Beat Scene zine (published in Britain) from IUOMA member Erni Baer (Hamburg, Germany)
August 22, 2011 - Is it mail-art? I don't care. I cannot possibly thank Erni Baer (aka Haptic Werewolf aka Hipster of Hamburg) enough for sending me a hot-off-the-press copy of Beat Scene magazine with a stunning shot on the cover of Jack Kerouac in his prime (New York, 1957), looking across time and space into our eyes. I bet he'd approve that he found his way back to the United States via the mail-art network. What can I send Erni? Maybe a Tom Clark book would be appropriate ;))) And Beat Scene is not just for pictures, the articles are great:
The excerpt from "More Notes of a Dirty Old Man" by Charles Bukowski is a big score for the issue. Of course, the article I shall read over and over is:
We have discussed Black Mountain College often at the IUOMA. In October 2010, John Held, Jr. curated a mail-art show in North Carolina where the former Black Mountain College has been converted to an archive, research center, and art gallery. Many of us had work in the show. Ray Johnson was among the many artists and writers who attended Black Mountain, so this part of 20th century cultural history is intimately connected to the mail-art movement. Also included in the envelope from Britain was this piece of cardboard. I think it was just meant to provide support for Beat Scene as it traveled through the mail system. To us, of course, it is found art:
Again Erni, a heartfelt thank you to my favorite Hamburg hipster. Erni hosted a blog post where a group of us taxed our memories to construct a cultural history that covers some of the territory in Beat Scene:
http://iuoma-network.ning.com/profiles/blogs/billy-the-kid-wanted-in
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Erni, sincerely - it breaks my heart to read the comment about how you feel weak. Lord, there could be no American culture - such as it is - without Germany. And your knowledge is vast, VAST! I'm just tuned into the Beat Generation and your art ALWAYS gets me started! I do apologize for any unintended appearance of cultural imperialism.
Cheryl, ok, South African culture in the global community. That's a little tougher than Germany. But we'll get there.
isibongo - type of poetry, Breyten Breytenbach, Charl Cilliers, Mzwakhe Mbuli - OK I give up - you know more than me - BUT we're NEW!!! :-))) X
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