2 for the X-Files: Mail-art by Jeanne d'Arclaan (Amstelveen, Netherlands) & Faction of the Fox (Chicago, Illinois, USA?)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail-art by Jeanne d'Arclaan (Amstelveen, Netherland). Edited for the IUOMA

September 2, 2013 - The overwhelming majority of mail-art I receive is from IUOMA or X-IUOMA members. The material in this blog is not. This work by Jeanne d'Arclaan almost seems as if it were meant to be an add-and-pass. I do like the Andy Warhol quality of it, and it is perfect for the MinXus-Lynxus blog. I would guess it is an entry for the Who Has the Best Hair Contest, but that has not been officially announced. Jeanne d'Arclaan appears to be a real mail-artist. She has sent work also to the great mail-artist Ross Priddle and his Bentspoon blog:

http://bentspoon.blogspot.com/2013/01/blog-post_5.html:

The envelope:

Many thanks to Jeanne d' Arclaan!

Mail-art by Faction of the Fox (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

At first, I thought Faction of the Fox was a band using the network for promotion. A bit of research reveals this is not, or not entirely, the case. A cursory online search led me to experimental videos and some strange writing that I like.  Whoever they are, I think they are interesting.

They sent the work to MinXus-Lynxus, which has a music component and has run articles on different collectives that use the mail-art network and street art as a means of communication.

Faction of the Fox has a good internet presence. I like their Tumblr page the best:

http://factionofthefox.tumblr.com/

So thanks go out to Faction of the Fox as well as Jeanne d'Arclaan.

[De Villo Sloan]

Thx, Rebecca. Two thoughts -

One or several DKulters received copyart pieces from the Netherlands not unlike this one by Jeanne D'Arclaan. The artist could not be identified but was awarded a TrashPo Litzer & it was given a title something like The DKult Amsterdam Trashpo Ritual or something.

I had a chance to look at more videos by Faction of the Fox, and I like them very much. They use what appears to be completely appropriated materials. Very interesting.