MAIL-ART UPDATE: Rare DK Chunk-O-Skunk Sells for Record $1.99 - DW Visits Blood Bank for Funds

[De Villo Sloan]

 

"Skunk Chunks" mail-art by IUOMA member Diane Keys (Elgin, Illinois, USA)

 

July 5, 2011 - Setting a record price for work by legendary Roadkill mail-artist Diane Keys, Dark wall - a New York collector - paid $1.99 for "Skunk Chunks." Only two "Skunk Chunks" pieces by Keys are known to exist. The exchange also included a trade of a reported 1,000 postcards by Minnesota mail-artist Grigori Antonin - raising the total cost of "Skunk Chunks" in excess of $2.00.

 

Semioticians have hailed Keys' "Skunk Chunks" as a definitive breakthrough in the emerging field of biopoetry.

 

"Skunk Chunks" was originally sent by Keys to New York asemic poet De Villo Sloan. However, the piece mysteriously disappeared when its public display caused a riot in a posh Mexican restaurant. "This stinks," said Sloan. " 'Skunk Chunks' is mine. I don't know how Dark wall got it. I have filed a complaint with the Sand Police."

 

Dark wall responded: "I saved 'Skunk Chunks' from the dumpster. It was recovered by someone in the restaurant during the riot that Sloan caused. DVS told me 'Skunk Chunks' was revolting. I see that has-been at the post office almost every day. He's always hitting me up for stamps. Most of the mail-art he receives is lost under his car seat. I obtained 'Skunk Chunks' honestly and at great personal expense. I think the entire mail-art community should kiss my ass - including DVS - for preserving an international treasure."

 

Dark wall sold his blood to a plasma bank in order to raise the funds to pay for Diane Keys' "Skunk Chunks." 

 

"I want one of DK's old shoes as a reward," said Dark wall.

IUOMA member Dark wall sold his blood and traded his Grigori Antonin mail-art collection to recover Diane Keys' "Skunk Chunks" masterpiece. He is currently enrolled in the Martha Stuart School of Asemic Wallpaper.

[De Villo Sloan]

Casa Burrito Grande - site of the R-O-A-DK-I-L-L Riot

[De Villo Sloan]

Thanks for checking in DK and commenting on this news that is sweeping through the mail-art world. It's appearing on blogs far and wide - and giving hope to mail-artist everywhere they can fetch top prices too. The real loser is Grigori - the postage alone on the 1000 cards DW traded is way more than the market value it brought. People should be cautioned. There will be a wave of fake chunk-o-skunks. Accept only authentic RKart.

[DKeys]

DW and I share a love of extremes. I am so proud that he went to such great lengths to procure my limited edition series. They are both encoded with verification of authenticity certificate chips that also double as GPS. This has allowed me to track the whole El Chucaracha Restaurant fiasco. They are mad now that their secret has been exposed about the skunk tacos, and now need to switch to using snake meat. 

2.00 is a great price. It is 2.00 more dollars than I ever thought anyone would pay for my RKart. Hopefully in 10 years it will increase in value to at least 2.50.  

I would really like the RK limited edition series to go to a private collector and it looks like DW has stepped up to the plate. I drive by so many missed opportunities every day-just waiting for the next biopo that calls out to me. And also what I think will work with DW's decor. He told me his home furnishings were post-salvation army meets 70's meets brewery. DVS keeps trying to get him to go minimalist. He apparently doesn't approve of the Farrah Fawcett poster and wall o beer.

I really love this idea of Mail Art Poker. "I'll see you one Super Hero, and raise you a Cheryl Penn."

So glad to be recognized by the semioticians-do they do nails?