*." A string attached to the top point allows it to be hung.
Dimensions: 16.6 x 22.7 cm
box 142

Dittborn, Eugenio

[The Maine question is the main question]
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[The Maine question is the main question]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Brown paper mailer envelope with a printed blown-up mug shot image of a suspect named Maria Rosa Cevedo Cordova, with information in Spanish describing her as "La Vieja, Cuca," who offers herself as a washer woman or clothes seller. Inside are four rolls of exposed 35mm photographic film on which are written in silver ink the following messages in block letters: [sic] "THE MAINE QUESTION IS THE MAIN QUESTION\ANYMORE QUESTIONS?\YES. WHICH IS THE MAIN DISTANCE? THE MAIN DISTANCE IS THE DISTANCE FROM HERE TO ETERNITY." "THE MAINE THING, A FILM BY EUGENIO DITTBORN (CHILE).\MAINE, MAINE, WHY DO YOU LEAVE ALONE? THAT IS THE MAINE QUESTION FOR ME.\ MAINE, MAINE, WHERE ARE YOU? THAT IS THE MAINE QUESTION FOR ME." "TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU MAINE? I MAINE THIS IS THE END.\SANTIAGO DE CHILE, 28/V/83.\" "ARE YOU STILL MINE? THAT IS THE MINE QUESTION FOR ME.\IF YOU ARE NOT MINE ANYMORE THEN YOU ARE NOT MAINE ANYMORE? THAT IS NOT THE MAIN QUESTION ANYMORE\WHICH IS THE MAINE QUESTION, THEN?"
Dimensions: 39.7 x 29.7 cm
 

Duchamp, Marcel

box 143

Duchamp, Marcel

Boîte-en-valise, Série C
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Boîte-en-valise, Série C
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Boîte-en-valise, Série C
Paris, France : s.n., 1958
Wooden case covered in gray cloth containing 71 miniature replicas and colored reproductions of works by Duchamp. Printed labels give name of work, date, and owner of the original. It was first issued in 1941 as Box in a Valise.
Dimensions: 40 x 38 x 9 cm
box 144

Duchamp, Marcel (after)

Le mug racque
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Le mug racque
United States? : s.n., undated
A structure composed of welded and bolted metal strips; four round horizontal bands fastened to four curving vertical ribs. The three upper bands have projecting hooks for hanging items (such as cups). Title written on paper tag in black marker; statement of responsibility added to tag in black ballpoint. Tag attached to the object with string. Dimensions: 59 cm Note: purchased by Brown in a store (see her oral history in Series V).
box 145

Duchamp, Marcel (after?)

Rotorelief No. 8: Cerceaux
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Rotorelief No. 8: Cerceaux
s.l. : s.n., undated
Clear plasti circle with a piece of tan paper glued to its surface on which are printed concentric circles, and on the periphery the title of the piece: "ROTORELIEF NO. 8 - CERCEAUX - MODELE DEPOSE." This is attached to a small electric motor with a metal L-shaped brace for mounting to a stable surface.
Dimensions: 20.5 cm (diameter); ca. 18 x 11 x 7 cm (mounting)
Note: installed in Shaker Seed House ceiling by Maciunas; see Arturo Schwarz's Complete Works of Duchamp (1970), p. 330 (ill.), 499-500. Originally made by Duchamp in 1935.
 

Ehrenberg, Felipe

box 145

Ehrenberg, Felipe

Minimimeofolio
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Minimimeofolio
s.l. : s.n., 1971-1972
Hand-made cardboard box lined with black and wood-grain-simulating plastic and hinged with transparent tape. Inside are several items: hand-colored post cards, paper constructions, prints, a feminine napkin and disposable bag, wooden matches mounted on cardboard, a portfolio of printed matter, and a long paper booklet with a typewritten narrative about the circumstances surrounding the creation of the piece.
Dimensions: 34.5 x 2.3 x 21.5 cm (box); 33 x 10.1 cm (booklet)
box 145

Ehrenberg, Felipe

[Alphabet cards]
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[Alphabet cards]
s.l. : s.n., undated
no. 19/50
A set of seventy cards, hand-cut from white card stock and stenciled in black ink with the capital letters of the Spanish alphabet, each uniquely printed with its own design. The set is kept inside a dark purple cigarette-type box, signed and numbered by the artist on the recto. The letter "P" is stenciled in silver spray paint on the verso of the box.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 2.2 x 5.5 cm (box); ca. 6.5 x 5 cm (card)
 

Etlinger, Amelia

box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

[Flower, love, Jean]
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[Flower, love, Jean]
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[Flower, love, Jean]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Bundled pieces of pink, yellow and orange fabric, frayed at all edges and tied with a piece of rolled orange fabric. The bundle opens to reveal a yellow cloth flower onto which are sown strings, beads, and pieces of tissue paper with these words written on them "FLOWER," "LOVE," and "JEAN." Mailer envelope kept adjacent, no postmark.
Dimensions: ca. 17 x 4 x 12 cm
box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

[Dialogue of love]
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[Dialogue of love]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Construction of dried leaves and flowers, glue, beads, post card, string, green and yellow tissues, netting, button, a piece of white paper with the typed words: "A DIALOGUE OF LOVE JEAN AND AMELIA BUTTERFLY AND (hand-written) flower." Kept inside a gift box, the top of which has a piece of paper ripped off, on the tear of which these words are hand-written: "a dialogue of love."
Dimensions: 17 x 3.2 x 11.5 cm (box)
box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Untitled work]
s.l. : s.n., undated
A rag-like cloth, stained in gray and red, tied with a wide pink tinted flowered lace.
Dimensions: ca. 23 x 1 x 11.5 cm (cloth); 5 cm (lace)
[No image available.]
box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Flower, love, butterfly, Jean]
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1982
Loose construction of dried leaves and flowers, paper, threads, fabric, beads, papers with hand-written words on them such as : "flower," "love," "butterfly," "Jean," and "what holds up the tree." Kept in original mailer, postmarked 1982.
Dimensions: ca. 19 x 2 x 12 cm (mailer)
[No image available.]
box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Jean Brown]
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1980
Gold foil gift box with folded handwritten pieces of paper, dried flowers and leaves sprinkled over them. The top has a piece of the foil ripped off, and on that tear these letters are hand-written: "JEANBROWN." Kept in original mailer, postmarked 1980.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 2.4 x 5 cm (box)
[No image available.]
box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[There's a package for you Jean Brown]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Construction of dried twigs (Puss willows) tinted pink, pink paper, green cellophane, and rubber band, placed inside a yellow gift box. The box top has a label attached with the printed message: "There's a package for you JEAN BROWN ARCHIVE from Amelia." Kept in original mailer, postmark illegible.
Dimensions: 5.5 x 2.5 x 20.7 cm (box)
[No image available.]
box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[My flower]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Shallow white gift box enclosing a construction of dried flowers, papers, post card, tissue, threads, and lace.
Dimensions: 20 x 2.2 x 31 cm (box)
[No image available.]
box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Untitled work]
s.l. : s.n., postmarked 1979
Manila mailer envelope containing a construction of tied together cardboard, paper, cloth, beads, string and yarns.
Dimensions: ca. 23 x 2 x 31 cm
[No image available.]
box 146

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Untitled work]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Collapsed cardboard box covered with flowered wrapping paper and tied with red yarn and a dried flower.
Dimensions: ca. 24 x 3 x 28 cm
[No image available.]
box 147

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Love from the sea]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Silver foil gift box taped over with metallic silver duct tape and a label attached made of paper stained with aquamarine ink on which is written: "JEAN BROWN ARCHIVE, U.S.A." with torn edges. On the tears these words are hand-written: "LOVE FROM THE SEA, AMELIA." Inside there is a bundle made of paper towel tissues and organic matter, tied with string and a small golden chain, apparently unopened.
Dimensions: ca. 16 x 5.5 x 15.5 cm (box)
[No image available.]
box 147

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Summer moves on, August 4, 1981]
s.l. : s.n., 1981
Open silver gift box inside of which there is a paper message with these words written on it: "The Summer moves on. August 4, 1981." The paper is wrapped in wax paper, tied with fabric and organic threads and weed seed stalks. The whole is nested is a bed of fabric, threads, stuffing, dried organic matter, pine needles, tissues, Christmas garland, and other soft materials, all of it topped with a folded scrap of embossed gold foil wrapping paper.
Dimensions: 15.2 x 6.5 x 15.2 cm
[No image available.]
box 147

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Tell Jean I feel her contact]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Black and gold jewel box containing a construction of wire and paper flowers, and beads, covered by a piece of scrap paper with the typed words: "TELL JEAN I FEEL HER CONTACT LOVE MIRELLAMELIA." A small envelope accompanies the box, containing a note card handwritten with the overlapping words "happy birthday jean brown."
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.8 x 5.5 cm
[No image available.]
box 147

Etlinger, Amelia

[In the new year love a flower]
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[In the new year love a flower]
s.l. : s.n., 1980
Folded white artist paper, pink and green cloth with frayed edges, and pink threads arranged and sewn in an intricate construction of ties and knots that, labeled along the bottom edge with these words: "IN THE NEW YEAR LOVE A FLOWER JEANAMELIA 1980."
Dimensions: ca. 26 x 68 cm
box 147

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

Jean Brown Archive Valentine Hearts and Flowers
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1980
Construction of folded and nested papers, cellophane, green tissues, lace, cloth, red foil hearts, organic matter, masking tape, and threads, entitled: "JEAN BROWN ARCHIVE VALENTINE HEARTS AND FLOWERS."
Dimensions: ca. 25 x 26 cm
[No image available.]
box 147

Etlinger, Amelia

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Song of Praise, Petal Rose As I Sing Earth
s.l. : s.n., undated
Construction nested inside a shallow cardboard box made of white and dark pink construction papers, frayed gray and red cloth, silver, white and black threads, black hairs, and organic matter. Inside the folds are words typed on silver foil pieces: "SONG OF PRAISE - PETAL ROSE AS I SING EARTH."
Dimensions: ca. 10 x 13.5 cm
[No image available.]
box 148

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Untitled work]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Gold, silver, and blue gift box inside of which is a glued construction of paper, plastic, frayed gold ribbon, dried flowers, rubber stamps, plastic bird figure, handwritten notes, all nestled inside dark pink tissue paper. A post card valentine addressed to Jean Brown is laid on top. Accompanying the box is an undated, typed and hand-written letter from the artist to Jean Brown referring to her own 50th birthday and thanking Jean for a gift sweater received.
Dimensions: 24.6 x 4.6 x 19 cm
[No image available.]
box 148

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Rose be as the sun]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Shallow cardboard box with cover decorated with glue, dark brown lace, cloth and wire flowers, weed stalks, paper, gold sparkles, and beads. Inside, laid in beige tissue paper, are a gift card, inscribed with the hand-written message: "the rose be as the sun," and a two-sided cardboard construction of glue, pink and mauve tinted netting, cloth and wire flowers, weed seeds, paper, organic matter, and a necklace of pearl beads, under and through which can be seen the same hand-written inscription.
Dimensions: ca. 18 x 2 x 20 cm
[No image available.]
box 148

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Untitled work]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Thin sheet of Styrofoam wrapped in loose-weave burlap and tied with burlap threads, and a piece of gold plastic tape.
Dimensions: ca. 12 x 37 cm
[No image available.]
box 148

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Untitled work]
s.l. : s.n., undated
A bundle of dark green netting containing layers of fabric, dried flowers, tissues with hand-written notes, buttons, threads, organic matter, beads, and other soft items, all stitched together along the edge with yellow cotton yarn. A vertical slit cut across the center of the bundle offers access to the layers of material inside.
Dimensions: ca. 10 x 2 x 10 cm
[No image available.]
box 148

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Untitled work]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Construction of cardboard, bundled and nested red, purple, and gray yarns, threads, organic matter, cloth flower, ribbons, and paper, all tied together forming a loose box.
Dimensions: ca. 18 x 12 x 18 cm
[No image available.]
box 149

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[Flower, heaven, butterfly, rose, earth]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
White cardboard gift box reconstructed with brown packing tape, containing white tissue padding. On this are a folded pink and green hand-tinted white cloth with frayed edges (ca. 64 x 54 cm.) and decorated with stitching, beads, a dried flower, lace, and colored threads, featuring the printed words "flower," "heaven," "butterfly," "rose," and "earth." Also decorated with a cardboard, paper, and string construction printed with hearts, butterflies, and flowers, featuring a note from the artist to "Jean Brown Archive."
Dimensions: 38 x 3 x 24.6 cm (box)
[No image available.]
box 150

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

Sky A Blue Rose
s.l. : s.n., undated
Blue gift box from England's department store of Pittsfield, Massachusetts containing white tissue and a green nylon cord tied in knots, on which lies a "tapestry poem" entitled "Sky A Blue Rose." This consists of a yellowish white ribbed cloth with frayed edges stitched with a pattern of blue, pink, and metallic pink threads, and blue and pink netting. It is topped with a blue and pink cloth flower attached at top center with a piece of card stock featuring the words "SKY A BLUE ROSE" typed on pieces of silver foil, wrapped in a mauve sheer cloth. Accompanying the piece is a folded sheet of paper that describes and lays out the stitching plan for the cloth.
Dimensions: 24 x 5 x 38 cm (box); ca. 91 x 95 cm (cloth); 33 x 46 cm (sheet of paper)
[No image available.]
box 151

Etlinger, Amelia

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My Summer Rose
s.l. : s.n., 1985
Department store gift box, decorated and painted with dark pink paint enclosing a construction titled "My summer rose 1985," made of a sheer flower-printed mauve cloth, threads, paper, and dried flower, wrapped around a wad of paper and organic matter, the whole of which is laid in a nest of crumpled white tissue balls. Accompanied by original mailer envelope decorated with gold paint and red stained netting.
Dimensions: 37.5 x 2 x 23.5 cm (box)
[No image available.]
box 288*-289*

Etlinger, Amelia

Scope and Content Note

[3 works in 2 boxes]
[Images not available.]
 

Part 11 (Ewald-Filliou)

box 152

Ewald, J.

[Painted phonograph record]
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[Painted phonograph record]
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[Painted phonograph record]
s.l. : s.n., undated
no. 7/20
Long-playing phonograph record painted over in white enamel, enclosed inside a cardboard jacket painted over in black enamel, with metallic and wire triangles attached to each side, signed by the artist.
Dimensions: 31.5 x 31.5 cm (jacket); 30 cm (record)
 

Filliou, Robert

box 154

Filliou, Robert

Ample Food for Stupid Thought
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Ample Food for Stupid Thought
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Ample Food for Stupid Thought
New York : Something Else Press, Inc., 1965
Wooden box with lid designed to slide out. Title of piece and artist's name printed on lid. Inside box are 93 postcards with banal questions printed on them, such as, "Why did you do that?" "Was it a dream you had, or a vision?" "What if Lenin hadn't lived?" "What do you laugh at?"
Dimensions: 12.7 x 17.8 cm
Two copies, one without wooden box.
box 154

Filliou, Robert

Boite optimiste n. 2 - Vive le mariage (Optimistic Box no. 2)
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Boîte optimiste n°2 - Vive le mariage (Optimistic Box no. 2)
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
Wood and metal box with label on exterior lid. Label reads: "Boite optimiste no. 2 / Vive le mariage, à trois." Inside is a black-and-white photograph of ménage à trois involving two men and one woman.
Dimensions: 9 x 12 x 2.8 cm
box 154

Filliou, Robert

Fluxdust
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Fluxdust
New York : Fluxus, 1966
Box of transparent plastic with label on exterior lid. Printed on the label is a decorative wreath containing seven coats-of-arms surmounted by a crown, which forms a frame for the following words printed in script: "Fluxdust collected by Robert Filliou." Box contains dust (missing).
Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 1 cm
box 156-157

Filliou, Robert

The Frozen Exhibition
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The Frozen Exhibition
Remscheid, Germany : VICE-Verlag, Oct 1962-Oct 1972
Forty-five small graphics contained in a portfolio shaped like a two-dimensional bowler hat and placed inside a plastic bag and frozen for ten years, then defrosted and opened. Description of exhibition by artist on container verso.
Dimensions: 27 x 30 cm
Two copies.
box 153

Filliou, Robert

Galerie Legitime
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Galerie Legitime
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1962-1963
An assemblage of seven small objects: one black beret, two orange boxes containing two French francs, one small round plastic box containing a crumpled sheet of paper on which is typewritten the history of the piece followed by the artist's signature, one white box "Hommage a Rimbaud," containing colored vowels, one white envelope with fake postage stamp, one white envelope with coupage made from leaves of a journal that have been stapled together and cut in the shape of a face.
Dimensions: each piece 26.5 cm in diameter or smaller
box 153

Filliou, Robert

Hand Show
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Hand Show
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Hand Show
Villingen, Germany : SABA-Studio, 1967
Wooden box with plexiglass cover containing 25 photographs of a hand.
Dimensions: 29 x 29 cm
box 153

Filliou, Robert

Je disais à Marianne (I was Telling Marriane)
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Je disais à Marianne (I Was Telling Marriane)
Cologne, Germany : Herausgegeben von Karl Gerstner und Daniel Spoerri, 1965
Edition MAT MOT no. 2; 66/250
Clamshell box of pasteboard covered in black plastic has slip of paper mounted on spine listing author, title and series. The box interior is divided into 6 compartments, each containing 16 cards. Each card is printed with a woodcut image in black on one side and a brief letterpress text in French, German, and English on the other.
Dimensions: 28 x 28 cm
box 154

Filliou, Robert

Je meurs trop
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Je meurs trop
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Je meurs trop
s.l. : s.n., 1977
no. 15/50
Construction brick with two labels attached.
Dimensions: 22 x 3 x 11 cm
box 158

Filliou, Robert

Joker
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Joker
s.l. : [Edition Galerie art intermedia, 1969]
Card stock cropped and printed as an ordinary playing card with, (on the recto) a red, black, and gold joker, and (on the verso) an ace of spades. Piece is numbered (37) and signed in blue ink on one corner. The card is contained in a plastic envelope marked with these manuscript notes: "who wants to know what I am and what others take me for" and "From Robert Filliou (as I am and as people take me for)."
Dimensions: 18 x 11.5 cm (card); 32.5 x 23.3 cm (envelope)
Note: possibly part of Künstlerpost portfolio from Edition Galerie art intermedia, featuring eight different artists, including Beuys, Brecht, Vostell, and Nierhoff. See also Vostell's files.
box 159

Filliou, Robert

Leeds: A New Card Game
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Leeds: A New Card Game
Antibes, France : Arrocaria Editions, [1976]
Wooden box containing materials for playing Leeds: one "feel you" complete deck of double-sided cards; two blindfold masks; visor; green felt table cover; plastic chip rake; pair of armbands; copy of game instruction. Adhered to the interior lid is a photograph of Filliou and friends playing the game in Flayosc (Var, France) on Feb 21, 1976. The world premier of this card game took place at Leeds College of Art on Jun 26, 1969.
Dimensions: 32.8 x 37 x 6.7 cm
box 154

Filliou, Robert

A Most Curious Invention of the Gaga Yogi
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A Most Curious Invention of the Gaga Yogi
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A Most Curious Invention of the Gaga Yogi
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1970/1976 no. 3/100
Wooden box with a clear plastic box glued to the exterior lid. The plastic box contains one nail. The wooden box contains a lot of nails. The title is written by hand on the label of the interior lid. Dated "1970/76" on the bottom of the box.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 11.3 x 6.8 cm
box 154

Filliou, Robert

Optimistic Box no. 1, Thank God For Modern Weapons
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Optimistic Box no. 1, Thank God For Modern Weapons
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Optimistic Box no. 1, Thank God For Modern Weapons
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
Square wooden box with labels adhered to the exterior lid and interior lid. Exterior label reads: "Optimistic Box no. 1/ Thank god for modern weapons." Interior label reads: "We don't throw weapons at each other any more./ Robert Filliou." Inside the box is a stone.
Dimensions: 11 x 11 x 11 cm
Note: stone is missing.
box 154

Filliou, Robert

Optimistic Box no. 3, So Much the Better If You Can't Play Chess
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Optimistic Box no. 3, So Much the Better If You Can't Play Chess
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Optimistic box no. 3, So Much the Better If You Can't Play Chess
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
A wooden empty chess board that folds into a box. There are labels on exterior and interior lid. Exterior label reads: "Optimistic Box no. 3/ So much the better if you can't play chess." Interior label reads: "You won't imitate Marcel Duchamp./ Robert Filliou."
Dimensions: 3 x 12 x 6 cm
box 153

Filliou, Robert

Research on the Origin
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Research on the Origin
Düsseldorf, Germany : Städtische Kunsthalle, 1974
One scroll with illustration and small booklet. Writing in English, French and German.
Dimensions: 30 x 7 cm
box 154

Filliou, Robert

A World of False Fingerprints
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A World of False Fingerprints
s.l. : s.n., 1975
no. 93/98
Wooden box without a lid, on the inside bottom of which there is a purple fingerprint and a rubber stamp illustration of a man. A pencil notation on the top and bottom edges titles the piece with the words: "a world of false fingerprints," and "Stravinsky's . . ." A plastic pill bottle with light green Styrofoam disks resembling pills is laid inside.
Dimensions: 16.5 x 4.5 x 16.4 cm
Note: poster, certificate and announcement housed in Box 155 from "Stravinsky's" fingerprint in wooden box.
box 155

Filliou, Robert

A World of False Fingerprints: companion pieces
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A World of False Fingerprints: companion pieces
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A World of False Fingerprints: companion pieces
s.l. : s.n., 1975
Paper items accompanying art piece A World of False Fingerprints : The poster is a printed grid of lines forming 100 squares, each framing a fingerprint and the printed name of a famous person, arranged alphabetically. The certificate is a plain photocopied sheet of paper with a brief explanation of the piece and several named fingerprints. The announcement is a small piece of card stock with the title, artist's name, date ("Januar + Februar 1975"), and gallery name.
Dimensions: 42.2 x 42.5 cm (poster); 29.5 x 21 cm (sheet); 14.7 x 10.4 cm (card stock)
Note: see also Box 154.
box 154

Filliou, Robert (with Daniel Spoerri and Ronald Topor)

Monsters are Inoffensive
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Monsters are Inoffensive
New York : Fluxus, Division of Implosions, Inc., 1967
22 postcards housed in clear plastic box.
Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm
Partial set; Fluxus codex, p. 246. See also Series I for Filliou file with many loose postcards.
box 154

Filliou, Robert (with Emmett Williams)

Au Comptoir
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Au Comptoir
s.l. : s.n., 1971
White cotton and rayon table napkin embossed with a flower pattern, printed in black ink with a message explaining the circumstances surrounding the invention of the "SPAGHETTI SANDWICH" "prepared and certified by the co-inventors for the patrons of EAT ART," signed by the authors.
Dimensions: 37.5 x 37.5 cm
 

Part 12 (Fine)

box 154

Fine, Albert M.

