Sackner Archive: Merz, Schwitters, Art

Timothy Shipe, curator of the International Dada Archive and co-curator of the 'Sackner Archive' exhibition in the Main Library Gallery, shares some stories about poet artist Kurt Schwitters and his 'Merz' publications. 'Merz' no. 2 appears in the Fall 2020 Main Library Gallery exhibition.

Objects on display in 'Sackner Archive' are from the Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries.

The 'Sackner Archive' exhibition was curated by Timothy Shipe, Peter Balestrieri, and Margaret Gamm.

More information about this exhibition and the Main Library Gallery:
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/