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Mail from Arttower - Germany

Added by Ruud Janssen on March 31, 2011 at 7:26pm — No Comments

Which GENERATION Mail-Artists are you?

New brochure that came out today. Will be distributed in printed form as… Continue

Added by Ruud Janssen on March 26, 2011 at 4:59pm — No Comments

This brochure is made and printed in clour and will be distributed in the coming weeks with the outgoing mail-art. Can't send a copy to everyone of the 1700+ members there are now. Publishing it here in high resolution (ans also in a photo album on this site)… Continue

Added by Ruud Janssen on March 26, 2011 at 8:14am — 2 Comments

Chinese Mail-Art

Seems that Chinese Mail-Art is being sent and arrives at several places. The only problem I see now is that Blogger and sometimes even NING itself is blocked in China. Please let me know if you have details on this blocking.

Added by Ruud Janssen on February 8, 2011 at 6:01am — No Comments

Radio Show brings lots of new members

Last night a lot of new members arrived at the IUOMA. Seems a Radio Show drew some attention to the IUOMA.

Added by Ruud Janssen on February 4, 2011 at 5:53am — 8 Comments

Poster IUOMA by Hans Hess - Germany

A great work by Hans Hess - Germany. So many people working together....

Added by Ruud Janssen on January 30, 2011 at 6:20pm — 1 Comment

Extreme Mail-Art from Jeanine - USA

The Extreme Mail-Art group causes some funny mail. Jeanine from USA sent me this parcel with art-materials typical for a mail-artists. Made the photo before unpacking the funny looking parcel. It arrived without any problem. Thakn you Jeanine!…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on January 23, 2011 at 5:25pm — 4 Comments

Mail-Art from China Arrived

The first Mail-Art from China arrived without any problems. The sending itself was a small problem as I read. The postcard that was sent had to be enclosed in an envelope for the postal office to accept it. They are strict about the formal rules.…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on December 23, 2010 at 5:15pm — 2 Comments

Herman's message

Hello (of Goede Avond) Ruud and Gang*,

I'm new to the Union, and currently finding my way around it, so please allow me to join your team. My name is Valentine Mark Herman, aka Val. For details of what I'm…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on September 15, 2010 at 6:08pm — No Comments

MC to DIY at the BMC - Project by John Held Jr. (USA)

Photo: Hazel Larsen Archer, Untitled (Ray in Josef Albers' Class), ca. 1945-1948. Estate of Hazel Larsen Archer and BMC Museum + Arts Center

MC to DiY:

The Continuing Influence of Black Mountain College Artists

(Josef & Anni Albers, Ruth Asawa, Carolyn Brown, Remy Charlip, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Willem de Kooning, Buckminster Fuller, Ray Johnson, Karen… Continue

Added by Ruud Janssen on August 12, 2010 at 5:50pm — 4 Comments

Broken Pencil

The Undying Art of Mail.

We used to send mail, and there used to be an underground movement of artists who made mail art. Laura Trethewey tracks down the artists who made the postal system an integral part of their work to find out how mail art is faring in the age of the Internet. see: <a href="http://www.brokenpencil.com">… Continue

Added by Ruud Janssen on August 4, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Back online

The IUOMA network is back online now. The migration went smoothly. For the time being no large alterations so you can easily find all the info's that were always there.

Added by Ruud Janssen on July 20, 2010 at 7:35pm — 1 Comment

NING MAINTENANCE

This network will be offline for a few hours soon due to Maintenance of the NING platforms when they move to their new structure....

Added by Ruud Janssen on July 20, 2010 at 6:09am — No Comments

Ruud Janssen TV-Channel

Just Started this TV-Channel to test things out. Have a look at:

http://ruudjanssen.blip.tv/

Added by Ruud Janssen on June 13, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

IUOMA Rubberstamp by Sticker Dude - You want one?

Hello Ruud,

You've inspired me once again...I'd like to do another run of the IOUMA rubber stamps which you already have in your collection. The same one pictured in your book, which says "Apply to become a member Become a member by applying" just like it is with the logo and the scalloped border, etc. I'm willing and interested in distributing it thru the mail directly to those interested, at least for a limited time, at my cost. it would be $3.00 (U.S.) for unmounted rubber or $8.00… Continue

Added by Ruud Janssen on April 24, 2010 at 7:14am — 5 Comments

Arrived in NYC

Just arrived in NYC and saw just now we crossed the 1000 members on the IUOMA Platform.

Haven't met any mail-artist yet..... Where is everybody?

Ruud

Added by Ruud Janssen on April 15, 2010 at 6:44am — 2 Comments

994 members and counting

Seems like soon the 1000th IUOMA-member will join out group. If he/she leave an address he/she will receive a lovely present from the Union.

Ruud Janssen

Added by Ruud Janssen on April 11, 2010 at 7:52am — No Comments

Klein Project

A beautiful call...participate...!

MAIL ART SANTA LUCIA - URUGUAY 2010

KLEIN 50 JUMP

In 2010 fifty years of that action are memorialized art call for their creator Yves Klein, JUMP AL VACIO (November of 1960) that with the pass of the time transformed in icon, in the one which refers to a new strategy in the diffusion of the creative chore.

The re-interpretation to 50 years of this action proportions the topic that summons us.

KLEIN 50… Continue

Added by Ruud Janssen on March 8, 2010 at 6:27pm — No Comments

Butterflies

Hello,

I want to send out a call for mail art to do with the theme…

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Added by Ruud Janssen on March 3, 2010 at 5:02pm — No Comments

New project: Art Detox 2010

Visit ART DETOX… Continue

Added by Ruud Janssen on December 31, 2009 at 7:14am — No Comments

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