Piece for Fluxorchestra
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Piece for Fluxorchestra
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Piece for Fluxorchestra
s.l. : s.n., 1966
Plastic box with a transparent lid and a black bottom. Exterior label on lid is a printed theater schematic. Piece's title and artist's name are embedded in the schematic. Inside the box are instructions for 24 performers.
Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 1.3 cm
 

Part 13 (Finlay-Foreman)

 

Finlay, Ian Hamilton

box 291*

Finlay, Ian Hamilton

Au Pair Girl
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Au Pair Girl
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Au Pair Girl
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Au Pair Girl
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Au Pair Girl
s.l. : s.n., 1968
One object and three prints of the Au Pair Girl series.
box 164

Finlay, Ian Hamilton

Earthship
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Earthship
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Earthship
s.l. : s.n., 1965
Light brown cardboard box with a detachable lid printed with a dark brown design (depictions of the contents) and these words: "earthship, ian hamilton finlay, with hawthorn press, box designed by allistair cant." Inside there is a construction of stiff white paper pieces printed with a series of words along the bottom edge and stapled together in inverted arcs to forming organic curved shapes.
Dimensions: 20.5 x 31 x 11 cm (box); ca. 10 cm (paper pieces) Note: see Mary Ellen Solt's Concrete Poetry (1970), p. 206.
box 160, 161-163

Finlay, Ian Hamilton

Homage à Malevich
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Homage à Malevich
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Homage à Malevich
Corsham, Wiltshire : Openings Press, 1968
Poem which consists of repetitions of the following phrase: "lackblockblackb." This is one of a series of projects based on the work of Ian Hamilton Finlay as interpreted by students of the Bath Academy of Art. This one was interpreted by Angela Wellard. Finlay's original version of this poem appeared in his book Rapel, 10 fauve and suprematist poems. Dimensions: 32 x 32 x 6 cm or smaller
Note: four copies, one of which is a print on paper and the others are prints on plexi.
box 164

Finlay, Ian Hamilton (?)

[Twelve text-tiles]
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[Twelve text-tiles]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Set of twelve ceramic tile-like pieces, embossed with names of herbs and other vegetations of the garden, glazed in rough earth tones.
Dimensions: ca. 11 x 11 cm (tile)
box 165

Fischer, Hervé (ed.)

Art et communication marginale: Tampons d'artistes
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Art et communication marginale: Tampons d'artistes
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Art et communication marginale: Tampons d'artistes
s.l. : s.n., 1974
Red cloth-covered box housing a set of two black cloth-covered boxes, each containing a large variety of prints, printed and annotated paper pieces by various artists.
Dimensions: 41.5 x 16.4 x 30.5 cm (outside box); 40.5 x 7.5 x 30.2 cm (inside box) Note: book in library with same title.
 

Fluxus Editions

box 167

Fluxus Edition

Flux Year Box 2
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Flux Year Box 2
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Flux Year Box 2
s.l. : Fluxus, 1966
Wooden box with title printed in various fonts on lid. Inside wooden sections holding various printed items, paper and other objects, a plastic gadget for viewing several 8mm film loops, card sets, and a book of wooden matches with this message printed on the box: "use these matchs [sic] to destroy all art - museums art library's - ready - mades pop . . ." (etc.).
Dimensions: 20.4 x 20.4 x 8.5 cm
box 166

Fluxus Edition

Fluxkit
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Fluxkit
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Fluxkit
New York : Fluxus, 1965
Suitcase, labeled "Flux-kit" on the exterior lid. It contains an anthology of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional Fluxus pieces by various Fluxus artists. Designed by George Maciunas in 1964, this work was reproduced many times by other Fluxus artists in the subsequent years.
Dimensions: 30.3 x 44.5 x 12.5 cm
Box 167-167A

Fluxus Edition

Fluxus 1
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Fluxus 1
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Fluxus 1
New York : Fluxus, 1962-1964
Wooden box, open on one end and stamped "From Dherbey, France," containing 1 volume of ca. 90 graphic works by various Fluxus artists. Edited and assembled by George Maciunas, ca. 1962-1964.
Dimensions: 21.5 x 5.7 x 24.1 cm (box); 19 x 21 cm (graphic works) Note: two versions.
box 167

Foreman, Richard

Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre
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Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre
s.l. : s.n., undated
A man's medium dark brown cotton t-shirt (made by B.V.D.) with a white printed design on the chest depicting an imaginary mechanical contraption, entitled "DR. SELAVY'S MAGIC THEATRE."
Dimensions: ca. 66 x 75 cm
 

Part 14 (Frank-Friedman)

box 169

Frank, Peter and Jack Ox [Janet Milstein Cox]

Neo-Fluxus objet acheté
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Neo-Fluxus objet acheté
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Neo-Fluxus objet acheté
s.l. : s.n., undated
Rectangular wooden box with a sliding lid to which a label has been attached featuring the message: "Instructions: Put foot in mouth/Anonymous, XX cent./coll: Jean Brown Archive (at least until instructions followed) / from Peter & Jack." Inside there is a chocolate candy bar wrapped in plastic and labeled "Kron Chocolatier, New York." The box is wrapped in a red plastic bag and tin foil.
Dimensions: 6.3 x 3.3 x 33.2 cm
 

Friedman, Ken

box 167

Friedman, Ken

Cleanliness Flux Kit
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Cleanliness Flux Kit
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Cleanliness Flux Kit
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Clear plastic box with a sectioned interior the top of which has a printed label attached with the title of the piece over an illustration of a man in a box. The box has a selection of small toothbrush heads, a used toothpaste tube, a glob of toothpaste, and cotton ball.
Dimensions: 12 x 2.7 x 9.2 cm
box 167

Friedman, Ken

Cover, Protective, Individual
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Cover, Protective, Individual
s.l. : s.n., undated
Pre-packaged item sealed in a dark grayish olive green cloth cover, pre-printed in white ink with the words: "COVER, PROTECTIVE, INDIVIDUAL," stock and other numbers, and the date: 19, Sept., 1944. The back has the printed message: "NOTE: - This cover is to protect YOU against sprayed blister gasses. WHEN READY TO OPEN PULL HERE." An arrow points to a pull-tab that opens the package.
Dimensions: ca. 10.5 x 2 x 18.5 cm
box 167

Friedman, Ken

Eingepacktes
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Eingepacktes
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1970
Object wrapped in many layers of paper, gauze and string. On an accompanying sheet of paper is a description of how the piece should be unwrapped "a little at a time" and how the person performing this becomes "a sculptor and artist-of-the-home."
Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.5 x 14 cm
box 167

Friedman, Ken

A Flux Corsage
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A Flux Corsage
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A Flux Corsage
s.l. : s.n., 1967
Clear plastic box with a printed label attached to the lid depicting the title of the piece in decorative lettering over a 19th century type illustration: a man giving a woman a flower, a small table between them. Inside the box is a small handful of seeds.
Dimensions: 12 x 1 x 9.2 cm
box 168

Friedman, Ken

Friedmanswerk
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Friedmanswerk
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Friedmanswerk
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1972
Wooden box with title and publisher stencilled on exterior lid. Box contains printed ephemera and objects by Friedman and others, including a plastic tray, a drinking glass, a package of vitamin C tablets, a piece of plastic grass with text by Alison Knowles, a bag labeled "poem," and a binder with 46 graphic items.
Dimensions: 32.2 x 45.2 x 9.7 cm
box 167

Friedman, Ken

Poem
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Poem
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Common wooden ruler with a shipping label attached to it with string. The double-sided label is printed with the word "POEM" on one side and "KEN FRIEDMAN" on the other. That side is addressed to Jean Brown (Springfield, Massachusetts), and has an 8-cent Canadian stamp that has been cancelled, (postmark date illegible).
Dimensions: ca. 2.7 x .5 x 30.5 cm
box 169

Friedman, Ken

Poem
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Poem
s.l. : s.n., 1973
Wooden utensil spoon with a shipping label attached to it with string. The label is printed with the words "POEM" and "KEN FRIEDMAN" on one side. The other side is addressed to Jean Brown (Tyringham, Massachusetts), and has two 16-cent USA stamps that have been cancelled, postmark: Jun 5, 1973.
Dimensions: ca. 30 x 2.5 x 8.5 cm
box 167

Friedman, Ken

Sculpture: Futurist Wishbone
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Sculpture: Futurist Wishbone
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Reddish orange rubber strap, forming a v-shape of or like that used in "thong" rubber sandals, with a label attached to it with string. The label is printed with the words "SCULPTURE" and the written words "futurist wishbone KF72" on one side. The other side has the words "KEN FRIEDMAN" printed on it, and is addressed to Jean Brown (Tyringham, Massachusetts), and has two 8-cent USA stamps that have been cancelled (postmark date illegible). Dimensions: ca. 21 x 2 x 7 cm Note: unedited note found in record: "P. Frank has a sole."
box 169

Friedman, Ken

[Shirt in bag]
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[Shirt in bag]
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[Shirt in bag]
s.l. : s.n., [1972]
Man's white cotton short-sleeve shirt with annotations in red ink on the pocket: a heart with an arrow across it and "Promise KF 72," the back is marked with "Dear Jean, I'd give you the shirt off my back" over the artist's signature. The shirt is packed into a cotton bag with a drawstring and a sewn-on label that is addressed to Jean Brown (Springfield, Massachusetts) and has two 10-cent Canadian stamps, cancelled, (postmark date illegible).
Dimensions: ca. 68 x 81 cm (shirt); ca. 10 x 10 x 21 cm (cotton bag)
box 169

Friedman, Ken

Fluxus Heart Shirt
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Fluxus Heart Shirt
s.l. : s.n., undated
Man's white polyester and cotton long-sleeve shirt with the shape of a heart cut out of the breast pocket, the inside of which is tinted pink.
Dimensions: ca. 76 x 73 cm Note: see Ubi Fluxus, p. 328.
box 167

Friedman, Ken

[Wooden spoon]
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[Wooden spoon]
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Wood spatula-type spoon with a rubber stamp imprint of the artist's name: "KEN FRIEDMAN" on the handle, addressed to Jean Brown (Springfield, Massachusetts), with a 10-cent Canadian stamp that has been cancelled, (postmark date illegible).
Dimensions: 6.5 x 1 x 20.7 cm
 

Part 15 (Furnival-Gappmayr)

 

Furnival, Astrid

box 290*

Furnival, Astrid

Dorothy's Banners
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Dorothy's Banners
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Dorothy's Banners
s.l. : s.n., 1976 A box with a set of colorful fabric banners/flags.
Flatfile 65**

Furnival, Astrid

DUDS/ Wet & Dry/ The Flags
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DUDS/ Wet & Dry/ The Flags
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DUDS/ Wet & Dry/ The Flags
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DUDS/ Wet & Dry/ The Flags
Woodchester, Gloucestershire : DUDS, ca. 1978
Box with the words "DUDS/ "WET & DRY" / THE FLAGS" gold stamped on the exterior lid. The box has an interior lid of four hinged triangular sections, each gold stamped with a letter (N, S, E, or W). Inside are 4 banners of light silk with hand-rolled edges and snaps at the top edges for hanging. Each is screen printed with a word (NORTHER, SOUTHER, EASTER, WESTER). Included are four color photographs of the banners.
Dimensions: 11 x 14 x 4 cm (box); 31 x 39 cm (banner)
 

Furnival, John

box 170

Furnival, John

Dorothy's Umbrellas Dining Society (D.U.D.S.): Strange Menus in Strange Venues
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Dorothy's Umbrella's Dining Society (D.U.D.S.): Strange Menus in Strange Venues
s.l. : s.n., undated
White ceramic plate printed over in the center with a bird's-eye view image of an umbrella, in green, blue and yellow, featuring repetitions of the purple letters "D-U-D-S," and along the perimeter printed in purple with the message: "DOROTHY'S UMBRELLA'S DINING SOCIETY for failed artists (D.U.D.S) 'Strange Menus in Strange Venues.'"
Dimensions: 27 cm (diameter) Note: see also Dorothy's Umbrellas material in Furnival file, Series I.
box 309**

Furnival, John

Road Sign
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Road Sign
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Road Sign
s.l. : s.n., 1969
box 310**-311**

Furnival, John

Vowel Screen
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Vowel Screen
s.l. : s.n., undated
Housed in 2 separate boxes.
box 172

Galerie im Centre

3 Almanach der Galerie im Centre
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3 Almanach der Galerie im Centre
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3 Almanach der Galerie im Centre
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3 Almanach der Galerie im Centre
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Cardboard box stamped with the title of the piece in red ink. Inside there is a Styrofoam encasement holding what is in essence an exhibition, comprised of 40 prints by the artists that follow:
Anderle, Bayrle, Beuermann, Buchleiter, Budewell, Cassel, Dick, Eirich, Emrich, Garcia, Glasmacher, Groh, Günther, Habben, Hinsch, Huber-Wilkoff, Jäger, Koehler, Lindemann, Löbach, Mätzig, Müller, Nöfer, Ognibeni, Remé, Reus, Rokahr, Schlamp, Singer, Sotrop, Staeck, Tafelmaier, Tuma, Ulrichs, Ullrich, Voth, Walker, Weise, Wierspecker, and Wölbing.
These are accompanied by a standard modern gallery print frame (31 x 31 cm.), and objects by Badura, Dressler, Fongi (item is broken), and Richter. There is also a bound book with text, manuscripts, images, and other printed items by Bächler, Bisinger, Böhmer, Chotjewitz, Derschau, Fichte, Herburger, Jelinek, Kofler, Krichbaum, Krüger, Lenz, Lettau, Rühm, Schmidt, Schmitz, Schnell, Schuldt, Schultz, and Vesper, an audiotape by Schuldt, and a super 8 film by Crozier and Kurth.
The box also contains an incomplete catalog describing the exhibit, along with a catalog price sheet containing a short description of the piece, and two blank postcards pre-printed with the name and address of Versand Bremer, Ostlandstr. One item described in the catalog, a long-playing album entitled "dances" by Gunter Hampel, is missing.
Dimensions: 38 x 61 x 10 cm (box), 30 x 30 cm (prints) Note: a tape recording by Arrigo Lora-Totino was found in the box, but was deemed to be unrelated to the item and is now described separately.
box 170

Gappmayr, Heinz

[-!]
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[-!]
s.l. : s.n., 1966
Wood block with a layer of white paper glued to it on the recto and verso, and painted white on the sides. The recto is printed in the center with a small rectangular horizontal bar followed by an exclamation point (thus "-!"), signed and dated on the verso, with hardware for hanging attached.
Dimensions: 15.7 x .9 x 15.5 cm
 

Part 16 (Gerlovina, Rimma and Valeriy Gerlovin)

 

Gerlovina, Rimma and Valeriy Gerlovin

box 170

Gerlovin, Valeriy

Spermatozoid
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Spermatozoid
s.l. : s.n., 1975
Wood, cardboard, and glass display case framed in black paper containing a sculptural piece made of steel screws and hardware. Below is a white label printed with the title of the work: "Spermatozoid." The back of the case is signed and dated, and has hardware for hanging attached.
Dimensions: 15.3 x 2.4 x 19 cm (case)
box 170

Gerlovin, Valeriy

Bread Insect
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Bread Insect
s.l. : s.n., 1982
Box of "OHIO BLUE TIP" safety matches with a hand-made label attached to the cover marker featuring a design and these words in black ink : "1982 Valery M. BREAD INSECT Gerlovin 1982." Inside, glued onto a swath of white paint is a spider-like insect made of a dough material.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 3.8 x 12.1 cm
box 170

Gerlovina, Rimma

Red Ball
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Red Ball
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Red Ball
s.l. : s.n., 1974
Cardboard cube (apparently hollow), covered in red fabric. On two opposing sides are centered pieces of paper attached with hand-written messages: "Imagin [sic] this red sphere in a white cube. Have you? Now turn it over," and "Imagin this white cube in a red sphere. Have you? Now turn it over."
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 8 cm
box 170

Gerlovina, Rimma

A Sphere Inside Me
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A Sphere Inside Me
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A Sphere Inside Me
s.l. : s.n., 1974
Cardboard cube covered in a flower print fabric (of dark blue background, and a pattern of red, pink, and green flowers and leaves) with a hinged lid, and inside lined with glossy bright yellowish green paper. On the lid is an attached green paper label with the typewritten title: "Inside me is a sphere." The box contains a yellow cube (wood covered with paper,) on one face of which is a typewritten message: "He is a sphere - I'm a cube!"
Dimensions: 8 x 8.5 x 8 cm (large cube); 3 x 3 x 3 cm (small cube)
box 170

Gerlovina, Rimma

NaCl
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NaCl
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NaCl
s.l. : s.n., 1974
Cardboard cube covered in a flower print fabric (of black background, and a pattern of white and yellow flowers) with a hinged lid, and inside lined with glossy yellow paper. On the lid is an attached white paper label with the typewritten title: "NaCl" The box contains two yellow cubes (wood covered with paper, on one face of each of which is a typewritten label: "NaOH" and "HCl," respectively.
Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 8 cm (large cube); 3 x 3 x 3 cm (small cube)
box 170

Gerlovina, Rimma

Someone Has Climbed into Me!
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Someone Has Climbed Into Me!
s.l. : s.n., 1974
Cardboard cube covered in a flower print fabric (of dark blue background, and a pattern of white clovers) with a hinged lid, and inside lined with red paper. On the lid is an attached white paper label with the typewritten title: "Someone has climbed into me!" The box contains one white cube (wood covered with paper) on one face of which is a typewritten label: "You just think that!"
Dimensions: 8.5 x 8 x 8 cm (large cube); 3 x 3 x 3 cm (small cube)
box 170

Gerlovina, Rimma and Valeriy Gerlovin

A Horse in the Shape of a Worm
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A Horse in the Shape of a Worm
s.l. : s.n., 1977
Sewn black fabric sleeve with loops at each end, embroidered in light green thread with the title of the piece, written both in English and Russian: "A horse in the shape of a worm." Inside the sleeve are scattered several hidden objects, which may or may not be determined by touch. Sewn at intervals along the top edge are 21 looped pieces of white silk ribbon each printed in block letters with in both English and Russian: "NAVEL, THOUGHT, SKIN, LUNG, FAT, NOSTRIL, EXCRETION, NOSTALGIA, INTESTINE, GLANDS, KNEE, BACK, GASTRIC JUICE, THROAT, SEXUAL ORGAN, EARS, PALPITATION, PELVIS, TOE, RIBS, MOUTH."
Dimensions: ca. 4 x 190 cm; 3 cm (ribbon)
box 170

Gerlovina, Rimma and Valeriy Gerlovin

Dear Jean! We Kiss You
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Dear Jean! We Kiss You
s.l. : s.n., 1981
An English muffin or crumpet with two bites taken from it. The top is marked in red letters: "Dear Jean! WE KISS YOU Valery Rimma."
Dimensions: ca. 6.5 x 2.2 x 8 cm
box 170

Gerlovina, Rimma and Valeriy Gerlovin

Post-ПОЧТА (pochta/mail): Jean Brown issue 82
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Post-ПОЧТА (pochta/mail): Jean Brown issue 82
s.l. : s.n., [1982]
Plastic postage stamp roll dispenser inside of which there is a long strip of printed paper with repeating images, emulating postage stamps, titled with words along its frame: "THE GERLOVINS, JEAN BROWN ISSUE 82, POST - IIOYTA, 6K 6K." The small image is that of a figure seated inside a room full of wooden drawers, possibly a woman, wearing a white smock and around the face and head a round rack-like framework similar to Marcel Duchamp's Le mug racque , undated (q.v.).
Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 3 cm; 2.2 x 3.2 cm (stamp image)
 

Part 17 (Gerstner-Gosewitz)

 

Gerstner, Karl

box 292*

Gerstner, Karl

Carro 64
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Carro 64
s.l. : Edition MAT, 1964
no. 73/100 See also Arp, Man Ray, Soto and Talman files.
box 293*

Gerstner, Karl

Optik Box
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Optik Box
s.l. : Edition MAT, [1964] no. 72/120 Lightbox with a lens.
box 171

Gerstner, Karl

Drei Wünsche (Three Wishes)
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Drei Wünsche (Three Wishes)
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, ca. 1969
Four pieces of white masonite connected together by hooks. The largest piece is square with a hook screwed in at top-center. The three other pieces (square, square tilted 90 degrees, and round) hook successively onto one another from the main square. The word "res.:" is printed at the top and a dotted line is printed near the bottom of each piece.
Dimensions: 18 x 18 cm
box 174

Gerz, Jochen

Space
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Space
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Space
s.l. : s.n., [1960s] From Theory of Mobile Texts Edition.
Board printed in black and white on both sides featuring a glossy image of the word "SPACE" over a large, amorphous blotch shape. There is a rivet through the top, center, as well as the artist's signature and the title of the piece in ink.
Dimensions: 31.2 x 29.3 x .3 cm
box 171

Giersbach, Marilyn

WC4 box '83 [10,000]
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WC4 box '83 [10,000]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Glossy red cardboard box with shipping labels attached, from the artist (Brooklyn, NY) to Jean Brown (Tyringham, MA) and reinforced with shipping tape, filled with items, chiefly of paper in a variety of media, stamped or marked "WC4," and numbered on the verso. Most pieces are also signed and/or addressed on the verso by their respective, individual artists. A moderate yellow printed sheet within explains: "100 artists made 100 originals each, 10,000 total, during February and March, 1983, mailed in boxes to 100 target/caretakers in an (unsolicited) mail concept exhibition. You have no obligations whatsoever."
Dimensions: 13.2 x 7 x 18.2 cm (box); 25.4 x 21.5 cm (printed sheet)
 

Giersbach, William H.

box 171

Giersbach, William H.

Pencil
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Pencil
s.l. : s.n., 1975
Black pencil shape (used pencil painted black) attached to a paper strip cut out in the shape of and painted to resemble a red pencil; creating this reversal: the pencil is a shadow/the shadow is an image of a pencil. Signed and dated by the artist on the verso.
Dimensions: 1.5 x 12.5 cm
box 173

Giersbach, William H.

Scope and Content Note

Book and Mirror
s.l. : s.n., 1975
Mirror enclosed in a hand-painted metal frame containing two typescripts of mythological/philosophical quotations about reflections, laid out inside the face of the glass surface. On the verso the artist signed, dated (1975), and dedicated the work to Jean Brown, and also provides citations for the sources of the quotes.
Dimensions: 23 x 33.4 x .8 cm
[No image available.]
box 173

Giersbach, William H.

