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A large assemblage of mail art at Cleveland Public Library documenting the community that produced it from 1975 to 1985.
http://www.cpl.org/ExhibitHall.asp?FormMode=Exhibit&ID=23
The envelope is the museum. FAQ, gallery, library, and links.
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The Electronic Museum of Mail Art ..."Democratic art as social sculpture" -- thesis by Michael Lumb. Long, but fascinating background on the mail art movement.
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MAIL ART 1955 to 1995 by Michael Lumb Democratic art as social sculpture thesis by: Michael Lumb 1998 This site is created by Ruud Janssen Netherlands to publish the Thesis written by Michael Lumb England. The first concept of this site contains the texts of his thesis. Lateron...An article about the exhibition for Franklin Furnace called "Mail Art Then and Now" which was curated by Ronny Cohen. Included are articles about mail art by E.F. Higgins III, Valery Oisteanu and Carlo Pittore.
http://www.franklinfurnace.org/flow/mailart/mailart.html
Online documentation of mail art project "Mail Art Show Reeperbahn" from the networkers Merlin and Hans Braumüller with the participation of 127 mail artists from 24 countries around the globe.
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Mail Art Show Reeperbahn e mail 66;raumueller@crosses.netlast updated: 13. January 2002 Deutsch english...2860 works sent by mail from famous masters of modern art. Picasso, Dalì, Wharol, Mirò, Fontana, and Manzoni.
http://www.mailart-carrercollection.net
Education and resources for mailart, ATC's, postcards, envelopes, and artistamps.
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Mailartist.com Welcome to Mailartist.com Mailart Matangi Island Face-it Links Kiyotei's Den Join Our Mailing List| This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit Here. This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit Here. Copyright (c) 2005 mailartist.com,...Catalog for the exhibition "Ray Johnson" held at the Galleries at Moore, November 1-December 15, 1991. Provides a history of Johnson's career, as well as examples of his work. Part of the Galleries at Moore exhibition.
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Ray Johnson Catalog for the exhibition 147;Ray Johnson” held at the Galleries at Moore, November 1–December 15, 1991. Provides a history of Johnson's career, as well as examples of his work. Includes 147;The Mailed Art of Ray Johnson” by Clive Phillpot To...Correspondence between Daniel Farrell and Richard Kegler, the site documents some of the hundreds of pieces from this 6 year project.
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P22 Mail Art From altered junk mail to minimally cryptic addressing, Each piece has some purpose to both test the post office and also keep an artistic discourse going between its collaborators. The postal service almost always came through. Recently, because of the...Introduction and documentation and for Sticker Dude's Limping and Soaring to the Millennium mail art call with gallery pages displaying 150 submissions.
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Millennium Project Documentation Introduction The organization and completion of a Mail Art Project is a mountain that only the brave should attempt. The inspiration comes easily: Limping or Soaring to the Millennium, or A Day in a Dog's Life, or Send Peace Symbols to...Mailart web site containing history, interviews and a large exhibit entitled, "The One World Postal Art Show."
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The Panscan Home Page Read the responses of mail artists to a Questionnaire about the Anthrax Scare Read a brief History of Mail Art. Read an article about the mail art network and the Internet and their parallel development. Read an interview with Mark...This site contains the documentation for art projects organized by Vortice Argentina and by other Argentinean artists including international mail art and visual poetry projects.
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VORTICE ARGENTINA Documentación de Proyectos Projects Documentation Arte Correo Mail Art PROYECTOS width 100 height 100 PROJECTS Poesia Visual Visual Poetry...An overview of the TAM-Rubber Stamp Archive which began in 1980. Information about rubber stamp prints by mail artists worldwide.
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TAM Rubber Stamp Archive NETHERLANDS. The cover besides this text is from the hard-copy version that is spread into the mail art network now and then. The TAM Rubber Stamp Archive logo was designed by The Ragged Edge Press in NY USA INTRODUCTION. The Rubberstamp-Archive...Commentary, mail art history, and information on the Dead White Mail project.
http://www.spareroom.org/mailart/mailart.html
Original mail art drawn by Marge Griffiths Busby in 1948 and 1949 and sent to her son who was serving during the Korean conflict.
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Stamp Galore's Mail Art Envelopes drawn 1948 by Marge Busby The envelopes that are displayed here were sent to my brother, Private James Griffiths, by our mother in 1948 when he joined the United States Marine Corps six weeks before he was to graduate from high school.Talk of the Korean...Snapshots, sketchbooks, letters and postcards from artists on vacation.
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Index Wish You Were Here: Artists on Vacation Wish You Were HereArtists on Vacation Introduction Anticipation City Woods Sun Sea Postcards, etc Abroad Fishing Summer Homes Shore Passports Part of letter from Joseph Lindon Smith to his parents, ca. May 1891. letter: 1 p handwritten, ill 20 x...The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Exhibit features work in the theme "A Sense of Place."
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BMoCA Mail Art Gallery BMoCA Mail Art GalleryAll Content ©2004, BMoCA,On Exhibit January 30-Feb, 2004 page 1 of 28 Amato.jpg Amini.jpg Anderson.jpg Angyal.jpg Ann2.jpg Ann3.jpg AnonBook3.jpg AnonBook4.jpg AnonSphere2.jpg AnonTV4.jpg Antonio1.jpg Antonio2.jpg...Historical Exhibit of East European Mail-Art in Schwerin.
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E.EuropeanMailArt Irrationalism has always played a role in the intellectual life of Eastern Europe, just as it has in its unpredictable daily life. Creative and communicative mechanisms in this part of the world have always had to unravel themselves from within...