publishing the experimental journal Semina
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artistic activity
avant-garde literary project
experimental journal
mail-art practice
mail-art publication
poetry magazine
small-press publishing project
Publishing the experimental journal Semina refers to Wallace Berman’s creation and distribution of a highly influential, avant-garde mail-art and poetry magazine that became a cornerstone of the Beat and West Coast countercultural art scenes in the 1950s and 1960s.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Semina (journal) | 0 |
| Wallace Berman | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic activity
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avant-garde literary project ⓘ experimental journal ⓘ mail-art practice ⓘ mail-art publication ⓘ poetry magazine ⓘ small-press publishing project ⓘ |
| activity | publishing the experimental journal Semina ⓘ |
| artForm |
collage
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mail art ⓘ photomontage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ferus Gallery circle
NERFINISHED
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Hermosa Beach art scene ⓘ San Francisco Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | very limited edition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Wallace Berman
NERFINISHED
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Wallace Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionMethod |
given to friends and collaborators
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hand-mailed ⓘ |
| editorialApproach |
collaborative
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non-commercial ⓘ |
| endTime | 1964 ⓘ |
| genre |
concrete poetry
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experimental literature ⓘ visual poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart | Semina (journal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Beat poets
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West Coast assemblage artists ⓘ later mail-art networks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Los Angeles
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San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Beat Generation
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California assemblage art ⓘ West Coast counterculture ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Allen Ginsberg
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David Meltzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Lamantia NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Semina (journal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Wallace Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955 ⓘ |
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