Book and Mirror
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Book and Mirror
s.l. : s.n., 1975/1976
Hardback book opened down the middle and painted over in latex: yellow on the body and red on the cover boards and spine. The faint black outline of a hand is visible on the left page. The front board contains this title: POETICS OF SPACE / GASTON BACHELARD.
Dimensions: 21.5 x 34 x 3.5 cm
box 171

Gormley, Tom

Red File Cabinet
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Red File Cabinet
s.l. : s.n., 1970
Thin cardboard box professionally printed with the image of a three-tiered red office file cabinet on one face, inside of which is an attached socket for a small light bulb, with an attendant white electrical wire and plug.
Dimensions: 10 x 4.5 x 7.6 cm
 

Gosewitz, Ludwig

box 173

Gosewitz, Ludwig

Erinnerungen, Objekte
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Erinnerungen, Objekte
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Erinnerungen, Objekte
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1974
no. 4/25
Box with title and name of publisher printed on exterior lid. Inside are 16 objects, including paper, glass, wood, metal, foam and plastic. Includes screenprinted sheet with colophon and contents.
Dimensions: 32 x 32 cm
box 173

Gosewitz, Ludwig

Marihuana
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Marihuana
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1972
no. 6/50
Transparent plastic box containing 30 slides in plastic mounts. Small label affixed to each slide with slide number printed on it. Includes folded sheet of paper printed with name of photographer, title, imprint and subject of each slide.
Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 17 cm
 

Part 18 (Grimes-Harding)

box 171

Grimes, Bob (with Greg and Paul Sharits and Dave Thompson)

Flux Paper Games: Rolls and Folds
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Flux Paper Games: Rolls and Folds
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Flux Paper Games: Rolls and Folds
s.l. : s.n., 1966
Clear and blue plastic box, with a printed label attached to the lid featuring two costumed figures stretching out a banner with the title of the piece: "flux Paper Games/ Rolls And Folds/ by B. Grimes/ Greg & paul Sharits/ & dave thompson." [sic] Inside are several pieces of printed paper or plastic rolls, and card stock attributed to the artists, all dated 1966, titled "UNROLLING SCREEN PIECE," "UN ROLL," "BAG TRICK," "SOUND FOLD," "PULL/GLUE," and "PULL FOLD," along with seven yellow, red, and blue common glass marbles.
Dimensions: 13 x 18 x 5 cm
 

Groh, Klaus

box 171

Groh, Klaus

[Contructed wood face]
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[Constructed wood face]
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[Constructed wood face]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Construction of wood, plastic, glue, red paint, rubber stamps, and ink, formed to resemble an abstract face, containing a yellow button (for an eye) with the word "try" written on it. The verso has an embedded metal loop for hanging and is signed by the artist in pencil.
Dimensions: 12.5 x 9 x 1.8 cm
box 171

Groh, Klaus

Mail-Art Nude
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Mail-Art Nude
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Mail-Art Nude
s.l. : s.n., undated
Brown plastic frame encasing a miniature black and white photographic image of a seated nude woman adorned with a wreath of flowers around her chest, signed on the recto by the artist. The verso is titled "MAIL-ART NUDE K. Groh" over a backing printed in German and a small stamp of a flower with the words: "Einfach Schutzfolie abziehen!"
Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.5 x .4 cm
box 173

Groh, Klaus

Scope and Content Note

[Objects in the shape of a face]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Assemblage of particleboard, pencils, bottle caps, kitchen strainer, wire, paint, and rubber stamps of two birds in flight and the word "TRY," signed by the artist on the recto and verso. Note: the particleboard is slightly cracked and bent.
Dimensions: ca. 28 x 18.5 x 2 cm
[No image available.]
box 171

Groh, Klaus

[Rubber stamped woodblock]
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[Rubber stamped woodblock]
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[Rubber stamped woodblock]
s.l. : s.n., 1979
Wood block with purple rubber stamp impressions on the recto: "Büchersendung," "TRY," "WHOEVER IS CREATIVE, LIVES, © KLAUS GROH," and a cartoon character, signed in pencil by the artist. The verso is inscribed in black ink: "Special edition for Jean Brown Loves [sic] yours Klaus."
Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 1.6 cm
box 171

Groh, Klaus

[Rubber stamped woodblock]
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[Rubber stamped woodblock]
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[Rubber stamped woodblock]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Wood scrap with purple rubber stamp impressions on the recto: "Büchersendung," "o.k.," "WHOEVER IS CREATIVE, LIVES, © KLAUS GROH," "TRY," signed in red ink by the artist. The verso is inscribed in red ink: "For Dick yours Klaus" and has the artist's address label attached to it.
Dimensions: 15 x 9.5 x 1.2 cm
box 171

Groh, Klaus

Try to Try
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Try to Try
s.l. : s.n., 1975
Common metal and glass picture frame encasing a piece of black cardboard attached to which is a cut and pasted illustration of a figure driving a manually driven three-wheeled vehicle. Under the illustration is a green plastic strip embossed with the message: "TRY TO TRY." Signed in white grease pen by the artist on the recto. The verso has the artist's address label attached to it.
Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1.2 cm
box 173

Gut, Elisabetta

The Book of the Ear (of Corn)
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The Book of the Ear (of Corn)
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The Book of the Ear (of Corn)
s.l. : s.n., 1980
Box with exterior label printed with the following message: "Warning! If you want to open the box, pull where is the white O. But do not take off many times the book-object and handle it with care because the work is liable to deteriorate." Inside is the book object, consisting of three leaves of cream-colored heavy paperstock, each folded in half. One of the sheets surrounds the other two like a jacket. Each leaf has two adjacent rectangular cutouts with one centimeter of paper between them. Pieces of grain are attached at various points on the book, creating cross-hatched patterns. The title is written in pencil on the verso of the last leaf.
Dimensions: 22.8 x 23.5 x 3.8 cm (box); 21.5 x 21.7 x 1.5 cm (leaves); 11.5 x 5.2 cm (cutouts)
box 171

H., E. [?]

Prolegomena zu jede ferner Kunstgeschichte
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Prolegomena zu jede ferner Kunstgeschichte
s.l. : s.n., undated
Miniature brown cardboard portfolio with a magazine photograph (a man counting bullet holes on a white target wall) pasted on its face, and a streak of red paint across the overlapping flap. The top of the lid is printed with block letters: "KUNST EH." Inside there is a book made of the fragments of heavily cropped signatures of Helen Gardner, Art Through the Ages, bound with two brass brads. A cover sheet is laid over the original title page with the hand-written title: "Prolegomenon to any further History of Art," crossed out with red ink and replaced with the German translation; the title of the piece.
Dimensions: ca. 11.5 x 16 x 3 cm
box 171

Harding, Mary

Photo
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Photo
s.l. : s.n., 1973
Five small white cardboard boxes, nested one inside the other, in descending sizes () Each contains at its base a black and white close-up photograph of the face of a clock set to approximately 11:00 o'clock, with the exception of the smallest photograph, which is a long shot of a clock tower, possibly the same clock as the close-up pictured on the bottom of the first and largest box. The bottom of the outside box is stamped "MARY HARDING PHOTO" and dated "M.H. '73."
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 3 cm (outside box); 4.1 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm (smallest box)
 

Part 19 (Hatch-Hendricks)

box 171

Hatch, Luca (age 8)

Scope and Content Note

[Present to his grandfather]
s.l. : s.n., 1982
Orange marmalade jar without lid, stuffed inside an annotated brown paper bag.
Dimensions: 12 cm
[No image available.]
 

Held, John, [Jr.]

box 175

Held, John

Card Catalog
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Card Catalog
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Card Catalog
s.l. : s.n., [1979?]
Light wood standard, four drawer library catalog card cabinet filled with cards, each printed with rubber stamp messages, images, and letters. A buff cardboard label is attached to the top right hand side printed with these words: "79. JOHN HELD, JR. Utica, CARD CATALOG, mixed media, The artist invites you to look through the cards."
Dimensions: 44 x 35 x 32.5 cm
Note: see also Series I.
box 176

Held, John

Total Art Matchbook
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Total Art Matchbook
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Total Art Matchbook
s.l. : s.n., [1978]
Buff yellow cardboard box containing a set of 12 white matchbooks, lined up in a slotted holder. Each match is individually decorated with a small swatch of (colored or printed) paper glued onto the back, and printed with a variety of rubber stamped texts and images throughout.
Dimensions: 21 x 8.2 x 6.3 cm
box 176

Held, John

Total Art Matchbook
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Total Art Matchbook
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Total Art Matchbook
s.l. : s.n., undated
Buff yellow cardboard box containing a set of 12 white matchbooks, lined up in a slotted holder. Each match is individually decorated with a small swatch of (colored or printed) paper glued onto the back, and printed with a variety of rubber stamped texts and images throughout.
Dimensions: 21 x 8.2 x 6.3 cm
box 177

Held, John

Total Art Matchbook
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Total Art Matchbook
s.l. : s.n., undated
White, paper-wrapped cardboard box containing 47 ordinary store-bought matchbooks. Each is individually decorated with a small swatch of (colored or printed) paper glued onto the back and printed with a variety of rubber stamped texts and images throughout. Items were possibly used in the production of other objects by the artist.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 17 x 4 cm (box)
 

Hendricks, Bici [Nye Ffarrabas]

box 178

Hendricks, Bici

Egg/Time Event
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Egg/Time Event
s.l. : s.n., 1967
Plaster cube with red ink rubber stamp markings on the top: "EGG/TIME EVENT, ONE HEN EGG, DO NOT OPEN, FOR 100 YEARS, FEB 22 1967."
Dimensions: ca. 9.3 x 9.8 x 9.5 cm
box 312**

Hendricks, Bici (with Geoffrey Hendricks)

The Friday Book of White Noise
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The Friday Book of White Noise
s.l. : s.n., [1965] Excerpt from The Friday Book of White Noise (1963-65), performed at Café au Go Go, New York, March 1, 1965.
 

Hendricks, Geoffrey

box 178

Hendricks, Geoffrey

All American Flux Safety Matches
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All American Flux Safety Matches
s.l. : s.n., 1973
Box of burned wooden matches with a printed orange and beige label featuring a football player and the words "All American Safety Matches" manufactured by the Universal Match Corp. St Louis, Mo. This has been overlaid in white letters with the words "FLUX" and "Geoff Hendricks, 1973." The box is held in a plastic box.
Dimensions: 3.8 x 5.8 x 1.8 cm
box 294*

Hendricks, Geoffrey

Flux Divorce Album
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Flux Divorce Album
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Flux Divorce Album
s.l. : s.n., 1973 Wood box containing objects of various media.
box 178

Hendricks, Geoffrey

Flux Reliquary
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Flux Reliquary
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Flux Reliquary
s.l. : s.n., 1970
Plastic box with a label affixed to the top featuring a black and white photographic image of a crown-jewel-like object on which is overlaid the title of the piece and artist's name. Inside, the box is subdivided and labeled according to the contents of each section. These are a series of quasi-religious, numbered "Flux relics," such as: "Sweat of Lucifer from the heat of Hell," which labels a small bottle containing an amber liquid; and "Fragment of rope by which Judas Iscariot hung himself," which labels a coiled piece of telephone wire, etc.
Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.2 x 2.6 cm
box 179

Hendricks, Geoffrey

Picnic Garbage Placemat
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Picnic Garbage Placemat
s.l. : s.n., 1973
White oilcloth printed with a black-and-white photographic image of a paper plate, banana peels and assorted garbage thrown on a patch of grass.
Dimensions: 35.5 x 42.5 cm
box 178

Hendricks, Geoffrey (with Brian Buczak)

The Wisdom of the Money for Food Lady
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The Wisdom of the Money for Food Lady
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The Wisdom of the Money for Food Lady
s.l. : Money for Food Press, 1978
Cardboard box with title of piece printed on label on exterior lid. Inside is bent metal umbrella handle with tag tied to it. Tag reads: "Brian Geoff Hendricks picture collection ; 18 / This object found on March 2, 1978."
Dimensions: 25.3 x 25.3 cm (box); 24 cm (handle)
 

Part 20 (Henry-Hutchins)

box 178

Henry, Maurice

Le petit Incendiaire (The Little Arsonist)
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Le petit Incendiaire (The Little Arsonist)
Cologne, Germany : Herausgegeben von Karl Gerstner und Daniel Spoerri, 1965
Edition MAT MOT; 57/100
Clamshell pasteboard box covered in black plastic, with author, title and series printed on slip of paper attached to spine. The box interior is lined with red felt. It contains a bit of crumpled newspaper, straw, sticks, an ampule containing a clear fluid (gasoline?) together with a file to open it, a book of matches, a box of matches, a lighter. Title of piece printed on card.
Dimensions: 28 x 28 x 3.8 cm (closed)
box 295*

Herzfeld, Anatol

Rapsfeld
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Rapsfeld
s.l. : Edition Hundertmark, 1972 A yellow colored wooden beam with a burned sign.
box 296*

Hewett, Capt. William

Scope and Content Note

Map of the North Sea (reprint?)
s.l. : s.n., undated
Showing locations of lighthouses, published 1842-1865.
[No explanation or artwork seems associated with this item. No image available.]
box 178

Hill, Ed and Suzanne Bloom (aka MANUAL)

[MANUAL Invitation]
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[MANUAL invitation]
s.l. : s.n., 1975
Wood piece with a hole cut out of the center, annotated in blue ink with red and blue rubber stampings, elaborating, in essence, an invitation to Jean Brown to come to lunch or dinner at any of several dates/times offered, an emphasis being placed on the word "MANUAL." In the center hole is a small plastic box inside of which there is a nondescript brownish substance. The whole of the piece is enclosed in a white cardboard mailer stamped with the word "MANUAL."
Dimensions: 20.2 x 23.3 x 1.4 cm
box 178

Houédard, Dom Sylvester (aka D S H)

Spring: for Ian and Sue
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Spring: for Ian and Sue
s.l. : s.n., 1966
Wood box with detached lid, all covered with brown mailing tape. The opening is covered with a plastic sheet. Inside the bottom of the box is lined with a white card which has six coiled pieces cut out and pulled up to create crude springs, each of these holds one of the typed letters comprising the word "spring." On one side is a typed message, printed in stacked, vertical fashion, as in concrete poetry: "for ian & sue dsh 251266."
Dimensions: 21.2 x 12 x 3.5 cm
box 181

Howeg, Thomas (ed.) [Galerie Howeg]

[Collection of works]
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[Collection of works]
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[Collection of works]
s.l. : Edition Howeg, 1972
Gray cardboard box with Hungarian postage and customs stamps, labels addressed to Jean Brown (Tyringham) and from "Edition Galerie Howeg," additionally one printed label in red with the words: "Büchersendung Nicht werfen!" There is also a label attached to the inside lid with a typed message reading: "DANKE FUER IHRE TREUE UND IHR INTERESSE AN DER EDITION HOWEG IM JAHRE 1972," signed by the editor. The box contains nine prints, and other pieces, (including a yellow plastic object resembling a coat hanger) printed by several artists including Ueli Berger, Charly Wüllner, and Eric Andersen.
Dimensions: 19 x 19 x 2.5 cm
box 297*

Huisman, Hetty

Between Foreword and the End
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Between Foreword and the End
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Between Foreword and the End
s.l. : s.n., 1983
box 181

Edition Hundertmark [Armin Hundertmark]

Catalog
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Catalog
s.l. : s.n., 1970-1971
Pre-printed food product box (Hol-grain salted whole wheat wafer-ets, product of Golden Grain of Seattle, Washington) containing 36 copies of a rolled strip of paper printed in black and white with photographs, illustrations and descriptions of works by Beuys, Brus, Filliou, Friedman, Gosewitz, Knížák, Rühm, Mühl, Nitsch, Schmit, and Vautier.
Dimensions: 8.4 x 22 x 5.7 cm; 8 x 67 cm (rolled paper)
 

Hutchins, Alice

box 178

Hutchins, Alice

Jewelry Fluxkit
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Jewelry Fluxkit
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Scope and Content Note

Jewelry Fluxkit
New York : Fluxus, 1968
Plastic white box with title of work and artist's name on label affixed to exterior lid. Inside are springs, bells, 1 ferrite magnet.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm Note: see also Hutchins' blue box version of Jewelry Fluxkit from 1980.
box 178

Hutchins, Alice

Jewelry Fluxkit
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Jewelry Fluxkit
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Jewelry Fluxkit
New York : Fluxus, 1980
Plastic blue box with title of work and artist's name on label affixed to exterior lid. Inside are springs, bells, and one ferrite magnet.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm Note: see also Hutchins' white box version of Jewelry Fluxkit from 1968.
 

Part 21 (Interdada-Kaprow)

box 180

Inter-DADA 1984 Kit [Ginny Lloyd]

Inter-Dada 1984 Kit
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Inter-Dada 1984 Kit
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Scope and Content Note

Inter-DADA 1984 Kit
s.l. : s.n., 1985
Cardboard box painted with black, white, orange, pink, and other enamels, decorated with stamps, and labeled: "INTER DADA 84 KIT" fashioned with a nylon rope handle into a briefcase-like carrier with a nylon strip latch. Inside is a collection of clippings, printed pieces, posters, a t-shirt, and other assorted items from the INTER-DADA '84 festival of San Francisco. Festival poster included.
Dimensions: 32 x 47 x 8 cm
box 181

Johnson, Ray

[Bicycle handle grip]
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Scope and Content Note

[Bicycle handle grip]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Black bicycle handle grip, the inside of which is filled with sawdust-like dust and fragments, embedded along its outside ridges with scale-like fungi. A mailer manila envelope addressed "FOR CAROL BERGE CHELSEA HOTEL" accompanies the handle, as well as a hand-written note in red crayon that reads: "Carol, naturally, this object has a story. Ray." The back of the note is a photocopy of a line drawing of a man with annotations of the dimensions of his body, possibly scrap paper.
Dimensions: ca. 11.5 x 2.8 cm
box 181

Jones, Andrew

The Deck of Cards
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The Deck of Cards
[London : Andrew Jones Art, Studio Seven], 1979
Boxed set of playing cards, each designed by one of 54 British artists, accompanied by the catalog description. It states in part: "In 1976, Christian Neffe of the JPL Gallery in London commissioned fifty-four leading British artists each to produce a picture representing a different card from a conventional pack of playing-cards, choosing as far as possible a card appropriate to the style of the individual painter concerned . . . The resulting exhibition, which became known as The Deck of Cards, was enthusiastically received . . . On seeing the show, a London collector, Andrew Jones, bought the entire collection and, with the consent of the contributing artists, produced from it a pack of playing cards for sale through gallery shops and elsewhere." (Two copies, one set in the original wrapping.)
The artists represented are: Adrian Heath (1920- ), Suzi Malin (1951- ), John Hoyland (1934- ), Kim Lim (1936- ), Bernard Cohen (1933- ), Tom Phillips (1937- ), Alan Davie (1920- ), Derek Hirst (1930- ), John Furnival (1933- ), Paul Huxley (1938- ), Peter Kinley (1926- ), Philip Sutton (1928- ), David Hockney (1937- ), Jack Smith (1928- ), William Turnbull (1922- ), Joe Tilson (1928- ), Howard Hodgkin (1932- ), Bert Kitchen (1940- ), Patrick Heron (1920- ), John Spence (1944- ), Harry Thubron (1915- ), Knighton Hosking (1944- ), Maggi Hambling (1945- ), Patrick Hughes (1939- ), Allen Jones (1937- ), Cecil Collins (1908- ), Paul Feiler (1918- ), Prunella Clough (1919- ), John Plumb (1927- ), Ian Stephenson (1934- ), Marc Vaux (1932- ), Robyn Denny (1930- ), Bill Jacklin (1943- ), Stephen Buckley (1944- ), Richard Smith (1931- ), Antony Frost (1951- ), Peter Schmidt (1931- ), David Inshaw (1943- ), Patrick Caulfield (1936- ), Keith Milow (1945- ), Julian Cooper (1947- ), Tess Jaray (1937- ), Anthony Benjamin (1931- ), Conroy Maddox (1912- ), Boyd (1944- )/Evans (1945- ), Rita Donagh (1939- ), Sandra Blow (1925- ), Terry Frost (1915- ), Ian Breakwell (1943- ), Joseph Herman (1911- ), Evan Charlton (1904- ), Patrick Procktor (1936- ), Antony Donaldson (1939- ), Anthony Green (1939- ), Kenneth Martin (1905), and Tim Whitmore (1944- ).
Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 2.5 cm (boxed set)
 

Jones, Joe

box 182

Jones, Joe

Flux Food for GM
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Scope and Content Note

Flux Food for GM
s.l. : s.n., 1982
no. 13/15
Wooden board fixed with two eyehooks and string for hanging, printed in black ink with the words: "FlUx FOOD FOR GM" and signed by the artist. A small music box mechanism is screwed to the upper right hand corner. The whole of this framing serves to support a sheet of clear and metallic gold plastic that is pre-shaped to hold an assortment of chewable, colorfully wrapped candies and gum, chiefly of German manufacture. Dimensions: 24.3 x 40.5 x 3 cm; 18 x 31 cm (gold plastic)
Note: some oil-like bleeding to the wrappers has occurred in two items (LustigeTiere and El Gaucho) and cracking is observed in the two unwrapped pink wads: one to the right of LustigeTierre, and the other one the last of the small, unwrapped red balls, at the bottom of the "seven" shaped row. Recommended it be moved to cold storage, October 2001.
box 185

Jones, Joe

Flux Music Box
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Flux Music Box
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Scope and Content Note

Flux Music Box
s.l. : s.n., 1965
White plastic box, with a hinged lid to which is attached a printed label featuring several combined gear mechanisms and the loose letters "f l u x m u s i c b o x b y j o e j o n e s," from which two metal winds protrude which are attached to music box mechanisms inside. The mechanisms are altered (that is, some keys are broken off) so as to produce random, disjointed music, especially so when both are played simultaneously.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 11.8 x 2.6 cm
box 183

Jones, Joe

Music Machine Xylophone
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Scope and Content Note

Music Machine Xylophone
Berlin : Edition Hundertmark, 1976
no. 2/20
Stored in a pasteboard box, print of 13 Hohner-Lyrica metal tubes set in a wooden frame, over which a battery-operated cork beater swings from a hanging ring in variable arcs.
Dimensions: 44 x 32 x 8 cm
box 181

Jones, Joe

Solar Music Case
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Solar Music Case
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Solar Music Case
s.l. : [Edition Hundertmark], 1984
no. 9/10
Wooden box with hinged lid, a wooden handle and a metal clasp. A small plastic and metal object (a solar cell?) is held to the outside of the lid by metal clasps. Wires from this mechanism lead inside through the lid, first to connectors and thence to a small electric motor that hangs from the lid. From this a metal crank emanates to which a ping-pong ball is attached. Also hanging from inside the lid are two small, primitive-looking cowbells. The lid is held open by propping a small wood rod. And a small hand-held drum sits on the bottom of the box. Accompanying the work is a white card with hand-written pen and ink instructions and black-and-white photographs of the piece. Both box and card are signed in pencil by the artist.
Dimensions: 23.5 x 30.5 x 6.2 cm
box 185

Jones, Joe

Two Worms Chasing Each Other (A Flux Music Box)
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Two Worms Chasing Each Other (A Flux Music Box)
s.l. : s.n., 1969 assembled 1976
Black and clear plastic box encasing a black metal mechanism featuring a circular path along which two objects move, a bell, and a wind (perhaps a modified miniature toy train set.) Enclosed is a small blue card printed with the title of the piece and author's name.
Dimensions: 14 x 15 x 5.2 cm
box 187

Kagel, Mauricio

Saitensprung (Escaped from Strings)
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Saitensprung (Escaped from Strings)
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Saitensprung (Escaped from Strings)
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, [1968]
White pressboard pegboard with inserted hardware hooks arranged with stretched rubber bands into four geometric shapes.
Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm
box 298*

Kaprow, Allan

Calling
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Calling
s.l. : Something Else Press, 1967 no. 1/25
Quarter inch plywood board partially stained with green and red ink over which is printed this message in black ink: "Calling, a Happening by Allan Kaprow performed in and out of New York in the summer of 1965, is one of the landmarks of the form, and its scenario typifies the poetic ritual style he has developed. This present graphic representation, however, began as an improvisation, when Kaprow, playing with a set of rubber stamp letters, stamped out each word of the scenario on a separate index card. I continued the game by assembling the cards on the copyboard of a graphic arts camera and shooting them and by adding an element of color play. The resulting object is not, however, a final one in any sense. While the original scenario may be read by starting from bottom to top, right hand column to left hand, on the sliver, blue, red, yellow and, finally, brown sheets, there are other stories which the reader is invited to tell, other games for him to play. - Dick Higgins, New York City, September 26, 1967. - 25 signed and numbered copies have been produced of which this is number 1." Over this are a sheet of white Plexiglas and five sheets of clear plastic. The clear sheets are printed over with words arranged in loose grid columns and rows, each in different colored inks (red, turquoise, silver, yellow, brownish red), which, when read in different directions group into loose "narratives," and which are complicated further by overlaying the sheets.
Dimensions: 50.8 x 61 x .5 cm (board); 50.5 x 59.5 x .5 cm (plexiglas); 51 x 59.5 cm (clear plastic)
 

Part 22 (Khouri-Knížák)

box 184

Khouri, Omar and Paulo Miranda

Zero à Esquerda (Zero Left)
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Zero à Esquerda (Zero Left)
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Zero à Esquerda (Zero Left)
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Zero à Esquerda (Zero Left)
São Paulo, Brazil : s.n., 1980-1981
Corrugated cardboard envelope with a hinged lid, on which is attached an orange label printed in blue block letters with the word "ZERO" in upside-down letters. The envelope contains a collection of prints and other works, many of which are poetry, by various artists.
Dimensions: 28.5 x 51.5 x 1 cm
 

Kirkeby, Per

box 185

Kirkeby, Per

Compass Face Clock
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Compass Face Clock
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Standard electric bedside clock (model: Dunmar, by Westclox, LaSalle, IL) made of white and clear plastic, with a modified face printed in black ink on white paper featuring the dial design of a compass.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 11 x 9 cm
box 185

Kirkeby, Per

Degree Face Clock
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Degree Face Clock
s.l. : [Fluxus], 1969
Round metal alarm clock with brass pieces, painted in enamel blue, black, and red, and with a modified face printed in black ink on white paper featuring the design of a round protractor scale of 360 degrees.
Dimensions: 13 x 9.5 x 6 cm
box 185

Kirkeby, Per

Flux Box
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Flux Box
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Flux Box
s.l. : s.n., undated
White plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a design of a box with many drawers and compartments and the words "Flux Box by Per Kirkeby." The entire space inside is taken up by a thin block of white plastic (Plexiglas) that is glued in place.
Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.2 x 1 cm
box 185

Kirkeby, Per

Flux Finger Sweater
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Flux Finger Sweater
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Flux Finger Sweater
s.l. : s.n., undated
Black and clear plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of a fur sack with straps and the words "FLUX FINGER SWEATER BY-PER KIRKEBY." Inside there is a small cone shaped object made of knitted red and white yarns with a small tassel, the inside of which has a small paper label that reads "MADE IN JAPAN."
Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 1.4 cm
box 185

Kirkeby, Per

4 Flux Drinks
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4 Flux Drinks
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4 Flux Drinks
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Red plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of two men in traditional Asian clothing having tea over a small low table, with the words "4 flux drinks by Per Kirkeby" written vertically along the top to resemble Asian-like vertical writing. Inside there are three paper tea bags manufactured by Lipton.
Dimensions: 9.3 x 12 x 1.7 cm
box 185

Knížák, Jane

Flux Papers
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Flux Papers
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Flux Papers
s.l. : s.n., undated
Red and clear plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of a man, ostensibly a printer, lifting a piece of paper with the words "Flux Papers By Jane Knižak" over a block. Inside there are five strips of toilet paper of various colors with designs of flowers and mock dollar bills.
Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.2 x 1 cm
 

Knížák, Milan

box 185

Knížák, Milan

Flux Dreams
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Flux Dreams
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Flux Dreams
s.l. : s.n., 1969
White and clear plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of a human head in profile with delineated sections of the brain outlined into which the letters "FLUXDREAMSBYMILANKNIZAK" have been inserted. Inside there are seven smaller boxes in different colors of clear or opaque plastic, loosely arranged.
Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 2.2 cm
box 186

Knížák, Milan

Fluxus Ost
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Fluxus Ost
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Fluxus Ost
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1971
no. 4/20
Box with artist's name and the title "Objekty" printed on label affixed to exterior lid. Inside the box are four objects: a "killed book," in this case a copy of Villafranca, by John Retcliffe, drilled through in five places; a clear plastic body shirt on a wooden hanger; a metal paper glider; a "Relic," which is a hammer and sickle cut out of yellow plastic foam. Each object has attached to it a piece of paper signed by the artist, date and numbered.
Dimensions: 43 x 43 cm
box 185

Knížák, Milan

Flux Snakes
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Flux Snakes
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Flux Snakes
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of a stylized snake, a hand, and an eye, and the words "flux snakes by milan knizak." Inside there is a handful of loose, dry spaghetti.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 12 x 1 cm
box 185

Knížák, Milan

Flux White Meditation
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Flux White Meditation
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Flux White Meditation
s.l. : s.n., undated
White and clear plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of four cross sections of a human skull and brain, and the words "Flux White Meditation By MILAN Knižak." Inside there is a small amount of white powder.
Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 1 cm
box 185

Knížák, Milan

Stone Recruit
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Stone Recruit
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Stone Recruit
Cologne, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1980
no. 1/20
Stone with white, pink, red, blue and yellow ribbons fastened together with a safety pin that is glued to the stone. Signed and dated by the artist in blue ink on label attached to bottom of stone.
Dimensions: 15.5 x 10 cm
box 185

Knížák, Milan

Stone with Red Spots
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Stone with Red Spots
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Stone with Red Spots
Cologne, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1980
no. 2/20
Stone with red spots painted on it. Signed and dated by the artist in blue ink on label attached to bottom.
Dimensions: 16 x 12.5 cm
 

Part 23 (Knowles-Kubota)

 

Knowles, Alison

box 187

Knowles, Alison

Bean Rolls
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Bean Rolls
New York : Fluxus, 1963
Metal canister with "Alison Knowles Collection/ Bean Rolls" printed on one of the four sides and "Direct From the Garden" printed on another. Inside are paper scrolls printed with bean facts, sayings and recipes, and dried beans.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.3 x 7.9 cm
box 187

Knowles, Alison

Blue Box
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Blue Box
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Blue Box
Cologne, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1981
Blue cardboard box with label affixed to exterior lid. On label is title of piece, publisher, and artist's signature. Inside is a dried bean. Interior lid is stamped: "View of the world / Blick auf die Welt / Alison Knowles."
Dimensions: 6.4 x 10.5 x 2.1 cm
box 188

Köpcke, Arthur

Continue
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Continue
Berlin, Germany : René Block, 1972
no. 27/30
Black box containing 129 pieces, including ideas pasted onto 72 leaves of black construction paper. At the head of each leaf: "You can put each piece as a way of action for the rest of the piece." Among the non-graphic objects are a record album, a pair of glasses, a box of matches.
Dimensions: 26 x 36 cm
box 185

Kostiuk, Michael

[Book]
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[Book]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Hardback book glued shut and painted gray on the cover, pink along the edges, and with a metal handle screwed to its face. The back cover is signed in ink.
Dimensions: 21 x 14 x 3.7 cm
box 187

Kosugi, Takehisa

Events
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Events
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Events
New York : Fluxus, 1964
Black plastic box with label affixed to exterior lid. Printed in beige on black are the title, artist's name, and publisher. Inside are various sizes of cardstock with performance instructions printed on them.
Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 1.6 cm
 

Kriwet, Ferdinand

box 317**

Kriwet, Ferdinand

Unitedesert Gapresident
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Unitedesert Gapresident
s.l. : Wittenborn and Co., undated
Red Text Sign, silkscreen on aluminum. Signature indistinct on verso.
box 317**

Kriwet, Ferdinand

Hemandrakey Supermanage
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Hemandrakey Supermanage
s.l. : Wittenborn and Co., undated
Yellow Text Sign, silkscreen on aluminum. Signature indistinct on verso.
box 317**

Kriwet, Ferdinand

Interroriot Eugeniclean
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Interroriot Eugeniclean
s.l. : Wittenborn and Co., undated
Red Text Sign, silkscreen on aluminum. Signature indistinct on verso.
box 177

Kruger, Barbara

[Matchbooks]
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[Matchbooks]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Set of seven black printed matchbooks. Each is preprinted on the back (strike board side) with black-and-white photographic images and textual messages: "Your comfort is my silence," "We have received orders not to move," "You are an experiment in terror," "Your manias become science," "Charisma is the perfume of your gods," "Surveillance is your busy work," and "You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men." Seven sets, packaged in black plastic bags (49 pieces) accompanied by a postal sales sheet advertising the set.
Dimensions: ca. 5.5 x 21.5 x 2 cm (package); 4.8 x 3.8 cm and 4.8 x 5.3 cm (matchbook sizes)
 

Kubota, Shigeko

box 187

Kubota, Shigeko

Flux Medicine
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Flux Medicine
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Flux Medicine
New York : Fluxus, 1966
Transparent plastic box with large pill shaped object attached to exterior lid. On pill is engraved the title of piece. Inside are 7 compartments containing 39 empty capsules, a dropper, eight empty bandage wrappers, and an empty vial. Labels with usage instructions are affixed to the bottom of the four side compartments.
Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 2.6 cm
box 187

Kubota, Shigeko

Flux Napkins
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Flux Napkins
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Flux Napkins
New York : Fluxus, 1966
Red plastic box with label on exterior lid printed with image of a woman's open mouth. Inside box are three folded red paper napkins. Affixed to one is a small magazine clipping of a nose, to another a mouth, and to another an eye.
Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 1.7 cm
 

Part 24 (Lai-Maccheroni)

box 187

Lai, Maria

Autografo per Collezione
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Autografo per Collezione
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Autografo per Collezione
s.l. ; s.n., 1979
Ecru fabric with black and gray horizontal stitching that resembles writing. Some of the black threads dangle two feet or more below the canvas. The fabric is mounted on a wooden support with plain ecru fabric covering the verso. Attached to the recto is another wooden support which frames the stitching.
Dimensions: 22.3 x 18 cm
 

Lennon, John

box 187

Lennon, John

The John Lennon London Diary 1969
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The John Lennon London Diary 1969
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The John Lennon London Diary 1969
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Photomechanically reproduced diary dating from Jan 1, 1969 to Jan 1, 1970. Most daily entries record the same mundane routine, such as "got up / went to work / came home / watched telly / went to bed."
Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 cm
box 187

Lennon, John

Piece for George Maciunas who can't distinguish between these colors
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Piece for George Maciunas who can't distinguish between these colors
New York : Fluxus, 1971
Paint set containing tubes of watercolor paint, paintbrush, and a loose label with the piece's title, artist's name, and date printed in black on blue paper.
Dimensions: 11.7 x 23.8 x 2 cm
 

Liss, Carla

box 187

Liss, Carla

Island Flux Souvenir
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Island Flux Souvenir
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Island Flux Souvenir
s.l. : s.n., 1973
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a map of a group of islands dotted with numbers (soundings) and the word "ISLAND FLUX SOUVENIR BY CARLA LISS." Inside there are divided sections containing a variety of items, including a shell, postal stamps (Portugal, Greece, and Puerto Rico), seeds, sand, and dried sea plants.
Dimensions: 9.1 x 12 x 2.5 cm
box 187

Liss, Carla

Sacrament Fluxkit
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Sacrament Fluxkit
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Sacrament Fluxkit
s.l. : s.n., 1969
White plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of an Egyptian figure working with some flexible tubing and jars and the words "sacrament FLUXKIT by carla liss." Inside there are nine small specimen/medication dispensing bottles with liquids in shades of yellow and clear. The inside of the lid is printed with a diagram explaining the contents of each bottle: "WELL, FAUCET, POOL, RAIN, BROOK, LAKE, SNOW, RIVER, SEA."
Dimensions: 6.6 x 6.6 x 5 cm
box 187

Liss, Carla

Travel Fluxkit
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Travel Fluxkit
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Travel Fluxkit
s.l. : s.n., 1973
White plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of a figure in a carriage led by two horses, a rider and a footman, and the words "TRAVEL FLUX KIT CARLA LISS." Inside there is a small collection of papers and receipts from a trip showing languages and labels of London, Israel, and Greece.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 12 x 1 cm
 

Lurie, Boris

box 190

Lurie, Boris

Art Bag
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Art Bag
s.l. : s.n., undated
Brown burlap bag with a drawstring painted over in red, white, and black blotches and the words "ART BAG," with some paper and cloth items attached to its surface in the form of a collage. Two printed items announcing and describing (a quote by Gertrude Stein dated 1963) the artist's show at GALLERY: GERTRUDE STEIN (NY), 16 April 1963, accompany the piece.
Dimensions: ca. 82 x 57 cm
box 189

Lurie, Boris

Roses
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Roses
s.l. : s.n., 1965, 1974
Two large red plastic roses, one of which is stained with black ink, tied together by a metal chain and a small lock. Attached to this is a small key on a piece of twine, also stained in black ink. Attached to one stem is a label that says: "BORISLURIE 'Roses' (1965) 1974" and is signed.
Dimensions: ca. 47 x 19 x 13 cm
box 197

Maccheroni, Henri

Bras de la Vénus de Milo finement broyés
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Bras de la Vénus de Milo finement broyés
s.l. : s.n., undated
no. 10/10
Preserving jar half-filled with a white powder (plaster, flour?), on which a paper label is attached with this manuscript notation in black ink: "Bras de la Vénus de Milo finement broyés - 10/10 Maccheroni." (Venus de Milo's arms finely ground.)
Dimensions: 17.5 x 10 cm
 

Part 25 (Maciunas)

 

Maciunas, George

box 167

Maciunas, George

Fluxus Preview Review (Fluxroll)
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Fluxus Preview Review (Fluxroll)
s.l. : s.n., 1963
Housed with two issues of Kalendarrolle magazine.
Scroll-like sheet printed on both sides with black-and-white photographs and text describing Fluxus works and activities, header on the recto with the words: "Preview Review." Two other scrolls accompany this piece, Kallendarrolle No. 1 (November 1961) and Kallendarrolle No. 2 (June 1962), which are scrolled magazines of experimental music and poetry published by Kalender/Ebeling und Dietrich.
Dimensions: ca. 11.5 x 4.5 cm (casing); 166.5 x 10 cm (scroll) Note: three copies, one of which is a fragment. The format of the 1961 issue of Kalendarrolle No. 1 was Maciunas' model for Fluxus Preview Review; see Fluxus Codex by Jon Hendricks, pp. 102-103.
Flatfile 67**

Maciunas, George

Venus de Milo Apron
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Venus de Milo Apron
s.l. : s.n., 1967
Flatfile 67**

Maciunas, George

Stomach Anatomy Apron
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Stomach Anatomy Apron
s.l. : s.n., 1967 Screenprint of illustrated stomach anatomy on fabric-backed vinyl with metal grommets.
Box 193-193A

Maciunas, George

Bells Racket
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Bells Racket
New York : Fluxus, 1975
Blue ping-pong racket with bells attached to one side.
Dimensions: 26.5 x 16 x 2 cm
box 192

Maciunas, George

[Bicycle horn racket]
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[Bicycle horn racket]
s.l. : s.n., 1970?
Red ping-pong racket with four black rubber bicycle horns blowers attached through drilled holes to one face. There is a piece of tape on the handle on which this is written in ink: Ping Pong Raquets (4) By George Maciunas."
Dimensions: ca. 26 x 16 x 9 cm
box 193

Maciunas, George

Breath Flux Test
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Breath Flux Test
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Breath Flux Test
New York : Fluxus, 1971
White plastic box with title of the piece printed on exterior lid label. Inside box is metal and plastic device that measures the strength of the breath of person blowing on it.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm
box 192

Maciunas, George

Burglary Flux Kit
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Burglary Flux Kit
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Burglary Flux Kit
s.l. : s.n., 1971
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of several hardware tools and the words: "BURGLARY FLUXKIT BY GEORGE MACIUNAS." Inside there are seven compartments with an assortment of keys divided among them.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 12 x 2.5 cm
box 217

Maciunas, George

Spice Chest [sic]
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Spice Chest [sic]
s.l. : s.n., undated Block of clear plastic drilled with 64 drilled holes, and holding 32 small glass bottles with cork stoppers. Each bottle contains a particular spice, which identifies and determines the value of the piece being played in the game of chess. A file folder label attached to the side of the block identifies this as the work of George Maciunas, and "chess" as "chest." But see Fluxus Codex, p.459.
Dimensions: 15 x 15 x 9.8 cm (with bottles)
box 192

Maciunas, George

New Flux Year
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New Flux Year
New York : Fluxus, ca. 1967
Small cardboard box containing confetti printed with the words "New flux year." The box is designed with no bottom so that when it is slid out of its cover, confetti drops out.
Dimensions: 2 x 6 x 2 cm
box 192

Maciunas, George

Convex Racket
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Convex Racket
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Red ping-pong racket with a split sphere of white Styrofoam attached to both faces thus resembling a ball traveling through the racket.
Dimensions: ca. 26 x 16 x 13 cm
box 192

Maciunas, George

Corrugated/Undulating Racket
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Corrugated/Undulating Racket
s.l. : s.n., 1970
Blue ping-pong racket with a series of brown soft rubber tubes attached to one face.
Dimensions: ca. 26 x 16 x 3 cm
box 195

Maciunas, George

Diagram of Historical Development of Fluxus and Other 4 Dimensional, Aural, Optic, Olfactory, Epithelial and Tactile Art Forms
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Diagram of Historical Development of Fluxus and Other 4 Dimensional, Aural, Optic, Olfactory, Epithelial and Tactile Art Forms
New York : Fluxus, 1971
Detailed diagram tracing the history of Fluxus in relation to other experimental art movements.
Dimensions: copy no. 1: two sheets, 89 x 58.5 cm each; copy no. 2: one scroll, 175.5 x 58.5 cm
Image of copy no. 2
box 192

Maciunas, George

Excreta Fluxorum
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Excreta Fluxorum
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Excreta Fluxorum
s.l. : s.n., 1973
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a drawing of a cross section of a human intestine and the words: "EX. CRETA FLUXORUM BY GM '73." Inside there are seven compartments with specimens of excrement from various creatures. A label is attached to the inside of the lid that identifies the contents of each compartment. Note: this is one of two similar items.
Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 2.5 cm
box 192

Maciunas, George

Excreta Fluxorum
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Excreta Fluxorum
s.l. : s.n., 1973
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid inside of which there are eighteen compartments with specimens of excrement from various creatures, including a white ball from a unicorn. The bottom of each compartment contains a blue label that identifies its contents.
Dimensions: 11 x 21 x 3.3 cm
Note: this is one of two similar items.
box 191

Maciunas, George

Fluxmouse No. 1
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Fluxmouse No. 1
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Fluxmouse No. 1
Tyringham, Massachusetts : Fluxus, 1973
Dead mouse immersed in alcohol and floating inside a transparent glass jar. Typed label attached to the jar exterior describes history of the mouse's death.
Dimensions: 12 x 6 cm
box 194

Maciunas, George

Fluxsyringe
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Fluxsyringe
s.l. : s.n., 1970
Gray metal cylinder injection-like object with a pump handle and a square block of several hypodermic needles attached to its target end. There is a label on the cylinder with the title of the piece and artist's name. The piece is encased in a hinged wooden box with a latch.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 39 x 6.5 cm; 8.8 x 42 x 8 cm (box)
box 191

Maciunas, George

Light Bulbs
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Light Bulbs
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Light Bulbs
s.l. : s.n., undated
Two light bulbs housed in separate boxes; for Shaker Seed House ceiling; Maciunas wired the ceiling and installed Larry Miller's Very Slow Fan and Very Fast Clock, Duchamp's Rotorelief and Watts' Flux Light Kit with these light bulbs. See Series I for Maciunas files with photocopies of photos of the works installed.
box 193

Maciunas, George

New Flux Year
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New Flux Year
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New Flux Year
New York : Fluxus, ca. 1967
Trick cardboard box containing pop-out snake and confetti printed with the title of piece.
Dimensions: 12 x 7 x 7.5 cm
Flatfile 66**

Maciunas, George

NO/ON
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NO/ON
s.l. : s.n., late 1960s-early 1970s
Square flag/banner sewn with red and green cloth to form, on both recto and verso, the word "NO" (or "ON," depending on the way it is held). There are brass rivet holes on each of the four corners, allowing for it to be hung in any direction.
Dimensions: 57.5 x 59 cm
box 193

Maciunas, George

Same Card Flux Deck
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Same Card Flux Deck
New York : Fluxus, undated
White plastic box with label adhered to exterior lid. On label is printed a picture of a pig reclining on a sawhorse with a sheet of paper in its mouth on which is printed the piece's title. Inside are 52 copies of the same playing card (7 of diamonds).
Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm
box 192

Maciunas, George

Smile Flux Machine for Yoko Ono
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Smile Flux Machine for Yoko Ono
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Smile Flux Machine for Yoko Ono
s.l. : s.n., 1970
Blue plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a printed photograph of a human face, the mouth of which two hands are forcing into a smile. These words are printed along the side: "smile flux machine for yoko ono by george maciunas." Inside there is a small contraption (made of hardware, a spring, and two pieces of plastic) that might conceivably be used to force lips into a smile.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 12 x 3 cm
box 193

Maciunas, George

Time Chess
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Time Chess
New York : Fluxus, 1966
Chess set with game pieces that are sand timers with various black rubber aprons indicating value; board is made from a milky plastic that has 64 identical drilled holes.
Dimensions: 15.5 x 15.5 x 9 cm
Note: broken pieces in separate box.
box 192

Maciunas, George

Your Name Spelled with Objects
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Your Name Spelled with Objects
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid inside of which there are twelve compartments with an assortment of objects including: pine leaves, doll's eye, acorn, eye dropper, needle, hardware, glass and plastic pieces, box of seeds, type letter "T," washer, etc.
Dimensions: 16.7 x 27.8 x 4.4 cm
 

Part 26 (Malloy)

box 197

Malloy, Judy

Out Back
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Out Back
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Out Back
s.l. : s.n., 1980
Styrofoam box with a detachable lid. Subdivided into 13 sections inside, containing a number of photograph fragments and small, wafer-like electronic objects. Attached to the lid is a paper label printed with these words: "OUT BACK c1980, Judy Mallory" and signed by the artist. An instruction guide accompanies the piece: four photocopied pages of the items annotated over in blue ink with directions and other notes for Jean Brown. There is also a color slide of the object dated 1981. Note: This item is in box labeled "Malloy (a)." Instructions are boxed in the separate enclosure labeled "Malloy (b)."
Dimensions: 15.5 x 23.3 x 8.3 cm
 

Part 27 (McGuire-Moorman)

box 198

McGuire, Claudie

Les Désenchantées / Melancholy Collages
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Les Désenchantées / Melancholy Collages
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Les Désenchantées / Melancholy Collages
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Les Désenchantées / Melancholy Collages
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Les Désenchantées / Melancholy Collages
s.l. : s.n., undated
Four cardboard panels of collages composed of magazine photos featuring eyes, the earth, vein-like shapes, etc., tied together with thin black ribbons to form an accordion portfolio, signed.
Dimensions: 41 x 25.3 cm (panel)
box 193

