1982 Article - 5 Cents A Page

Lloyd, Ginny. "5 Cents a Page." 
Women Artists News 7 (6):11-12 (Summer 1982)

Thanks to Reed Altemus for tracking this copy down for me!

Pairings - New Release from Redfoxpress

 I have to admit my visits at the Sackner Archive and the Printed Matter Book Fair were inspiring. This manifested into a new visual poetry book. All of the works included are new and are derived from copy art, photographs, and computer graphics - sometimes collaged with text or just about the visual beauty of text. I wanted to achieve a modern look for these images as compared to classical visual poetry. I had a great time putting this together as the theme emerged with each piece having a relationship with another - pairs or pairings.

Redfoxpress hand prints and hand binds their suite of collectible books and I'm proud to be part of their editions. To order a copy you can  purchase directly from them (see link), on Amazon, or I can sell you a signed copy. Prints of images from the book are also available directly from me.   http://www.redfoxpress.com/dada-lloyd.html

After the Sackner Visit - Panel on Visual Poetry in Miami

Marvin Sackner discusses his collection with Richard Kostelanetz and Carlos Luis at Books & Books in Miami, Florida. The press info on the talk stated:

Richard Kostelanetz is a prolific author, critic, editor, and artist. Since the 1960's he has written and edited close to one hundred books, including Imaged Words and Worded Images (1970), Breakthrough Fictioneers (1973), Text-Sound Texts (1980), Wordworks (1993), and the monumental Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes (2nd ed., 1999). His essays, poems, fictions, and experimental prose explore the limits of language. He has also worked with various other media, including audio recordings, holograms, photographs, video and film, prints, and high-tech installations. Tonight, in a conversation with collector/physician Marvin Sackner and critic/gallerist Carlos M. Luis, RK will initially defend his continuing commitment to Visual Poetry as Words, mostly Words visually enhanced, and praise booksellers who also exhibit literary art. He will recall his publishing in media other than printed pages – not only prints and drawings but book-art, audio, video, film, and holography. Ranging as they will, they will respond to one another and to questions from the audience. RK will gladly sign any books of his presented to him.

Visit to Sackner Archive in Miami, Florida - November 2010

Last November I had a very hospitable visit with Ruth and Marvin at the archive of visual and concrete poetry. For many years they have held some of my work in their collection but this was my first in-person visit and meeting. I took photos to share. So far in my experience this is the largest archive I have ever seen (I have visited many) - worthy of a museum in of itself.

 

See more about the Archive on the Web: http://ww2.rediscov.com/sacknerarchives/Welcome.aspx

Artists Participate in Discovery Ride

Yesterday was an important milestone in art and in my own participation in NASA’s space program with the launch of the last manned shuttle Discovery heading to the Space Station. A reproduction of my work is included with a group of international artists aboard Space Mission STS-133 which departed the NASA Kennedy Space Centre at 4:50 pm EST.

A recent project was created by Gary A. Bibb, in collaboration with Cecil Touchon.  Fluxface in Space documents the entries by 127 artists from 26 nations to NASA’s public program whereas you could submit a photo and your name to be added to a microchip going along for the ride to the Space Station.

This wasn't my first participation with art in space but one of many "performances" on the theme - go to June 2010 entries in this blog to see more about past activities. 

Last September I arranged for a group of Fluxus artists to visit Kennedy Space Center, performing throughout the day. See the blog Inter-Florida FLUXUS Tour  for full documentation of the tour. During this tour we exhibited (and almost lost in weightlessness) a copy of the Fluxface in Space project.

Click here to see more about Fluxface in Space.

Chicago Fluxfest - My Participation Was in Abstentia

The "official" poster design.

Melissa McCarthy did "Bundle Up" performance score dedicated to me - wrapping up in layers of clothes to keep warm because of my thin Florida blood.

 This actually looks pretty close to what I look like when the temps dip down into the 40s here.

Troyart Show in Brazil

What a fun show! The Museu Brasileiro da Escultura in São Paulo, Brasil sent 500 artists one of several pre-punched robotic designs to assemble and decorate as they saw fit. The artists then returned them to the museum for an exhibition opening on Friday, January 14, 2011 and runs through to January 30th.  The show will then be part of the permanent sculpture collection.

To see the show online go to http://toymube.blogspot.com/  Below is my contribution: