Issue eight of "La-bas : A Newsletter of Poetry & Poetics," published in the summer of 1977, edited by Douglas Messerli. Poetry by Daisy Aldan, Jackson Allen, Barry Alpert, Carolyn Canon, Michael Creedon, Dave Evans, Grant Fisher, David Gitin, Jack Grady, Ted Greenwald, Stuart Kaufman, Mervin Lane, Rich Murphy, Opal Nations, Ron Rector and J. ... [details]
Artists' book of compiled double-page spreads by broad collection of artists. "What if an ordinary little coloring book were to be upgraded with a set of 54 energetic line drawings by some of today's best-known contemporary artists instead of the usual dumbed-down pedagogical renderings? And what if the proceeds from the sale of this high-art coloring book were to go to a worthy charitable organization that seeks to install upbeat, original contemporary artworks in participating hospitals? Well, then you would have Between the Lines, this lively new collection of work by Vito Acconci, Rita Ackermann, John Baldessari, Jeremy Blake, Will Cotton, R. ... [details]