Megert, Christian

RETRO MEGERT
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RETRO MEGERT
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RETRO MEGERT
s.l. : s.n., [1969]
no. 25/100; no. 25/300
Four small mirrors each fixed at different angles onto a piece of fiberboard. Accompanying this are 15 black-and-white photographic prints, all of which are the same image of a man (one is a whole image and the rest are broken up various ways). A postcard catalog description is also included with this explanation: "a help for meditation you can see yourself and your environment in whichever angle of the mirrors you choose."
Dimensions: 29.7 x 21 x .3 cm; 29.6 x 21 cm (prints)
box 199

Mignani, Rolando

Oltre la soglia metaforica
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Oltre la soglia metaforica
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Oltre la soglia metaforica
s.l. : s.n., 1977
Amorphous plaster slab on fiberboard with indentations dividing the piece into four sections and imprinted with words: "HERE WHER W(HE)RE HEARTH'WHEREWE'RE," the whole of it shellacked over with a light brown paint. The verso is annotated over a newspaper scrap with the artist's name, address in Genoa, Italy, and the title of the piece in ink and red marker.
Dimensions: 36 x 26 cm
 

Miller, Larry

box 200

Miller, Larry

Orifice Flux Plugs
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Orifice Flux Plugs
s.l. : s.n., 1974 Clear plastic box with a hinged lid inside of which there are eighteen compartments with an assortment of objects.
box 193

Miller, Larry

Transformer 1
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Transformer 1
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Transformer 1
s.l. : s.n., 1986
no. 11/50
Wood sculpture of a cross and circle assembled with hardware. Two horn-like pieces are attached to the upper arch. The piece is encased in a box of foam core and wood.
Dimensions: 29 x 13.5 x 1 cm
box 300*

Miller, Larry

Very Fast Clock
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Very Fast Clock
s.l. : s.n., undated
Very Fast Clock and Very Slow Fan were made by exchanging each other's motors; installed in Shaker Seed House ceiling by Maciunas.
box 301*

Miller, Larry

Very Slow Fan
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Very Slow Fan
s.l. : s.n., undated
Very Fast Clock and Very Slow Fan were made by exchanging each other's motors; installed in Shaker Seed House ceiling by Maciunas.
box 200

Miralda, Antoni

Edible Art
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Edible Art
s.l. : s.n., undated
box 201

Monastyrski, Andrei

Semper edem (Breathing Device)
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Semper edem (Breathing Device)
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Semper edem (Breathing Device)
s.l. : s.n., 1976
Cardboard shoebox covered with black fabric and ribbon, through which a plastic and wood contraption is inserted used for inflating a pink balloon (Bank of Virginia souvenir) inside. There is a loose piece of legal pad paper annotated in ink with the artist's name, title of the piece, and short biographical information.
Dimensions: 15 x 26 x 9 cm
box 201

Moorman, Charlotte

Shard
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Shard
s.l. : s.n., 1982
Small fragment from a piece of white pottery with a small label attached to it that reads: "Shard from Charlotte Moorman performance of Yoko Ono's Plate piece, Aug. 24 1982 C. Moorman loft 62 Pearl St. NY NY."
Dimensions: ca. 4.3 x 4.2 x .9 cm
 

Part 28 (Morehouse-Neuhaus)

box 200

Morehouse, William

Encore!
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Encore!
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Encore!
s.l. : s.n., 1982
Inscribed: For Ken Friedman on the occasion of his exhibition at Interart Jan-Feb 1982/W Morehouse 1/'82.
box 200

Mosset, Olivier

Flux Dots
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Flux Dots
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Flux Dots
s.l. : s.n., 1969 Plastic red box with label, containing cut paper. Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 1.6 cm
 

Nannucci, Maurizio

box 201

Nannucci, Maurizio

Alle soglia della patafisica
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Alle soglia della patafisica
s.l. : s.n., 1981
A rolled strip of pink paper printed in blue with various Italian texts and diagrams, such as a spiral and geometric shapes.
Dimensions: 133.5 x 11.3 cm
box 202

Nannucci, Maurizio

Boîte à Poésie
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Boîte à Poésie
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Boîte à Poésie
Braunschweig : Kunstverein, 1980
Pasteboard box with piece's title and artist's name printed on the exterior lid. Inside box are various graphic pieces and objects, such as a small terrestrial globe, a folded sheet of paper bearing the words "always endeavor to find some interesting variation," a postcard book, a sound disc.
Dimensions: 31 x 22 cm
box 201

Nannucci, Maurizio

Creare l'artista creativo
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Creare l'artista creativo
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Creare l'artista creativo
s.l. : s.n., 1977
White cotton fabric scroll printed over in black letters with the message: "CREARE L'ARTISTA CREATIVO," and attached at both ends to wooden rods. The piece is encased in a galvanized steel box with these words printed in red ink: "MAURIZIO NANNUCCI/CREARE L'ARTISTA CREATIVO/50 COPIE/EXIT EDIZIONI 1977."
Dimensions: 29 x 238 cm (scroll); 7.5 x 34 x 7.5 cm (steel box)
box 201

Nannucci, Maurizio

Medium is Word
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Medium is Word
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Medium is Word
Rome : Bianconero edizioni d'arte, 1975
Wooden box with sliding top. Inside is kaleidoscope in cloth bag with drawstring. Title and imprint printed on folded sheet placed loosely in box.
Dimensions: 32 x 8 cm
box 201

Nannucci, Maurizio

Museum of Modern Art
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Museum of Modern Art
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Museum of Modern Art
s.l. : s.n., 1983
no. 15/30
Wood box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black, white and red printed label featuring a floor plan for the "museum of modern art" with rooms labeled "brecht," "knowles," "filliou," "vautier," "dietman," "lundberg," "nannucci," and "iannone." Inside there is a key chain labeled "museum of modern art" with two key blanks and a printed card about the piece signed by the artist.
Dimensions: 7.3 x 10.8 x 4.9 cm
box 200

Neuhaus, Max

[Magnetic tape in box]
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[Magnetic tape in box]
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1967
 

Part 29 (Olbrich-Ono)

 

Olbrich, Jürgen O.

box 201

Olbrich, Jürgen O.

Carrying Out Your Ideas
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Carrying Out Your Ideas
s.l. : s.n., undated
Plastic box containing six photographic slides portraying various people and objects posed around a gallery. There are also two beer tickets and a receipt printed with rubber stamps with the message: "carrying out your ideas; images underneath keep moving; thing about this is that there is virtually no limit to; Jürgen O. Olbrich.
Dimensions: 5.2 x 10.6 x 1.7 cm
box 202

Olbrich, Jürgen O.

Kunstgartenschau (Art Garden Show)
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Kunstgartenschau (Art Gardern Show)
s.l. : s.n., 1980
Archival cardboard box filled with ephemera and documents from an exhibit by many artists marked with the number 34.
Dimensions: 24.2 x 32 x 6.7 cm
box 202

Olbrich, Jürgen O.

Kunstgartenschau (Art Garden Show)
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Kunstgartenschau (Art Garden Show)
s.l. : s.n., 1981
Archival cardboard box filled with ephemera and documents from an exhibit by many artists marked with the numbers 34 and 81.
Dimensions: 24.2 x 32 x 6.7 cm
box 203

Olbrich, Jürgen O.

Kunstgartenschau (Art Garden Show)
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Kunstgartenschau (Art Garden Show)
s.l. : s.n., 1982
Archival cardboard box filled with ephemera and documents from an exhibit by many artists marked with the numbers 34 and 1982.
Dimensions: 26.5 x 33 x 12 cm
box 203

Olbrich, Jürgen O.

Kunstgartenschau (Art Garden Show)
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Kunstgartenschau (Art Garden Show)
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Archival cardboard box filled with ephemera and documents from an exhibit by many artists marked with the numbers 34 and 1983 and an image of a townhouse.
Dimensions: 26.8 x 32.5 x 12 cm
box 200

Olbrich, Jürgen O.

[Letter to JB]
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[Letter to JB]
s.l. : s.n., 1984 Letter written on bamboo hanging wall art piece depicting an Asian theme.
box 204

Olbrich, Jürgen O.

Wort-Schutz-Depot
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Wort-Schutz-Depot
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Wort-Schutz-Depot
[Kassel: Edition Olbrich], 1985
Rough-hewn wood crate printed in black on one side with the words "WORT SCHUTZ DEPOT," topped by a loose lid on the inside of which is attached a list of the contents of the box. Inside are 23 steel plates, each with a word stamped onto one side. The list ascribes each work to an individual artist as follows: Hilfe/Eva-Maria Alves, Papierexil/Hajo Antpöhler, Gegenwart/Klaus Eggemann, Zeit/Heinz Gappmayr, Esther/Jochen Gerz, und/Eugen Gomringer, halbmodern/Wolfgang Hainke, Ruch/Reto Hänny, Zärtlichkeit/Hans Dieter Hüsch, Penis/Jürg Laederach, Zwänge/Laszlo Lakner, dismal/Jürgen O. Olbrich, AU/Pino Poggi, Gischt/Ilma Rakusa, Gleis/Raffael Rheinsberg, Einmannwort/Karl Riha, Sackgasse/Günther Ruch, spat/Konrad Balder Schäuffelen, Fragezeichen/Daniel Spoerri, Licht/Karl Heinz Stockhausen, Staub/Timm Ulrichs, Marie/Franz Josef Weber, Eros/Peter Paul Zahl.
Dimensions: 21 x 24.5 x 20 cm (box); 14 x 10 x .3 cm (steel plates)
box 205

Oldenburg, Claes

False Food Selection
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False Food Selection
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False Food Selection
New York : Fluxus, 1965
Blue plastic box with label affixed to exterior lid bearing the artist's name. Inside is plastic food placed in three compartments. Included are three biscuits, three petit fours, a pear, a Kaiser roll, and two sunny-side up eggs, with a strip of bacon glued to the interior lid.
Dimensions: 13.5 x 18 x 5 cm
Note: additional eggs housed in separate enclosure.
 

Ono, Yoko

box 205

Ono, Yoko

A Box of Smile
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A Box of Smile
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A Box of Smile
New York : Fluxus, 1971
Clear plastic box with "A box of smile Y.O. '71" incised into the lid and bottom in gold.
Dimensions: 5.4 x 5.4 x 5.5 cm
Note: two copies, one clear and one black.
box 205

Ono, Yoko (with John Lennon)

Danger Box, Build Around It
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Danger Box, Build Around It
s.l. : s.n., 1968
Clear Lucite box with a rear sliding opening. On the front are incised in red and black the following words: "Danger box / Open at own risk / Yoko Ono 1968."
Dimensions: 6.4 x 6.4 x .8 cm
box 205

Ono, Yoko

Footstamps
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Footstamps
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Footstamps
New York : Fluxus, 1971
Wooden box with label on exterior lid on which is printed an abstract design composed of the letters of the artist's name. Inside are an ink pad, 12 rubber stamps, and a folded sheet of tissue paper demonstrating the stamps. The stamps are foot or paw prints labeled by animal or body part: "foot," "horse," "rat," "bear," etc.
Dimensions: 15 x 20 x 4 cm
Note: Shoshana Wayne Gallery contacted Jan 7, 1998, and via Ono's staff confirmed title, publisher, date, and guessed the edition size at about 15.
See Box 68A for inked impressions of stamps.
box 205

Ono, Yoko

Everson Museum Catalog Box
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Everson Museum Catalog Box
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Everson Museum Catalog Box
s.l. : s.n., 1971
White wood and leatherette collapsible box that unfolds into several diagonal compartments inside some of which are various items: printed pieces, small white plastic boxes, a glass key. One printed piece is a long text and floor plan entitled "This Is Not Here."
Dimensions: 18.5 x 16 x 15 cm
 

Part 30 (Paeffgen-Pires)

box 206

Paeffgen, C. O. (Claus Otto)

Rost-Nest
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Rost-Nest
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, ca. 1969
Nest made of wire mesh, signed by the artist in blue ink on label attached to bottom.
Dimensions: 5 x 14.5 cm (diameter)
 

Paik, Nam June

box 302*

Paik, Nam June

Flux Stalingrad GM
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Flux Stalingrad GM
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1980
Box 206A

Paik, Nam June

My Toe is My Best TV
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My Toe is My Best TV
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1979
Lightbulb with a black sock attached to its base with a rubber band. Title from accompanying artist's statement.
Dimensions: 22 x 7.5 cm
box 303*

Paik, Nam June

Prepared Typewriter
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Prepared Typewriter
s.l. : s.n., 1980
box 206

Paik, Nam June

A Tribute to John Cage
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A Tribute to John Cage
Hadano, Japan : Tokuzo Okabe, 1978
no. 46/250
Box containing a deck of playing cards with 52 different headshots of John Cage silkscreened onto the verso of each card. On the verso of the joker card is printed "Nam June Paik / A tribute to John Cage." An additional card has bridge playing instructions on one side and Paik's curriculum vitae on the other.
Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 cm (deck of cards); 15.2 x 12 x 3 cm (box)
 

Patterson, Benjamin

box 207

Patterson, Benjamin

Hooked
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Hooked
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Hooked
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1980
Plastic tackle box with brown bottom and ecru lid containing 30 lures made from found objects. The lures, attached to which are at least one fishing hook, are made of items such as a red fabric rose, a roll of carmel candies, a paintbrush, a harmonica, a credit card.
Dimensions: 22.2 x 43.5 x 22 cm
box 206

Patterson, Benjamin

Instruction No. 2
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Instruction No. 2
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Instruction No. 2
s.l. : s.n., 1964
White plastic box with label on exterior lid on which are printed title, author and imprint. Inside is a soap cake in the shape of an orange slice and a paper towel rubber stamped "Please wash your face."
Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 1.4 cm
box 206

Patterson, Benjamin

Poems in Boxes
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Poems in Boxes
New York : Fluxus, 1964
Jigsaw puzzle of 21 pieces made from cardboard with collaged text and images on front and back.
Dimensions: 37 x 26 cm
box 206

Pezzatini, Lorenzo

Filo
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Filo
s.l. : s.n., 1979
Bundle of knotted twine painted with blue, red, and yellow acrylic.
Dimensions: ca. 8 x 27 x 5 cm
box 206

Pires, Silvio

Poesia King Size
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Poesia King Size
s.l. : s.n., undated
White box printed with the title "poesia king size," the artist's name, and other printed stampings and messages, all simulating a cigarette hard pack, and containing poems printed on 20 rolls of brown paper that simulate cigarettes.
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 2.1 cm
 

Part 31 (Pope-Random)

box 206

Pope, Nicholas and Kevin Mount

Special Vessels
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Special Vessels
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Special Vessels
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1973
Two small glass bottles with cork toppers nested in a white plastic-formed seat inside a cardboard box labeled with the words: "SPECIAL VESSELS one of an edition of 50 pairs. Langly-Dome Enterprises," and annotated in pencil "sent by John Turnival" and "Nick Pope & Kevin Mount." A small booklet reproducing a series of (miniaturized) letters relating to the production of the pieces also accompanies the objects.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 12.3 x 5 cm (box)
box 208

Raay, Jan van

Scorpions
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Scorpions
s.l. : s.n., 1978
Wood box with a detachable lid, both lid and bottom lined with an illustration of an octopus and a screaming mouth. On the inside of the lid there is a glued-on clipping from The New York Times (Jun 1, 1978: "Skokie issues a permit to march to Nazi chief") over which is laid this message in black text: "scorpions left unprotected in the sun will sting themselves to death."
Dimensions: 16.7 x 24.5 x 3.8 cm
 

Random, Steve (aka Randall)

box 208

Random, Steve

[Cardboard box with Apollo and plastic hand grenade]
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[Cardboard box with Apollo and plastic hand grenade]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
From fortune cookie series; no. 00002
White cardboard box with a detachable lid on which is attached this printed text: "Treasures from a remarkable survey, sculptures, paintings, drawings, manuscripts, and votive objects, art of New York City, the modern." Signed, with date and time. Inside the box there is a print of Apollo's head, a small, gray plastic toy grenade attached to its forehead.
Dimensions: 4.2 x 5.7 x 1.8 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

[Cardboard box with notes and sketches]
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[Cardboard box with notes and sketches]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Light brown cardboard box with detachable lid decorated with rubber stamps and this annotation: "Original (and a copy or two) notes, sketches, etc. used/created for study of my Mail Out Exhibition/Salute to Jean - Random, 9-29-83, 7:05:16 pm." Inside, there are a number of paper items, prints, drawings, and annotations of the artist.
Dimensions: 20 x 14.5 x 3.2 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

[Cardboard box with tissue and marble]
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[Cardboard box with tissue and marble]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Cardboard box with a detachable lid covered with tape, postage stamps, and an address label (to Jean Brown, Tyringham, MA.) Inside there is a small toy marble nested between two wads of ordinary facial tissue, one decorated with pink tape strips.
Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 5 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

DuChampeigne
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DuChampeigne
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DuChampeigne
s.l. : s.n., 1982
no. 2/99
Bottle of champagne with two attached labels printed with these messages, respectively: "DuChampeigne [sic], established 1982, 'infra-mince' (drawing of a comb), Fermented in the bottle," and "'3 ou 4 gouttes de hauter [sic] n'ont rien a faire avec la sauvagerie' Marcel Duchamp, #2/99 (illustration of the artist)," signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions: 32.5 x 8 cm
box 209

Random, Steve

[Envelopes to Marcel Duchamp and George Maciunas]
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[Envelopes to Marcel Duchamp and George Maciunas]
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[Envelopes to Marcel Duchamp and George Maciunas]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
White card portfolio with a label attached on the outside depicting a blue rubber-stamped image of a seated nude male figure. Inside there are two prints portraying labeled mailer envelopes, marked with various writings, stamps, and collaged objects, addressed to Marcel Duchamp and George Maciunas, respectively.
Dimensions: 39 x 29 x 1.5 cm; 28 x 35.6 cm (prints)
box 208

Random, Steve

In Memoriam of G. Maciunas
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In Memoriam of G. Maciunas
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Cash register paper strip printed with a long list of numbers, mostly zeros, and decorated with a rubber stamp black ink illustration titled "IN MEMORIAM OF G. MACIUNAS," signed "for George, Steve, 4-25-83, 7:52:01."
Dimensions: 71 x 4 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

Letter to Jean Brown
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Letter to Jean Brown
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Letter to Jean Brown
s.l. : s.n., 1986
box 210

Random, Steve

Mirror and Bore/Board Poem
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Mirror and Bore/Board Poem
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Mirror and Bore/Board Poem
s.l. : s.n., 1980
A piece of quarter inch plywood board with drawings, annotations and collaged items by "Steve Randall," depicting: a checker board, a catalog page featuring various drills, a small plastic pig (or boar), a freight label, dictionary definitions of the words "boar," "board," "Boer," "boor," and "bore," as well as other annotated puns on the concept bore/board. Eye hooks and wiring on one side allow for hanging the piece.
Dimensions: 30.5 x 40.5 x .5 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

Obviously a Bullet in Board: Version No. 2
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Obviously a Bullet in Board: Version No. 2
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Obviously a Bullet in Board: Version No. 2
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Solid wood piece with a small rectangular hole chiseled out of the center inside of which there is a small bullet. This is encased behind a clear plastic cover held by four copper screws. On the back there is this manuscript annotation in black ink: "Version #2, obviously a bullet in board. This piece was executed for Jean Brown, upon her project request." Signed and dated (7-7-83, 7:15:23 PM), also instructions for mounting hangers.
Dimensions: 14 x 32.5 x 1.8 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

[Pill box]
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[Pill box]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Small plastic bottle (from RR Pharmacy, Inc.) containing small screws with a label attached containing this message: "Steve Randall, 1 tablet every 4 hours if needed for pain - N 100mg."
Dimensions: 6 x 2.2 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

[Pocket with folded papers]
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[Pocket with folded papers]
s.l. : s.n., 1984
Tan cloth shirt pocket (with shirt cut off) containing a folded assemblage of various printed papers and a photograph, each glued to another and folded, signed, "For Jean, love Steve, 11-21-84."
Dimensions: 15 x 12 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

Random Sample
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Random Sample
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Small plastic bag with a paper label on the inside printed with the words: "RANDOM SAMPLE, Time-, Date-, Location-" and annotated respectively: "7:30:46, 7-7-83, from bulletin board - instructions to build your own - remove these pieces from a board insert bullet + cover w/Plexiglass (use brass screws to secure)" and signed by the artist. The bag contains a small quantity of light wood shavings.
Dimensions: 12 x 8 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

[Rubber band in box]
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[Rubber band in box]
s.l. : s.n., 1986
Black cardboard box covered with packing tape, stamped and addressed from the artist to Jean Brown, Tyringham, MA. Inside there is an ordinary rubber band nested in some crumpled pieces of ink-marked tracing papers. This manuscript note appears on the bottom of the box: "Jean, Recorder article quite stupid, eh?"
Dimensions: 11.3 x 14 x 3 cm
box 208

Random, Steve

Sewn Orange of 1976
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Sewn Orange of 1976
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Small cardboard box with a detachable lid, rubber stamped and printed with this title: "SEWN ORANGE OF 1976 for JEAN BROWN, (signed) Steve Random, 5-10-'83, 10:09:47 P.M." Inside there is a wedge-like object composed of orange peels (now dry) stitched together with thread.
Dimensions: 7 x 12.5 x 3.5 cm (box); ca. 8 x 5 cm (object)
box 208

Random, Steve

Traveling Item for Jean Brown
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Traveling Item for Jean Brown
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Traveling Item for Jean Brown
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Small rectangular tin box with a hinged lid (of the kind commercially sold with candy or cough drops) modified with a label attached to the lid printed with a small map of the Tyringham region (MA) and these words: "TRAVELING ITEM for JEAN BROWN ARCHIVE SHAKER SEED HOUSE, TYRINGHAM, MASS . . . random." Inside there is an object composed of wood, clear plastic, and a compass, marked with an arrow ("direction of travel") and ruler points. The verso is signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions: 6 x 9.5 x 2 cm
 

Part 32 (Ray-Reynolds)

box 211-212

Ray, Man

Abat Jout (Lampshade)
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Abat Jout (Lampshade)
Cologne, Germany : Edition MAT, 1964
Collection 64; no. 73/100
Spiral lampshade made of white painted metal. When strung from the ceiling, the shade rotates freely around an exposed light bulb. Black cylinder housed in separate box.
Dimensions: 41 x 25 cm See also Arp, Gerstner, Soto and Talman files.
 

Reynolds, Jock

box 213B

Reynolds, Jock

From the Trenches
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From the Trenches
s.l. : s.n., 1984
Cotton bag with a drawstring and a sewn-on label that is addressed to Jean Brown (Tyringham, Massachusetts) from the Washington Project for the Arts, with a cancelled 20-cent United States stamp commemorating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (postmark Dec 22, 1984), and the words "BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE" rubber-stamped on it. The verso of the label is annotated with a pencil note to Jean. Inside there is a business envelope rubber-stamped with the sender's address, enclosing a sheet of paper rubber-stamped "FROM THE TRENCHES" and typed with a fund-raising pitch laced with an anti-war message that references taxes and the Pentagon (cc. Caspar Weinberger), onto which is glued a green plastic toy soldier.
Dimensions: 12 x 17 cm (bag)
box 213

Reynolds, Jock

Great Race Fluxsport
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Great Race Fluxsport
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Great Race Fluxsport
s.l. : s.n., 1970
Red plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a printed photograph of an open palm holding a stop watch printed with the words: "GREAT RACE FLUXSPORT BY JOCK REYNOLDS" encircling the periphery. Inside there are six small seashells in a row glued to the bottom of the box.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 12 x 1.6 cm
box 213

Reynolds, Jock

Potentially Dangerous Electrical Household Appliances Fluxdevice
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Potentially Dangerous Electrical Household Appliances Fluxdevice
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Potentially Dangerous Electrical Household Appliances Fluxdevice
s.l. : s.n., 1970
Red plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a printed design of lines, arrows, numbers, and boxes over which are printed the words: "POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES FLUXDEVICE BY JOCK REYNOLDS." Inside there is a small piece of white electrical cord attached on both ends to white wall plugs.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 12 1.6 cm
box 213

Reynolds, Jock

Revealing Fact
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Revealing Fact
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Revealing Fact
s.l. : s.n., 1970
White plastic box with a hinged lid to which is attached a black and white printed label featuring a printed photograph of a nipple over which are printed the words: "REVEALING FACT . . . HOLD FINGER ON NIPPLE ONE MINUTE XX THEN OPEN BOX & READ A FLUX-TEST BY JOCK REYNOLDS" [sic]. Inside the lid there is a thermometer, the tip coinciding with the underside of the nipple, glued to a white card, divided by a black line and printed with the words: "GOOD PERSON" "BAD PERSON."
Dimensions: 9.2 x 12 1.6 cm
 

Part 33 (Ridder-Roth)

 

Ridder, Willem de

box 213

Ridder, Willem de

Casa Cavalieri Explanationist Arts Portfolio
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Casa Cavalieri Explanationist Arts Portfolio
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Casa Cavalieri Explanationist Arts Portfolio
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Casa Cavalieri Explanationist Arts Portfolio
s.l. : s.n., [1980]
Eight art pieces (five prints, three originals) each in a blue patterned print cardboard frame and encased together in a portfolio of the same board with a label attached to the inside cover printed with the words: "Casa Cavalieri 100% Guaranteed Art (signed) Willem de Ridder music by Nico de Gruiter." This is accompanied by a paper casing in the same board, holding a cassette tape. The outside of the portfolio has a sheet of paper attached to it detailing the instructions: "You are now the owner of a genuine Casa Cavalieri Expansionist Arts Portfolio. This unique collection is expressly made for the cassette that goes with it. Please take the portfolio in front of you and then insert the stereo cassette in your tape recorder. Listen through head phones for best results. Make sure to follow the instructions . . ." etc.
Dimensions: 34 x 25.5 x .5 cm (portfolio); 33.2 x 25.5 x 1.7 cm (paper casing)
box 213

Ridder, Willem de

Paper Fluxwork
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Paper Fluxwork
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Paper Fluxwork
s.l. : s.n., [ca. 1980s]
Clear plastic box with a paper label attached to the hinged lid printed with a black and white photograph of a paper object incorporating the title and artist's name: "PAPER FLUXWORK by DE RIDDER." Inside there are thirteen white cards printed with various graphic designs and directions for cutting, folding, gluing, etc. or other instructions to follow, each printed with the artist's name.
Dimensions: 9 x 1 x 12 cm
box 214

Gaglione, Rocköla and Bill Gaglione

Ray Johnson Bunny Mask #1 and #2
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Ray Johnson Bunny Mask #1 and #2
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Ray Johnson Bunny Mask #1 and #2
s.l. : s.n., 1984
White cardboard cutout with a Johnson's signature bunny-like figure stenciled in black ink, attached to a small foam core stick. The verso is rubber stamped and annotated by the artists ("Rockola Twins"). There is one copy by each.
Dimensions: ca. 48 x 24 cm
box 213

Rollins, Tim and Narcisso Arsel

Burning Building Brick
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Burning Building Brick
s.l. : s.n., 1981
Red clay brick with a corner chipped off, painted with yellow, black, white, and red tempera to resemble a burning skyscraper. There is a piece of stationery (printed: Jean Brown Archive) annotated in ink with a description of the work.
Dimensions: 20.5 x 9 x 5.5 cm
 

Roth, Dieter

box 213a

Roth, Dieter

Congealed Food Substance [Self-portrait]
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Congealed Food Substance [Self-portrait]
Cologne, Germany : Edition art intermedia, 1969
no. 37/100
Chocolate slab on green hardboard, numbered, signed, and dated on verso. Published in 100 copies, originally enclosed in printed plastic enclosures, a contribution to Künstlerpost, Köln: Art Intermedia, 1969. [Title and description details based on exhibition label from 2001 Bremen conference/fair and the item itself.] This copy lacks printing, but is annotated in black ink and crossed over (rendering it illegible). Note: some deterioration has occured and conservation work has been undertaken.
Dimensions: 29.8 x 21.5 x 2.2 cm See also Vostell and Filliou files.
box 216

Roth, Dieter

Literaturwurst (Literature Sausage)
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Literaturwurst (Literature Sausage)
s.l. : René Block, 1969
no. 39/50
Brown mass shaped into a cylinder and encased in a plastic wrapper, tied at both ends with twine, resembling a sausage shape. A red and white printed label is attached to the wrapper titled: "Constanze," signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Note: the mass is cracked into two pieces.
Dimensions: ca. 31 x 11 cm
box 313**

Roth, Dieter

Postcard
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Postcard
s.l. : s.n., 1969
box 213

Roth, Dieter

Stempelkasten (Rubber Stamp Box)
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Stempelkasten (Rubber Stamp Box)
[Stuttgart] : Edition Hansjörg Mayer, 1972
no. 81/111
Black cardboard box with a hinged lid containing a dozen rubber stamps and two stamp pads (black and red) with ink re-fill bottles, each nested within a green wooden framework. There are also three sheets of paper printed in blueprint colors with heart shapes and drawings of heads. The inside of the lid is also decorated in this fashion.
Dimensions: 28 x 28 x 6.2 cm
See Box 68A for inked impressions of stamps.
box 248

Roth, Dieter

Taschenzimmer (Pocket Room)
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Taschenzimmer (Pocket Room)
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Taschenzimmer (Pocket Room)
s.l. : s.n., 1969 Banana slice tacked to stamped paper in a plastic box stored within custom made cardboard box. Dimensions: ca. 10.5 × 7.5 cm
Two copies
 

Part 34 (Rühm-Saito)

 

Rühm, Gerhard

box 213

Rühm, Gerhard

Bleistiftmusik
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Bleistiftmusik
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1981
no. 20/80
Pasteboard box with title, artist's name and publisher printed within a drawing of a pencil on exterior lid. Inside box are 20 slides of abstract pencil drawings, with a recording of the sounds made by the pencil during the creation of the drawings. The slides are numbered in pencil from 1 to 20.
Dimensions: 13 x 14 x 4 cm
box 217

Rühm, Gerhard

Voyeurobjekt
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Voyeurobjekt
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Voyeurobjekt
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1971
Gray cardboard box with a detachable lid on which there is a paper label printed with this title: "GERHARD RÜHM, VOYEUROBJEKT, EDITION HUNDERTMARK." Inside there is a piece of varnished wood on the center of which there is a small round metal object, with a swivel lid that, when opened, reveals a keyhole, through which can be seen a re-composed photographic image of an intimate encounter. The verso contains hardware for hanging, the Edition Hundertmark print mark, and is titled, signed, dated, and numbered by the artist in ink.
Dimensions: 32.3 x 22 x 3 cm (box); 30 x 20 x 1 cm (wood)
box 215

Rufini, Carla

[Untitled assemblage]
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[Untitled assemblage]
s.l. : s.n., 1981
Assemblage of textiles, threads, wire, wax, gold leaf, paint, and other materials on a piece of wood fixed with hardware for hanging. Signed and dated ('81) by the artist on the verso.
Dimensions: 34 x 29 cm
 

Saito, Takako

box 305*

Saito, Takako

Buzzer Chair
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Buzzer Chair
s.l. : s.n., 1968
box 216

Saito, Takako

Chess Set
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Chess Set
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Chess Set
s.l. : s.n., undated
no. 29/32
Wood box with a hinged lid that cuts open diagonally, containing a slanted board with 64 drilled shallow indentations on its surface, and a cloth sack filled with 32 small marbles of assorted colors. The game pieces can thus be identified by their color variations. The inside of the lid is signed and numbered by the artist. The lid has an ink line drawing of some twig-like objects. Inside there is also a small sheet of paper with an ink line drawing of a man scratching his head and the words "a chess set" written across the bottom.
Dimensions: 16 x 16.7 x 8 cm
box 213

Saito, Takako

Christmas Dinner
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Christmas Dinner
s.l. : s.n., undated
Ordinary white paper plate rubber stamped in blue, green, and red: "CHRISTMAS DINNER HOLD THE PAPER OVER THE FIRE ABOUT 1 FOOT HEIGHT WHEN THE PAPER BECOME BROWN, YOU CAN EAT IT (signed) Taka." A thin sheet of paper accompanies this on which is a faint brown drawing of a crab. (This may have been produced with lemon juice, which dries clear and reappears as brown stain when heated - a rudimentary technique for sending secret messages.)
Dimensions: 15.5 cm in diameter
box 217

Saito, Takako

A Concert on a Beach
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A Concert on a Beach
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Concert on a Beach
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1979
no. 6/30
Round wood box with a detachable lid on which there is a paper label printed with a line drawing of a face with a mustache and these words: "a concert on a beach, EDITION HUNDERTMARK, TAKAKO SAITO." Inside there is a bag of fine sand (475 grams/1.04 lbs.) and an assortment (six) of plastic whistles and flutes. Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil by the artist.
Dimensions: 21 x 5 cm
box 217

Saito, Takako

Dream
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Dream
s.l. : s.n., undated no. 5/35
Small, unvarnished wood box with a hinged lid and rounded corners. An ink line drawing, resembling the bottom ruffles of a curtain surrounds the object inside and out. There is a small copper bell attached to the inside bottom. Numbered, titled, and signed by the artist in ink inside the lid.
Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 7 cm
box 218

Saito, Takako

Games
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Games
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Games
s.l. : s.n., 1976
no. 101/200
Cardboard portfolio containing 8 different games created by Saito. On the cover of the portfolio is a game in the shape of a human head with the word "Games" stamped above it.
Dimensions: 51 x 35 cm
box 217

Saito, Takako

Untitled (with Dieter Roth's Drawing of Takako)
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Untitled (with Dieter Roth's Drawing of Takako)
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1977
Booklets numbered 8/30
Green felt sewn into an envelope with a second inner pocket. The main pocket contains two hand-made (gray, white, and tan) paper books featuring outlines of faces, numbered and signed by the artist. The outer pocket contains two small drawings (one is "a portrait of Takako by Dieter Roth"), a small paper footprint, wood pieces, and a small wood ruler. The envelope is tied with a rainbow colored cloth ribbon.
Dimensions: ca. 11.5 x 17.5 x 2 cm
box 217

Saito, Takako

Grinder Chess
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Grinder Chess
s.l. : s.n., 1965-1966
Wood box with a hinged lid and a brass hook latch. The inside of the lid has a label attached printed with a design of a chessboard and the words: "FLUX CHESS." The bottom of the box is a solid piece with 64 holes drilled in eight rows, forming the game board. There are two sets of grinding tools representing the various chess pieces.
Dimensions: 17 x 17 x 7.2 cm
box 217

Saito, Takako

Make 300 Holes with Any Implement: This Is My Gift
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Make 300 Holes with Any Implement: This Is My Gift
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1964
Small wood box with a detachable lid. Inside there is a small wood frame, covered on both sides with a piece of paper, one side of which has been punctured with a large hole. On the sides of the frame, there are two rubber stamped messages: "THIS IS MY GIFT," and "MAKE 300 HOLES WITH ANY IMPLEMENT."
Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 3 cm
box 213

Saito, Takako

1 ~ Unendlich Welten (1 ~ Infinite Worlds)
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1 ~ Unendlich Welten (1 ~ Infinite Worlds)
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1 ~ Unendlich Welten (1 ~ Infitine Worlds)
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1982
no. 34/40
Cardboard box with a label attached to the lid printed with a design featuring a triangle and a square, the title of the piece in German and English, and the artist's name. Inside there are two steel wire pieces welded into the shapes of a triangle and a square, accompanied by a wax paper envelope containing three small photographs of the pieces in various environments.
Dimensions: 10.5 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
box 304*

Saito, Takako

Rolling Ball Chair
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Rolling Ball Chair
s.l. : s.n., 1966
box 219

Saito, Takako

Sound Chess
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Sound Chess
s.l. : s.n., 1965
Wood box with detachable lid encasing a chess game made of identical square dark and light wood boxes (comprising the pieces, sixteen per each color). Sealed inside each game piece is a unique assortment of objects that rattle when shaken; the distinctive sound thus determines the value of the piece being played. The lid is lined in pencil to form a grid that serves as the chessboard.
Dimensions: 26.3 x 26.2 x 5 cm
box 216

Saito, Takako

Sound Chess
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Sound Chess
s.l. : s.n., 1965
Wood box with sliding lid encasing a chess game made of identical square black and white plastic boxes (comprising the pieces, sixteen per each color) and a series of white plastic frames (creating a board of sixty-four spaces). Sealed inside each game piece is a unique assortment of objects that rattle when shaken; the distinctive sound thus determines the value of the piece being played.
Dimensions: 28.7 x 30.3 x 9 cm
box 217

Saito, Takako

O.t.
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O.t.
s.l. : s.n., [1976]
no. 7/27
Small wood box with detachable lid with a découpage of a leaf. Inside there are two small pencil outlines of heads in profile and a grouping of small clear plastic shapes attached to the bottom. Without salt (see Art Games, p. 128 for description and title). The piece is numbered and signed in pencil on the inside of lid by the artist.
Dimensions: 6.8 x 10 x 3.5 cm
box 217

Saito, Takako

Würfelstuhl (Dice Chairs)
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Würfelstuhl (Dice Chairs)
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1979
no. 6/75
Small wood box with sliding lid stamped with the title, artist, and publisher. Inside there are three small wood blocks, resembling both small chairs and dice, dice effect created by drilled holes. Each of the blocks rattles when shaken. Numbered and signed by the artist inside the lid.
Dimensions: 5 x 7.3 x 3.2 cm
 

Part 35 (Salwen)

box 219

Salwen, Linda

Rare Archeological Fined [sic]
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Rare Archeological Fined [sic]
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Rare Archeological Fined [sic]
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Paper and cardboard box with a hinged lid and markings for a Chinese product ("Jientsin, China," "super nourishment, nourriture superbe," five Chinese characters) refashioned with brown cloth, black tape, and paper labels. The label on the lid is typed with these words: "RARE ARCHEOLOGICAL FINED. excavated out of the Salwen bathroom sink drain Sept 19, 1983." Inside there are several used plastic items (toothbrush, toothpaste cap, razor blade covers, adhesive bandage, etc.) some soiled with hair and dirt. These are laid out on the cloth for display. There are two labels attached to the bottom of the box, typed and rubber-stamped: "Made by: LINDA SALWEN High Falls, NY," and "Gallerist: Postal Flow West P.O. Box 5001 Mill Valley, CA 94942," respectively. Along with the box is a paper wrapper marked in black ink "For the Jean Brown Archive with love from Kenneth Mane."
Dimensions: 11 x 22.5 x 3.5 cm
 

Part 36 (Schäuffelen-Sharits)

 

Schäuffelen, Konrad Balder

box 221

Schäuffelen, Konrad Balder

Exploding Galaxy
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Exploding Galaxy
s.l. : s.n., 1975
no. 4/20
box 219-220

Schäuffelen, Konrad Balder

Zettelspiess
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Zettelspiess
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, ca. 1965-1972
Box with a hinged lid fashioned out of white foam core and clear tape. The lid contains printed red label that reads: "VICE VERSAND ZETTELSPIESS von K.B. Schäuffelen." Housed in Box 219.
Dimensions: 26 x 33.5 x 6 cm
Note: formerly titled Zeitelspiess An ordinary office desk paper spike (Zettelspiess in German) on a black enameled stand, stacked with square bits of paper with text printed on them, arranged in a circular fashion so as to create a cylinder shape. The artist's initials are etched on the surface of the base. Housed in Box 220.
Dimensions: 19 x 8 cm; 3.5 x 3.5 cm (paper pieces)
 

Schmidt, Alan

box 220

Schmidt, Alan

[Collage in blue frame]
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[Collage in blue frame]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Framed collage composed of magazine, comic's illustrations, and a piece of fur on white paper, mounted on board and signed by the artist. Hardware and wire for hanging on the verso.
Dimensions: 35 x 25.8 x 2.5 cm
box 222

Schmidt, Alan

Piano Key
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Piano Key
s.l. : s.n., 1978
Wood and plastic/ivory fragment from a piano keyboard inscribed in ink on two sides: "FOR JEAN NALA" and "PIANO KEY FROM ALAN SCHMIDT'S REALIZATION (IN MEMORIAM) OF GEORGE MACIUNAS 'PIANO PERCUSSION CONCERTO,' DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS 2 NOV, 1978."
Dimensions: ca. 44 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
 

Schmit, Tomas

box 220

Schmit, Tomas

NVEX & NCAV & CO.
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NVEX & NCAV & CO.
s.l. : s.n., 1973
Wood box with a lid on the inside of which is attached a label printed with the title of the piece and a listing of its contents, numbered and signed by the artist. The box is fitted to accommodate several items: a clear glass bottle ringed with several colored rubber bands, a white cloth drawn over with red stripes, two paper film strips titled "CONCAVE" and "CONVEX," respectively and featuring a human hand in motion, and 10 drawings (in pencil, colored pencil, ink, and typescript), some of which illustrate, caption, or relate to the objects (one caption reads: "there is some way to decide if the beer fits into the bottle or if the bottle fits around the beer.")
Dimensions: 31.5 x 18 x 12 cm
box 219

Schmit, Tomas

Publisher's Set
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Publisher's Set
s.l. : s.n., 1966
Miniature dark red slip case box embossed with the author and title on the spine, containing a cardboard box with sliding lid, a label attached to the top with this typed message: "tomas schmit's PUBLISHER'S SET (to the third-grade-reader)." The box contains many sets of perforated gummed labels typed with messages, some arranged in the manner of concrete poetry, such as "this label doesn't sound, doesn't smell, and doesn't move," "in a few seconds you'll turn away your eyes from this label," and "on this label you see twelve different words of the English language." A small folded sheet of paper typed with further instructions accompanies these. Note: the lid is tearing along the upper edge.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 3.5 x 6.2 cm; 4 x 7 cm (label)
box 219

Schmit, Tomas

Tischtheater
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Tischtheater
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Tischtheater
s.l. : s.n., 1968
Cardboard box and lid printed with the title of the piece: "tomas schmit's TISCHTHEATER." A paper label attached to the inside of the lid describes the contents of the piece in German as: 78 game pieces and five boards for "consciousness-satisfaction." The box contains five folding (cloth-hinged) white cardboard panels printed on both sides with texts and diagrams arranged in the manner of concrete poetry, comprising a total of ten numbered "tischtheaters" (table theaters) that instruct or stimulate the reader through a series of intellectual gymnastics.
Dimensions: 16.5 x 32.5 x 2.7 cm; ca. 31.5 x 31.5 cm (panel)
box 225

Schneemann, Carolee

ABC - We Print Anything - In The Cards
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ABC - We Print Anything - In The Cards
s.l. : s.n., 1977
31/151
Box made of board covered in blue cloth, with a hinged lid and open front panel, tied together with a purple ribbon. The lid is printed with silver letters: "-A-B-C- carolee schneemann." Inside there is large stack of cards (7.7 x 12.1 cm) printed with images and text such as "quote from friends," or "from dreams & diaries," "collected from March to November 1976." Signed and numbered by the artist on the first card.
Dimensions: 9 x 13.5 x 9.2 cm
box 220

Schwegler, Fritz

4 Effeschiadenstücke zum Glücke
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4 Effeschiadenstücke zum Glücke
s.l. : Edition Hundertmark, 1972
Gray cardboard box with a label attached to the lid printed with these words: "Fritz Schwegler, 4 Effeschiadenstücke zum Glücke, 19. Karton, Edition Hundertmark." Inside there are four objects: an oversized pencil with a chiseled tip, a glass tube attached to a black board, an L-shaped, double-headed arrow made of particle board, and a round self-adhesive sticker printed with a black image of the arrow and writing. Each piece is accompanied by a sheet of paper that illustrates and provides hand-written information related to the object. Two copies of the postcard illustrating and announcing the piece are included.
Dimensions: 31.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm (box); ca. 29.7 x 21 cm (paper)
box 219

Sharits, Paul

Flux Wall Poem
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Flux Wall Poem
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Flux Wall Poem
s.l. : s.n., [ca. 1966]
Clear plastic box with a paper label attached to the hinged lid printed with the title and artist's name. Inside there are six double-sided small, hole-punched cards printed with the text "WORD ONE," "WORD TWO," "WORD THREE," etc. on each of the total of twelve faces.
Dimensions: 9 x 1 x 12 cm (box); 7 x 6.6 cm (card)
 

Part 37 (Sheehan-Shiomi)

box 219

Sheehan, Maura

Red Painting
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Red Painting
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Red Painting
s.l. : s.n., 1981
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid containing two color photographs annotated in black ink on the back. One, a long-shot of a run-down building with a long series of broken windows, is marked: "In the shadow of the Helmsley-Spear Bldg, on the banks of the Hudson 24th St & West Side Hwy SHEEHAN 9-81." The other, a close-up of a woman (Sheehan?) painting one of the broken windowpanes with red paint, is marked: "Rember [sic] Peter, A building with no imperfect part & a building with no perfect part! Maura."
Dimensions: 9 x 1 x 12 cm (box); 9 x 11.6 cm (photograph)
box 225

Shein, Keith

Word Events
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Word Events
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Word Events
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Clear plastic stand displaying a small collection of cards each printed with words and text, attached to the object with two metal rings.
Dimensions: 16 x 14.5 x 10.5 cm; 10 x 12.6 cm (cards)
box 224

Shemi, Yehiel

Opened Box with Object Inside
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Opened Box with Object Inside
s.l. : s.n., 1982
White wood frame containing artwork composed of brown paint and pencil on brown paper, signed and dated by the artist. A printed review of the artist and a section of brown felt accompany the piece. The piece contains hardware for hanging.
Dimensions: 36.7 x 36.7 x 5.5 cm; 25.7 x 26 cm (artwork)
 

Shiomi, Mieko

box 225

Shiomi, Mieko

Balance Poem
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Balance Poem
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1973
Set of six works composed of red paper on which are collaged white pieces of paper with typed words or phrases, and black silhouettes of a stylized balance, each in a distinctive arrangement hung from the balance, individually titled ("BALANCE POEM 1," "BALANCE POEM 2," etc.), framed in white card stock and signed on the verso. The set is encased in a red envelope.
Dimensions: 20 x 27.5 cm (each)
box 225

Shiomi, Mieko

Endless Box
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Endless Box
s.l. : s.n., 1965
Wood box with a detachable lid containing a transparent purple cloth marked in ink on one corner with the title "Endless Box, C. Shiomi 1965." Enveloped in the cloth is a white cardboard box containing a series of concentric boxes, each nested inside the other, down to a miniature box.
Dimensions: 15 x 15.5 x 8 cm (wood box); 13 x 13 x 6.5 cm (cardboard box)
box 219

Shiomi, Mieko

Events and Games
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Events and Games
s.l. : s.n., 1964
Plastic box with a hinged lid containing a crumpled photograph of a woman (the artist?) and 14 cards of various sizes, each printed in English on the recto (black on white), and Japanese on the verso (white on black) with instructions for playing various games, written in the manner of concrete poetry such as: "SHADOW PIECE Make shadows - still or moving - of your body or something on the road, wall, floor or anything else. Catch the shadows by some means. Chieko [Mieko] Shiomi, 1963."
Dimensions: 13 x 18 x 3 cm
box 225

Shiomi, Mieko

Lyric Suite
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Lyric Suite
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1973
Set of six works composed of blue paper on which are collaged white pieces of paper with typed words, phrases, or musical notations, each in a distinctive arrangement emulating music individually titled ("NOCTURNE," "HIDE-AND-SEEK," "INTERMEZZO," "PROJECTION," "SCHERZO," and "COUNTERPOINT), framed in white card stock and signed on the verso. The set is encased in a blue envelope.
Dimensions: 20 x 27.5 cm (each)
box 225

Shiomi, Mieko

Spatial Poem No. 1
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Spatial Poem No. 1
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Spatial Poem No. 1
s.l. : s.n., 1965
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid and a bottom covered with a thin, cork map of the world on which are placed a large number of pins with paper flags. The flags contain printed texts.
Dimensions: 22 x 33.3 x 5.8 cm
In separate container: Cardboard box with a detachable lid containing some paper items. The lid originally has a printed label attached to it (now housed inside the box) containing a "Spatial poem no. 1. word event." This box may have originally housed the flags.
Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.3 x 3.2 cm
box 223

Shiomi, Mieko

Spatial Poem No. 3
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Spatial Poem No. 3
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Scope and Content Note

Spatial Poem No. 3
s.l. : s.n., 1968
Two sets of printed calendar pages, one housed loose inside a wood box with a hinged lid and metal clasp, the other bolted into book form on a strap of leather.
Dimensions: 13.2 x 40 x 3 cm (combined piece); 14 x 10.8 cm (pages)
box 219

Shiomi, Mieko

Spatial Poem No. 4
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Spatial Poem No. 4
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Scope and Content Note

Spatial Poem No. 4
s.l. : s.n., 1973
White plastic box with a hinged lid containing a roll of microfilm mounted on a miniature green plastic viewer. The film depicts various documents and art works. A small card is laid on the lid printed with the title of the piece and the artist's name. One of the copies is subtitled "a fluxmovie."
Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm Two copies.
box 219

Shiomi, Mieko

Water Music
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Scope and Content Note

Water Music
s.l. : s.n., 1964
Small glass bottle filled halfway with water. A small label printed for it depicts a human figure pouring liquid into its mouth and the words: "WATER MUSIC BY CHIEKO [Mieko] SHIOMI 1. GIVE THE WATER STILL FORM 2. LET THE WATER LOSE ITS STILL FORM. FLUXWATER."
Dimensions: 12.5 x 4 x 2 cm
 

Part 38 (Spera-Tanglewood)

box 225

Spera, Stephen

Homage á Duchamp
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Scope and Content Note

Homage á Duchamp
s.l. : s.n., 1982
Framed photograph of Duchamp fashioned out of foamboard, glue, plastic, and gold paint. The verso is inscribed: "for Jean Brown with love Summer 82 Stephen Spera."
Dimensions: 15 x 11.3 x 1 cm
box 226

Soto, Jesús Rafael

The Little Villanueva Box
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Scope and Content Note

The Little Villanueva Box
s.l. : Edition MAT, 1964
Collection 64
Wood frame painted black encasing three pieces of clear plastic, each printed with black or white lines seen through each other forming a square design. There is a paper label printed with "Edition Mat - Collection 64," signed by the artist, attached to the top surface.
Dimensions: 31.8 x 31.8 x 15.6 cm See also Arp, Gerstner, Man Ray and Talman files.
box 227

Souza, Al

Photoworks: Have a Productive Day
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Scope and Content Note

Photoworks: Have a Productive Day
s.l. : s.n., 1977-1979
Wood box with a hinged, framed-glass lid with a brass latch inside of which there are nine wishbones (poultry bones) mounted onto the back board with wiring, each dated with month, day, and year in rubber stamps. The verso is also stamped: "APR 17 1977; AL SOUZA; PHOTOWORKS; HAVE A PRODUCTIVE DAY."
Dimensions: 28 x 22.7 x 6.2 cm
box 225

Spector, Buzz

Memories
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Memories
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Scope and Content Note

Memories
s.l. : s.n., 1976
Set of twelve colored pencils in a slip over cardboard sleeve, each pencil embossed in gold lettering with phrases composed by the artist. A label attached to the set contains this printed message: "MEMORIES, The pencils each carry lines from a poem, which you may construct according to my arrangement, or in any way which appeals to your own sensibilities. ©Copyright 1976, Buzz Spector." Accompanying the work is a strip of paper printed with the words/phrases of the pencils (e.g. "memories," " the same conversation," "those moments of," etc.). There are two slightly different editions of this piece. The second set is in a plastic bag.
Dimensions: 4.5 x 19.2 x 1.2 cm (box)
box 227

Spoerri, Daniel

Dokumente Documents Documenti zu Krims-Krams Magie
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Dokumente Documents Documenti zu Krims-Krams Magie
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Scope and Content Note

Dokumente Documents Documenti zu Krims-Krams Magie
[Hamburg : Merlin Verlag], 1971
German: "Garbage bag, protect from humidity and fire." Cardboard box with a hinged lid printed in dark brown ink with the title of the piece. Inside there are two pieces. One is an oval piece of particle board with a glued assemblage of discarded objects painted over with black paint and varnishes. The second is a green portfolio with green reptile-patterned paper covers embossed with this lettering: "Daniel Spoerri; Dokumente Documents Documenti; zu Krims-Krams Magie; Merlin Verlag." Inside this are various prints, booklets and other paper items generally associated with garbage art.
Dimensions: 29.2 x 22.2 x 12.2 cm (box); 26 x 20 cm (oval piece); 27.5 X 20.5 cm (green portfolio)
box 227

Staeck, Klaus

Wir setzen uns durch
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Wir setzen uns durch
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Scope and Content Note

Wir setzen uns durch
s.l. : s.n., 1969
German: "we get our way; we prevail." Wood plaque with a hole drilled at the top for hanging the piece. A metal set of "brass knuckles" has been embedded onto the wood and a purple ink rubber stamp with the words: "sieg heil" in Fraktur typeface. The verso is titled, dated, and signed in pencil by the artist.
Dimensions: 21 x 11 x 6 cm
box 227

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Scope and Content Note

Concrete Poetry: Invitation
s.l. : s.n., 1971
Pink and white peppermint candy roll with a paper label attached, printed in blue ink with these words: ? Concrete Poetry; You are invited to; an international exhibition of visual and sound poetry; organized by Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Arts Council 1971; [etc.] Piece is wrapped in cellophane.
Dimensions: 19 x 2.5 cm
[Image not available.]
box 306*

Talman, Paul

Objekt [or] Kugelbild (Ball Image)
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Scope and Content Note

Objekt [or] Kugelbild (Ball Image)
s.l. : Edition MAT, 1964 25 painted table-tennis balls mounted between two Plexiglas panels.
See also Arp, Gerstner, Man Ray and Soto files.
box 229

Tanglewood Press

7 Objects in a Box
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Scope and Content Note

7 Objects in a Box
s.l. : Tanglewood Press, undated
Wood box with a detachable lid, rubber stamped with a red, round design containing the title of the piece: "7 OBJECTS IN A BOX," and on the bottom: "TANGLEWOOD PRESS, INC." Inside there is a typed note that reads: "SEVEN OBJECTS IN A BOX.... is a collection of seven original sculptural objects by seven artists, packed in a pedestal-crate. The edition is 75, plus 25 special sets preserved for the artists and their collaborators. Each object is numbered and signed by the artist. - Published by Tanglewood Press, Inc. and manufactured by Knickerbocker Machine & Foundry, Inc. under the direct supervision of the artists." Accompanying this are seven miniature black-and-white photographs of works by the following artists: Allan D. Arcangelo/Side-view mirror, Jim Dine/Rainbow Fawcet, Roy Lichtenstein/Sunrise, Claes Oldenburg/Baked potato, George Segal/Chicken, Andy Warhol/Kiss, Tom Wesselmann/Little nude.
Dimensions: 6 x 8.6 x 2 cm; 4.7 x 7.1 cm (photograph) Two copies
 

Part 39 (Tavenner-Truck)

box 228

Tavenner, Patricia

Four Years
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Four Years
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Scope and Content Note

Four Years
s.l. : s.n., undated
Cardboard box with a hinged lid labeled with collaged color photocopies, and along the edge with the words: "FOUR YEARS, & MORE, COLLECTORS, COPY," and the word "BOOKS" rubber-stamped throughout. Inside there are collections of the artist's postcards, and other work, as well as an issue of Mail Order Art, 1(4), (Oakland, California, 1972.)
Dimensions: 25 x 37.3 x 6.4 cm
box 229

Taylor, Heather

Sound Piece #2
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Scope and Content Note

Sound Piece #2
s.l. : s.n., 1983
Watercolor featuring a clump of stones and debris next to which a small plastic bag is attached containing several of the painted items (stones and debris), signed, titled, and dated by the artist. The work is enclosed in a clear plastic frame. A color Polaroid photograph of a red rose on a ladder by the side of a house is taped to the back of the frame.
Dimensions: 28.5 x 36 x 2.4 cm (framed)
 

Thomkins, André

box 229

Thomkins, André

dogmat-mot
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Scope and Content Note

dogmat-mot
s.l. : Edition MAT MOT, 1965
[61/100]
Pressboard box covered in black paper and fashioned to open in one piece as a case with a printed label on its spine with these words: édition MAT MOT: andré thomkins: dogmat-mot." The inside lid is labeled with a printed description of the piece in German, French, and English: "DOGMAT MOT is a polyglot machine with 120 words [in the three languages, so that] 10 hexagonal cards, each with 12 words, pivot on a plane and form phrases in three directions on the hexagonal roof . . . the resultant 2, 3 and 4-word phrases are 'mobile dogmas.'" The box portion contains a removable cardboard piece with the ten pivoting hexagonal cards as described, arranged in an overlapping triangular pattern. Note: this is number 61 of 111 copies (numbered and signed) of which 100 were sold commercially.
Dimensions: 28 x 28 x 3.8 cm
box 229

Thomkins, André

Zahnschutz gegen Gummiparagraphen
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Scope and Content Note

Zahnschutz gegen Gummiparagraphen
Remscheid, Germany: Vice-Versand, 1968
Cardboard box with a rubber stamped message on the bottom: "VICE-VERSAND W. FEELISCH 563 REMSCHEID 1 FICHTENSTR. 63 - POSTFACH 343." The box contains a flat strip of red rubber with holes and slits where three rubber bands are attached to it and the title of the piece rubber stamped on it, signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions: 8 x 11 x 2 cm; 5.5. x 11.5 cm (rubber)
box 229

Tót, Endre

I Am Glad If I Can Stamp
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Scope and Content Note

I Am Glad If I Can Stamp
s.l. : s.n., undated
Woman's undergarment (panties) printed on the crotch with a round rubber stamped image of a woman (the artist?) surrounded by the words: I AM GLAD IF I CAN STAMP Endre Tót." The garment is signed in ink by the artist.
Dimensions: ca. 29 x 31 cm
box 229

Tóth, Gábor

I Don't Make Art to You For Fear That You Will Like It!
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I Don't Make Art to You For Fear That You Will Like It!
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Scope and Content Note

I Don't Make Art to You For Fear That You Will Like It!
[Budapest] : s.n., 1980
White paper printed with the words: "I DONT MAKE ART TO YOU FOR FEAR THAT YOU WILL LIKE IT!" [sic], enclosed in a wooden frame and glass. The verso is inscribed in green ink: "with many thanks and kind regards to Jean Brown from Gabor Toth 21/7/1980 Budapest."
Dimensions: 12 x 16.5 x 2 cm (framed)
box 229

Trova, Ernest

Kaleidoscope
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Scope and Content Note

Kaleidoscope
New York : Museum of Modern Art, undated
Dark blue cardboard and plastic kaleidoscope marked: "The Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., kaleidoscope designed by Trova" and featuring a repeating silhouette pattern of a nude human figure. The moving pieces, viewable through the peephole, also reflect this same figure in both black and white silhouettes, along with other small objects and plastic shapes in red, blue, and green such as circles, push pins, and the letter "E."
Dimensions: 21.8 x 5.3 cm
 

Truck, Fred

box 231-232

Truck, Fred

Catalog of Trash & Refuse: The Des Moines Festival of the Avant-Garde
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Catalog of Trash & Refuse: The Des Moines Festival of the Avant-Garde
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Scope and Content Note

Catalog of Trash & Refuse: The Des Moines Festival of the Avant-Garde
s.l. : s.n., undated
Includes bags 28, 45, 47, 52, 54, 64, 67 (air filter), 73. Manuscripts of contents listing and photos housed in a separate box.
box 307*

Truck, Fred

The Development of Signs in Space
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Scope and Content Note

The Development of Signs in Space
s.l. : s.n., 1981
No. 1
box 229

Truck, Fred

The Logos Box
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Scope and Content Note

The Logos Box
s.l. : s.n., undated
Clear plastic box with a hinged lid inside of which are six compartments containing various items: a yellow push pin and a magnet, a twisted copper wire, a strip of metallic paper, plastic rings joined to two yellow balls [partly unglued], a rolled strip of film depicting various drawings, and a strip of paper with brief, typed descriptions of the objects.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 11.5 x 3 cm
box 229

Truck, Fred

[T-shirts]
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[T-shirts]
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Scope and Content Note

[T-shirts]
s.l. : s.n., ca. early 1980s
Two t-shirts printed with messages. One shirt reads: "The Performance Bank $O £O 0¢," the other: "The Des Moines Festival of the Avant-garde"; housed with them is a small plastic bottle fashioned to appear to have two-ends with lids [but has since come unglued].
Dimensions: ca. 65 x 65 cm (shirts); 8.5 cm (tall, bottle)
box 234

Truck, Fred and Bolon Dzacab

Loops!
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Scope and Content Note

Loops!
s.l. : s.n., 1978
 

Part 40 (Tupitsyn-Vautier)

box 230

Tupitsyn, Victor

Mr. No. 'I': The Last of Pushkin's Casket
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Mr. No. 'I': The Last of Pushkin's Casket
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Scope and Content Note

Mr. No. "I": The Last of Pushkin's Casket
s.l. : s.n., undated
box 233

Valoch, Jiří

Durchschaubar
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Scope and Content Note

Durchschaubar
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1969
 

Vautier, Ben

box 233

Vautier, Ben

ART-ABC
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ART-ABC
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Scope and Content Note

ART-ABC
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, [1984]
no. 20/20 A black metal plate with white magnetic letters and a paper with ten examples.
box 229

Vautier, Ben

Scope and Content Note

Flux Missing Card Deck
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1967
White plastic box with a paper label attached to the hinged lid printed with a woodcut-like image of a dark figure holding a fanned group of cards that feature the words: "FLUX MISSING CARD DECK BY BEN VAUTIER 1966." Inside there is a standard deck of playing cards.
Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm
[No image available.]
box 233

Vautier, Ben

A Flux Suicide Kit
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A Flux Suicide Kit
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Scope and Content Note

A Flux Suicide Kit
s.l. : s.n., 1967 Plastic box with label, containing objects in various media.
box 233

Vautier, Ben

Fluxbox Containing God
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Scope and Content Note

Fluxbox Containing God
s.l. : s.n., 1965? Plastic box with label sealed with glue.
box 229

Vautier, Ben

Fluxholes
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Fluxholes
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Scope and Content Note

Fluxholes
s.l. : s.n., 1964
Blue plastic box with a paper label attached to the hinged lid printed with a close-up photographic image of human buttocks on the center of which are printed in white letters: "FLUX HOLES GATHERED BY BEN VAUTIER." Inside there is a collection of black plastic tubes, of various sizes, loosely nested together, one inside the other, into five groupings.
Dimensions: 9.3 x 11.7 x 3.3 cm
box 229

Vautier, Ben

Fluxholes
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Fluxholes
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Scope and Content Note

Fluxholes
s.l. : s.n., 1964
2nd version
Clear plastic box with a paper label attached to the hinged lid printed with a close-up photographic image of human buttocks on the center of which are printed in white letters: "FLUX HOLES GATHERED BY BEN VAUTIER." Inside there is a collection of white plastic tubes (drinking straws), of approximately the same length, laid out flat, filling the entire surface of the box.
Dimensions: 9 x 12 x 1.3 cm 2 copies
box 233

Vautier, Ben

Horizontal Line - Vertical Line
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Scope and Content Note

Horizontal Line - Vertical Line
s.l. : s.n., 1969
Typographically printed paper cards, each hole punched, and white string on paper.
box 233

Vautier, Ben

I Ben Drank Wine in 20 Glasses: This Was the 19th
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Scope and Content Note

I Ben Drank Wine in 20 Glasses: This Was the 19th
Berlin, Germany : Edition Hundertmark, 1971
no. 19/20
Housed in 2 separate boxes.
box 229

Vautier, Ben

Total Art Match-Box
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Scope and Content Note

Total Art Match-Box
s.l. : s.n., 1965
Small box of wooden matches to which a paper label has been attached printed with this message: "TOTAL ART MATCH-BOX - USE THESE MATCHES TO DESTROY ALL ART - MUSEUMS ART LIBRARY'S [sic] - READY - MADES POP - ART AND AS I BEN SIGNED EVERYTHING WORK OF ART - BURN - ANYTHING WORK OF ART - BURN - ANYTHING - KEEP LAST MATCH FOR THIS MATCH -.
Dimensions: 3.5 x 5.3 x 1.3 cm
box 229

Vautier, Ben

Total Art Poetry
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Total Art Poetry
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Scope and Content Note

Total Art Poetry
s.l. : s.n., undated
Clear and red plastic box with a paper label attached to the hinged lid printed with a photographic image of a vehicle on which are painted many words in white letters, the largest of which are these: "TEATRE DART TOTAL." Inside there is a collection of white cards printed with messages about art or creating, of which a typical example is this: "THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL ART IS ART TOO PLEASE TEAR THIS UP (BEN 1963)."
Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 1.3 cm; ca. 6.5 x 6.5 cm (cards)
box 229

Vautier, Ben

Tout ce qui est autour de cette ligne est poésie
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Scope and Content Note

Tout ce qui est autour de cette ligne est poésie
s.l. : s.n., undated
Black plastic sheet marked in white paint with a circular shape joined at the bottom by the name "Ben" and encircling the handwritten words: "tout ce qui est autour de cette ligne est poesie."
Dimensions: 24 x 28 x .2 cm
 

Part 41 (Vostell-Wada)

 

Vostell, Wolf

box 234

Vostell, Wolf

Künstlerpost
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Scope and Content Note

Künstlerpost
Cologne, Germany : Edition Galerie art intermedia, 1969 A part of eight multiples by different artists, including Beuys, Brecht, Filliou, and Roth. See also Filliou and Roth files.
box 234

Vostell, Wolf

Dé-coll/age-happenings
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Scope and Content Note

Dé-coll/age-happenings
s.l. : s.n., 1966
Inscribed (bottom): Michael Silverton Jan '68.
box 234

Vostell, Wolf

2 Dé-coll/age-happenings
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Scope and Content Note

2 Dé-coll/age-happenings
s.l. : René Block, 1965 no. 36/150
box 315**

Vostell, Wolf

Maszstab: Leben ist Kunst
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Scope and Content Note

Maszstab: Leben ist Kunst
s.l. : Edition Howeg, [1971] no. 55/100
 

Wada, Yoshimasa

box 233

Wada, Yoshimasa

Smoke Fluxkit
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Smoke Fluxkit
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Smoke Fluxkit
s.l. : s.n., 1969 Plastic box containing various items.
box 233

Wada, Yoshimasa

Smoke Fluxkit
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Smoke Fluxkit
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Smoke Fluxkit
s.l. : s.n., 1969 Plastic box containing various items.
 

Part 42 (Wall-Watts)

 

Wall, Beriah

box 233

Wall, Beriah

Plaster Walls
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Scope and Content Note

Plaster Walls
s.l. : s.n., 1979
box 233

Wall, Beriah

Plaster Walls
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Plaster Walls
s.l. : s.n., 1982
box 234

Wall, Beriah

[Stone object with subway token]
view online item

Scope and Content Note

[Stone object with subway token]
s.l. : s.n., undated
box 233

Walther, Franz Erhard

Find a Purpose for the Pocket
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Scope and Content Note

Find a Purpose for the Pocket
Remscheid, Germany: Vice-Versand, ca. 1969
no. 17
 

Watts, Robert

box 235

Watts, Robert

Baseball
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Baseball
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1968-1980
With Watts's signature of Jasper Johns.
box 233

Watts, Robert

Bread Slice
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Bread Slice
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1965-1975
box 316**

Watts, Robert

Crossed Nude Legs Tablecloth
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Scope and Content Note

Crossed Nude Legs Tablecloth
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1973
box 233

Watts, Robert

Dollar Bills
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Dollar Bills
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1962
box 240

Watts, Robert

Dollar Bills in Wood Chest
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Dollar Bills in Wood Chest
s.l. : s.n., 1975
box 233

Watts, Robert

[Early works produced for Yam Festival]
view online item

Scope and Content Note

[Early works produced for Yam Festival]
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1962
Four items.
box 235

Watts, Robert

Events
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Events
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Events
s.l. : s.n., 1964
Red plastic box containing printed cards.
box 235

Watts, Robert

Events
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Events
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Scope and Content Note

Events
s.l. : s.n., 1969
White plastic box containing printed cards.
Box 236A-236B

Watts, Robert

Favorite Baseball Team
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Favorite Baseball Team
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1968-1980 Box 236A contains original Plexiglas case for baseball balls.
box 237

Watts, Robert

Fingerprint
view online item
Fingerprint
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Fingerprint
s.l. : s.n., 1965 Plastic box with label, containing plaster with ink.
box 239

Watts, Robert

Flux Light Kit
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Flux Light Kit
s.l. : s.n., undated
Installed in Shaker Seed House Ceiling by Maciunas.
.
box 241

Watts, Robert

Flux Rock Marked by Volume in cc
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Flux Rock Marked by Volume in cc
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Flux Rock Marked by Volume in cc
s.l. : s.n., 1964 Plastic box with label, containing rock.
box 237

Watts, Robert

Flux Timekit
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Flux Timekit
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Flux Timekit
s.l. : s.n., 1966
Plastic box with label, containing mixed media objects such as matches, and springs.
box 237

Watts, Robert

Flux Timekit
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Flux Timekit
s.l. : s.n., 1966
Plastic box with label, containing objects in various media.
box 237

Watts, Robert

A Flux Atlas
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A Flux Atlas
view online item

Scope and Content Note

A Flux Atlas
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Plastic box with label, containing seven cards and seven rocks.
box 237

Watts, Robert

A Flux Atlas
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A Flux Atlas
view online item

Scope and Content Note

A Flux Atlas
s.l. : s.n., 1972
Plastic box with label, containing 16 cards and 16 rocks.
box 235

Watts, Robert

Fluxsand Hide and Seek
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Fluxsand Hide and Seek
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Fluxsand Hide and Seek
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1966 Plastic box with label, containing sand and objects in various media.
box 235

Watts, Robert

Geography
view online item
Geography
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Geography
s.l. : s.n., 1964
box 238

Watts, Robert

Lathe Cut Record
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Lathe Cut Record
s.l. : s.n., undated
box 235

Watts, Robert

Light Flux Kit
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Light Flux Kit
s.l. : s.n., 1972
box 235

Watts, Robert

Pearl Necklace
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Pearl Necklace
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1963-1965
box 235

Watts, Robert

Soap
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Soap
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1963-1973
Two copies, one in yellow, the other in green.
box 235

Watts, Robert

S.O.S.
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S.O.S.
view online item

Scope and Content Note

S.O.S.
s.l. : s.n., 1976 S.O.S. consists of two slim bound volumes that are entirely blank, except for a preface in each.
box 236

Watts, Robert

Stamp Machine No. 3
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Stamp Machine No. 3
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Stamp Machine No. 3
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1973
 

Part 43 (EMPTY)

 

Part 44 (Welch-Yamasaki)

box 237

Welch, Chuck (aka the Cracker Jack Kid)

Castings from the Cracker Jack Kid Navel Academy
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Scope and Content Note

Castings from the Cracker Jack Kid Navel Academy
s.l. : s.n., 1985
box 237

Weseler, Günter

Objekt für Atemtraining
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Objekt für Atemtraining
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, ca. 1969
no. 71
box 237

Wewerka, Stefan

Kleiderbügel
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Kleiderbügel
s.l. : s.n., 1969
box 237

Williams, Emmett

P-Nut Power
view online item

Scope and Content Note

P-Nut Power
s.l. : s.n., 1976
Kit made by a manufacturer for growing a peanut plant. Possibly sent to Jean Brown as a gift.
box 241

Wyllie, George

Bullion
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Bullion
s.l. : s.n., 1982
box 237

Yamasaki, Reiko

Wood Block
view online item

Scope and Content Note

Wood Block
s.l. : s.n., undated
 

Part 45 (Unidentified)

box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Add water]
s.l. : s.n., ca. 1970
[Peter Frank sent this to Jean Brown when he was working at Castelli. Frank does not remember the artist.]
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Book with cricket]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 241

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Chinese art view master 3-D viewing system]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Housed in two separate boxes.
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Chinese firecracker]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Cigar box containing acrylic plastic box and two marbles]
s.l. : s.n., 1983?
Signature indistinct.
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Cowbell]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Doll glued to bolt]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Doll's left leg]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

[Fluxdollar]
view online item

Scope and Content Note

[Fluxdollar]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Note: original bill was used to make photocopies at the Flux banquet May 2, 1976, See Series I., Maciunas Fluxus ephemera for photocopies signed by many participants.
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Free Leaf]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Images an into]
s.l. : s.n., undated
A small Taylor Merchant view, with empty slide mounts, one pierced with a nail. Also folded sheet with photocopied image of piece of film, with title "Images an into." [No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Lime]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Rubber band.
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Mini playing cards in linen pouch]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[N.E.W.S. forecast]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[O oculo mágico ou caleidoscópio de amor]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Orange clouds]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 244

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Paper flag]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Jopa Eiskrem.
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Plastic pocket handkerchief]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 247

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Plexi chess board]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Popsicle stick in bag]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Prime time]
s.l. : s.n., undated
T-shirt.
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Ruler]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 246

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Un serie us work too]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 241

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Sound machine]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Saint Augustine's Confessions used as a base.
[No image available.]
box 242

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Synchron]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 245

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Two chrome frames with red string]
s.l. : s.n., undated
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Miscellaneous]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Metal enclosure, feather and piece of wood (broken piece from a box?).
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Miscellaneous]
s.l. : s.n., undated
Spanish doll, knobs and screws.
[No image available.]
box 243

Unidentified

Scope and Content Note

[Miscellaneous]
s.l. : s.n., undated and 1951
Includes two Donald Duck figures, matchbook, paint brush, crayons, pencil, gyroscope, keychain, 1951 lucky penny.
[No image available.]
 

Series VII. Audio visual materials, 1965-1987, undated

Selected digitized audio recordings (available on-site only)
view online item

Physical Description: ca. 5 Linear Feet (10 boxes: 81 sound cassette tapes, 12 reel-to-reel audiotapes, 4 films and 2 videos)

Scope and Content Note

Series includes 81 sound cassette tapes, 12 reel-to-reel audiotapes, 4 films and 2 videos. The audio recordings are primarily of new music, poetry readings and lectures, some of which are homemade or were recorded live. Recordings include a lecture by Marcel Duchamp, works by John Cage and Opal Nations, homemade cassettes by Klaus Groh, a film by Joseph Beuys and a video by the Gerlovins (Rimma Gerlovina and Valeriy Gerlovin) comprising clips of Brown in her home with Fluxus objects. Titles were transcribed from the labels or housing of the original media items.
Repository numbered sound cassettes C1-C81, reel-to-reel audiotapes R1-R12, films F-F4, and videos V1-V2. Only reformatted items are available to researchers. Reformatted generations are described below but shelved elsewhere. Online access to selected digitized audio recordings  is available to on-site readers and Getty staff.
 

Sound cassettes

box 249

A-CHE

 

C1-C2 - Abart von Künstlern (Kaprow, Paik, Vostell, Saree, Albrecht D., Toche u. Hendricks), undated

Scope and Content Note

2 sound cassettes of 2.
Side 2 of one cassette is labeled "Albrecht D. Endless music."
 

C3 - Acrobat. Acrobat Modus Anniversarius. Data Pete Horobin, 37 Union Street, Dundee., undated

Scope and Content Note

Cover reads "Acrobat Live."
1 sound cassette.
 

C4 - Antin, David. The Principle of Fit (2). Wash., D.C.: Watershed Intermedia, 1979

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C5 - De Appel. De Appel No. 3 (Cornelissen et. al.). Amsterdam, 1984

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C6 - Art Beat. Holland, 1984

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C7-C8 - Audiozine nos. 4-5. La Mamelle. No. 5 (C8) cover reads "Community Art Radio L. Nimmer," 1977

Scope and Content Note

The tape no. 5 consists of random commercials.
2 sound cassettes.
 

C9-C12 - Banana, Anna. Bananaology, undated

Scope and Content Note

4 sound cassettes of 4.
 

C13 - Böhmler, Claus. Fernsehen nächste Woche vom 4. 9. bis 10. 9. Köln: Edition Hundertmark, 1982

Scope and Content Note

Book and cassette, Aufl.80. (Repository's copy is signed, no. 16/80, book is missing).
1 sound cassette.
 

C14 - Cage, John. Mureau. Hattingen: S. Press, tape no. 14, 1972

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C15 - Cage, John. Songbooks. Performance at Banff Art Centre, 1983 December 3

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C16 - Cassetten Radio. Hannover, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C17 - Die Chefs. Die Chefs Live am 30.12.81 mit - im Berliner risiko, 1981 December 30

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
box 250

CHO-E

 

C18 - Chopin, Henri. Audiopoems, . Köln: Edition Hundertmark. Signed, no. 31/200, 1956-1980

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette. Original.
Includes inserted program printed on white paper, signed by Chopin.
1 sound cassette. Archival master.
1 sound disc (CD). Copy master.
1 sound disc (CD). Use copy. Plus copy 2 (1 CD).
 

C19 - Claire, Paula. The Paxton Group with Paula Claire, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes 4 inserts by Claire.
1 sound cassette.
 

C20 - Club Moral. C.M. Live in the Country. Antwerpen: Club Moral, ca. 1984

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C21 - Cornelissen, Johan. JC VE J NYC. Amsterdam: Void editions, 1984

Scope and Content Note

Insert signed by Martha Hawley and Hetty Huisman.
1 sound cassette.
 

C22 - Corner, Philip. New Wilderness Audiographics. New York: New Wilderness, (7701A) and (7701B), 1981-1982

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette, two copies.
 

C23 - Curtay, Jean-Paul. Excerpts of Works, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette (90 min.). Original.
Side A: Jean Paul Curtay: Anthology; Side B: Curtay continued, inprovisations, Dolby B.
Insert: "Jean-Paul Curtay, Anthology of Abstract Poetry."
2 sound cassettes of 2 (90 min.). Archival master.
2 sound discs (CD) (90 min.). Copy master.
2 sound discs (CD) (90 min.). Use copy. Plus copy 2 (2 CDs).
 

C24 - Curtay, Jean-Paul. Anthology of Abstract Poetry/Improvisation, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C25 - Damen, Herman. Verbosonies. Brescia: Edizioni Amodulo, Collana poesia sonora/no. 4, signed, no. 29/100, 1970

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C26 - Döring, Stefan and Sascha Anderson. Ich fühle mich in Grenzen wohl, undated

C26 - Döring, Stefan and Sascha Anderson. Ich fühle mich in Grenzen wohl (digitized version available on-site only)
view online item

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C27-C29 - Duchamp, Marcel lecturing/speaking, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 sound cassettes of 3.
3 home-made tapes, one of which is also marked Huelsenbeck.
 

C30 - Duke, Jas. H. Sound Poems by Jas Duke for Jean Brown, 1980 July

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C31 - Equinox Event. Produktion, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette. Includes booklet.
 

C32 - Experimental Art Foundation. Produced by Tim Potter, Radio 5UV, Adelaide, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
box 251

F-MAC

 

C33 - Fox, Terry. Recorthings 3. Exit & Exempla, 1983

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C34 - Groh, Klaus. Radio-Sounds. Five Towers Micro Hall Center, 1984

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C35 - Groh, Klaus. Chance Music with Computer. Five Towers Micro Hall Center, 1985

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C36 - Groh, Klaus. Sound Works/Radio Sounds, 1985

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C37 - Gruppo 70. Poemi tecnologici. Brescia: Edizioni Amodulo, Collana poesia sonora/n.3., 1971

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C38 - Higgins, Dick. Recorthings 5. Exit & Exempla, 1983

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C39 - Higgins, Dick and Emmett Williams. Plug: An acid novel, ; Voicespondence 03, 1968, Spring 1977

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C40 - Hitchcock, Steve. Wedding at the Dada Festival, La Mesa, Calif., 1977 February 19

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C41 - Huisman, Hetty and David Zack. Problems in visualizing identity/or how to name it anyway. Void, 1978

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C42 - Inderhees, Carlo; Matthias Gassert and Lothar Fiedler. Untitled cassette, 1986

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C43 - Knowles, Alison. New Wilderness Audiographics. New York: New Wilderness, (7712A) 1977

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C44 - Kosugi, Takehisa. Melodien. Berlin: Galerie Giannozzo, 1984

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C45 - Lax, Robert. Circus of the Sun, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C46 - Lax, Robert. From the notebooks: Readings by Robert Lax, 1985

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C47 - Lax, Robert. Recorthings 1. Exit & Exempla, 1981

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C48 - Lettrist Poetry, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C49 - Maciunas Kwartet. YoplaBoum. Eindhoven: Apollohuis, 1983

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C50 - Mac Low, Jackson. New Wilderness Audiographic. New York: New Wilderness (7705A), 1977

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
box 252

MAC-RI

 

C51 - Mac Low, Jackson. New Wilderness. New York: New Wilderness (7705B), 1977

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C52 - McCaffery, Steve. Research on the Mouth. Underwhich Audiographic Series, no. 26/100, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C53 - Media-Space (A. Vizents, et. al). Australia, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C54 - Mizelle, Dary John and Giancinto Scelsi, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
Home-made copy tape?
 

C55 - Morandi, Emilio (?). Morandi Conspiracy. Flash/Hsalf, 1983

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C56 - Morrow, Charlie. New Wilderness Audiographic. New York: New Wilderness, 1977

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette, two copies.
(7706A and 7706C)
 

C57 - Olbrich, Jürgen O. The letter by Jürgen O. Olbich. Realized by Performance Bank, 1981 October 11

 

C58 - Panhuysen, Paul. Eschenau Summer Press Publikatios, no. 72/75, 1983

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
Side A: Clock. Side B: Spider with Johan Goedhart.
 

C59 - Porter, Bern and Bob Holman. Recorthings 2. Exit & Exempla, 1982

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C60 - Quarrell, Richard. London: Audio Arts, 1974

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
Side 1: Four sums with the same answer.
 

C61 - Radovanovic, Vladan. The Eternal Lake. Five Towers Micro Hall Center, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C62 - Random, Steve. Time Piece for Jean, 1984

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C63 - Ridder, Willem de. Radio Active Sound Works. Radio Cadilac no. 8 and The Amsterdam Walk, undated

Scope and Content Note

2 sound cassettes of 2.
box 253

RO-W; Brown family

 

C64 - Roth, Dieter, Harmonica curse, 1981

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C65 - Rothenberg, Jerome. New Wilderness Audiographics. New York: New Wilderness, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
(7707A)
 

C66 - Sarenco. Political Poems. Brescia: Edizioni Amodulo, signed, no. 71/100. Collana poesia sonora/n.2, 1970

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C67 - Sarenco-Verdi A.I.P.S. Ensemble. San Remando. Verona, Edizioni Factotum-Art. Factotum Disco no. 1, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C68 - Schwartz, Kit. Adrian into Cooper, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C69 - Sch...(?). "Reitende Pferde...," undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C70 - Shabtay, Michal. L'odalisque mècanique. Time Based Arts Cassette, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C71 - Sterhckombo. Live at De Doelen in Rotterdam, 1987

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C72-C73 - Tellus, The Audio Cassette Magazine no. 1, no. 7, 1983, 1985

Scope and Content Note

2 sound cassettes.
 

C74 - Themerson, Stefan; Paul Evans; Bill Griffiths. Supranormal Cassettes no. 3, 1983

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C75 - Trux: Trax 0983 - Anthems 2, 1983

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C76 - Vree, Paul de. Poemi audio-visuali. Brescia: Edizioni Amodulo, signed, no. 88/100. Collana poesia sonora/n.1., 1970

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C77 - Voicespondence. The Telephone Issue: on the line with..., Fall 1976

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C78 - Wada, Yoshimasa. Die konsonanten Pfeifen II. Künstlerhaus Bethanien, 1983

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
 

C79 - Brown Family meeting, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
Blank. Not reformatted.
 

C80 - Brown meeting: Children, 1978 May 2

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette (30 min.).
Tape labelled on Side 2: "Brown meeting children."
1 sound cassette (30 min.). Archival master.
1 sound disc (CD) (30 min.). Copy master, plus copy 2 (1 CD).
1 sound disc (CD) (30 min.). Use copy, plus copy 2 (1 CD).
 

C81 - Children / Claire song, interview, 1978 May 2

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
Tape labelled on Side 2: "Children 5/2/78; Claire song interview." Inserts written by cataloger: "Tyringham, Claire's song (3 Drummer boys), Interview with Jon" and "Side 1 includes recording of Walton's Facade."
1 sound cassette (30 min.). Archival master.
1 sound disc (CD) (30 min.). Copy master, plus copy 2 (1 CD).
1 sound disc (CD) (30 min.). Use copy, plus copy 2 (1 CD).
box 254

C84 - Dufrêne, François. Oeuvre désintégrale. Antwerp: Guy Schraenen Editeur, 1976

Scope and Content Note

3 sound cassettes of 3 (ea. 60 min., 180 min. total) Original.
Each cassette includes detailed program on coral paper.
3 sound cassettes of 3 (180 min.). Archival master.
3 sound discs of 3 (180 min.). Copy master.
3 sound discs of 3 (180 min.). Use copy. Plus copy 2 (3 CDs).
box 254

C85 - Welch, Chuck (aka the Cracker Jack Kit): NetBOOKwork Ch.2 and JackZack Overture. Recorded Boston, 1985 February

Scope and Content Note

1 sound cassette.
box 255

Reel-to-reel audiotapes

 

R1 - Cage, John. Indeterminacy. (from Ed Hill), undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 5 in.
 

R2 - Cage, John. John Cage talking to Hans G. Helms about music and politics. S. Press, 1975

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 5 in.
 

R3 - Cage, John. Mureau. Hattingen: S. Press, tape no. 14, 1972

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 5 in.
 

R4 - Groh, Klaus. Gespraeche mit Arne (8 jahre). Edition Galerie Howeg, ca. 1971

Scope and Content Note

2 signed copies of liner notes, one is no. 7/50 and other is 11/50.
1 sound tape reel : 7 in.
 

R5 - Mizelle, Dary John. Reading Kurt Schwitters' Ursonate. Airtake WOBC, Oberlin College, 1978 February 26

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 7 in.
 

R6a-R6b - Knowles, Alison. Big book, undated

 

R6a - Big Book recording

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel of 1 : 5 in.
 

R6b - Dick Higgins (?) discussing Alison Knowles's Big Book project

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel of 1 : 3 in.
 

R7 - Knowles, Alison. House of dust, 1970 February 18

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 7 in.
 

R8 - Lora-Totino, A[rrigo]. Fonemi, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 5 in.
 

R9 - Mustain, Gordon. Interview with Leonard Brown regarding Vietnam Combat, Gallimaufry. undated

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 7 in.
 

R10 - Nations, Opal. Opal L. Nations reads his own work. KPFA, California, Apr 12, 19??

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 7 in.
 

R11-R13 - Nations, Opal. Recorded at 'A' Space Gallery, Toronto, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 sound tape reels of 3 : 7 in.
 

R14 - Riley, Terry. Poppy Nogoods all Night Flight (The First Ascent). Performed live at the Philadelphia College of Art, 1967 November 17

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 5 in.
 

R15 - Young, La Monte. Excerpt from "Drift Study 4:37:40-5:09:50 5 VIII 68", 1968

Scope and Content Note

1 sound tape reel : 5 in.
box 256

Films and videos

 

F1a-b - Beuys, Joseph, Der Tisch. Vice Versand, 1969

Scope and Content Note

Signed by Anatol, Joachim Duckwitz, Ulrich Meister, Johannes Stüttgen and Beuys.
F1-a = film portion: 1 film reel (Super 8). Original.
F1-b = audio portion: 1 sound tape reel (97 min., 52 sec.) : mono. ; 7 in., 1/4 in. Original.
F1-b: 2 sound tape reels of 2 (59 min., 18 sec.; 37 min. 57 sec.) : mono. ; 7.5 ips, 1/4 in. Archival master.
F1-b: 2 compact discs (CD) of 2 (59 min., 18 sec.; 37 min. 57 sec.) : mono. Copy master.
F1-b: 2 compact discs (CD) of 2 (59 min., 18 sec.; 37 min. 57 sec.) : mono. Use copy.
F1-a: 1 video cassette (Betacam SP) (24 min., 49 sec.) : silent. Archival master.
F1-a: 1 video cassette (Digital Betacam) (24 min., 49 sec.) : silent. Copy master.
F1-a/b: 1 video cassette (Digital Betacam)(97 min., 52 sec.) : mono. Composite (audio and film). Copy master.
F1-a: 1 videocassette (VHS) (24 min. 49 sec.): silent. Use copy.
F1-a/b: 1 video cassette (VHS) (97 min., 52 sec.): mono., Composite (audio and film). Use copy.
 

F2 - Sharits, Paul, Word Movie,, printed 1966 December 1975

Scope and Content Note

1 film reel (16 mm.) (3 min. 48 sec.) : mono. ; 7 in. reel. Original.
1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (3 min. 48 sec.) : mono. Archival master.
1 videocassette (Digital Betacam) (3 min. 48 sec.) : mono. Copy master.
1 videocassette (VHS) (3 min. 48 sec.) : mono. Use copy.
 

F3 - Toth, Gabor, FILM, 1979?

Scope and Content Note

1 film reel (16 mm) (1 min., 5 sec.) : silent, b&w. ; 3 5/8 in. reel.
With letter dated 1979.
1 videocassette (Betacam SP)(1 min., 5 sec.) : silent, b&w. Archival master.
1 videocassette (Digital Betacam)(1 min., 5 sec.) : silent, b&w. Copy master.
1 videocassette (VHS)(1 min., 5 sec.) : silent, b&w. Use copy.
 

F4 - Vautier, Ben, Fluxfilms 1963-70 , ca. 1971?

Scope and Content Note

1 film reel (8 mm.) (22 min., 26 sec.): silent ; col. ; 7 in. reel. Original. [4 films on reel]
Labelled "Reel no. 2."
1 videocassette (Betacam SP)(22 min., 26 sec.): silent ; col. Archival master.
1 videocassette (Digital Betacam)(22 min., 26 sec.): silent ; col. Copy master.
1 videocassette (VHS)(22 min., 26 sec.): silent ; col. Use copy.
 

V1 - The Gerlovins [Rimma Gerlovina and Valeriy Gerlovin and Mark Bloch, Not Jean Brown,] ca. 1985, ca. 1987

Scope and Content Note

1 videocassette (VHS) (15 min., 30 sec.) : mono. ; col. Original.
1 videocassette (BetaSP) (15 min., 30 sec.) : mono. ; col. Archival master.
1 videocassette (Digital Betacam) (15 min., 30 sec.) : mono. ; col. Copy master.
1 videocassette (VHS) (15 min., 30 sec.) : mono. ; col. Use copy.
 

V2 - Tom Phillips, 1980

Scope and Content Note

1 videocassette (VHS).
Label on tape: "Tom Phillips, 11.80"; label on case: "Cine Magnetics Video, Tom Phillips..."
1 videocassette (BetaSP). Archival master.
1 videocassette (Digital Betacam). Copy master.
1 videocassette (VHS). Use copy.
 

Series VIII. Correspondence with Bernard Karpel and miscellaneous notes, 1958-1973, undated

Physical Description: .20 Linear Feet (1 box)

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence predominantly comprises letters received from Bernard Karpel (1911-1986), bibliographer and chief librarian of the Museum of Modern Art from 1942 to 1973. The letters, largely addressed to Jean, relate chiefly to the development and provenance of Brown's collection of Dada, Surrealist, and Fluxus art documentation. Some letters are accompanied by invoices. The material also contains holiday greetings and family news from both Karpel and his wife, Ray. Additionally, several letters from Brown to Karpel are present, as are letters from Brown's son Jonathan and the Brown family's legal counsel pertaining to Karpel's involvement with the collection. Also included are index cards containing bibliographic notes and auction clippings.
This material was received in 2016 from the family of Jean Brown and is cataloged under the accession number 2016.M.14.
box 2016.M.14, folder 1

1958, 1960-1968

box 2016.M.14, folder 2

1970-1973

box 2016.M.14, folder 3

Undated

box 2016.M.14, folder 3

Bibliographic cards

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