The rules of Mail Art - International Union of Mail-Artists2024-03-29T02:09:57Zhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/forum/topics/the-rules-of-mail-art?commentId=2496677%3AComment%3A2653033&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThere is a Curator's Corner g…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2023-03-24:2496677:Comment:27788952023-03-24T20:14:04.654ZIlya Semenenko-Basinhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/IlyaSemenenkoBasin
<p>There is a Curator's Corner group on this portal:</p>
<p><a href="https://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/curatorcorner?xg_source=activity" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/curatorcorner?xg_source=activity</a></p>
<p>In 2015,<span> </span><span>Ruud Janssen</span><span> </span>published a message in this group:</p>
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<p><span>"All the new projects I see thee days have a digital result (website, blog, e-book). Has the whole mail-art project idea also…</span></p>
<p>There is a Curator's Corner group on this portal:</p>
<p><a href="https://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/curatorcorner?xg_source=activity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/curatorcorner?xg_source=activity</a></p>
<p>In 2015,<span> </span><span>Ruud Janssen</span><span> </span>published a message in this group:</p>
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<p><span>"All the new projects I see thee days have a digital result (website, blog, e-book). Has the whole mail-art project idea also become a digital project, or does the work still have to be sent by traditional mail. Somehow I feel that when all is done digitally the conection with mail-art is lost. Is is net-art instead".</span></p>
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<p><span>Eight years have passed since then, but the problem is still relevant. The basic rule of mail-art is that a mail is a mail, not something else. I have an acquaintance who, back in our youth, was fascinated by the performance of old European music on ancient (authentic) instruments. It's very challenging, but she's good at it. Most importantly, there is essentially nothing old-fashioned, nothing conservative about it, on the contrary, there is an expansion of cultural diversity. So we should stick firmly to the usual post office box and postage stamp, treating all the means of the internet only as an aid. </span></p> The exception being, for me,…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2023-03-15:2496677:Comment:27745972023-03-15T06:13:42.930ZCtlAltDelhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/AdamBlackshaw
<p>The exception being, for me, is that I'd be happy with my mail art being sold if the proceeds are for a cause I support.</p>
<p>The exception being, for me, is that I'd be happy with my mail art being sold if the proceeds are for a cause I support.</p> Thank you for the comments on…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2023-03-15:2496677:Comment:27744322023-03-15T05:47:54.142ZThomasBhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/ThomasB
<p>Thank you for the comments on the article I published to gauge public opinion. I agree with the consensus that male art cannot be sold; it is a personal experience that cannot be monetized.</p>
<p>Thank you for the comments on the article I published to gauge public opinion. I agree with the consensus that male art cannot be sold; it is a personal experience that cannot be monetized.</p> My thoughts: Ever since manki…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2023-02-12:2496677:Comment:27622042023-02-12T16:11:49.750ZCarmela Rizzutohttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/CarmelaRizzuto
<p>My thoughts: Ever since mankind started decorating themselves and their environment, visual art has served many purposes. It has been used for identifying individuals and groups using personal decoration, enriching one’s environment, protesting social injustices, promoting one’s thoughts and beliefs, and for honoring one’s god(s). Whatever the history and content of art sent though the mail, one thing stands out—it is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> an expression of an…</p>
<p>My thoughts: Ever since mankind started decorating themselves and their environment, visual art has served many purposes. It has been used for identifying individuals and groups using personal decoration, enriching one’s environment, protesting social injustices, promoting one’s thoughts and beliefs, and for honoring one’s god(s). Whatever the history and content of art sent though the mail, one thing stands out—it is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> an expression of an individual’s creativity that is shared freely with another. This characteristic of mail art has appealed to me —it is a gift to a person or group. A second characteristic is that it is sent through the mail service—in the past only physically, but more recently virtually as well. I suppose that there are the postal service and internet rules of each country to be observed—but even these some mail artists seek to circumvent in ingenious ways. I’m sure mail art will continue to evolve as an art practice. Thank you all for sharing your thoughts.</p> This topic is old, but here's…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2023-01-25:2496677:Comment:27563922023-01-25T16:09:11.955ZEduardo Cardosohttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/EduardoCardoso
<p>This topic is old, but here's my thoughts anyway:</p>
<p>To add to everything everyone said here, we must not forget that Mail Art also has the dadaist spirit, its playful nature and, some times, its anti art attitude. So there's no point in throwing laws, rules and regulations and doing things the institutional way. It only constrains Mail Art's freedom. Mail Art, for me, is about exchanging art with artists around the world freely. Not about institutions and the art market.</p>
<p>This topic is old, but here's my thoughts anyway:</p>
<p>To add to everything everyone said here, we must not forget that Mail Art also has the dadaist spirit, its playful nature and, some times, its anti art attitude. So there's no point in throwing laws, rules and regulations and doing things the institutional way. It only constrains Mail Art's freedom. Mail Art, for me, is about exchanging art with artists around the world freely. Not about institutions and the art market.</p> I said this to one of the par…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2022-02-02:2496677:Comment:26532592022-02-02T18:31:17.885ZIlya Semenenko-Basinhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/IlyaSemenenkoBasin
<p>I said this to one of the participants in this forum the other day and I will repeat it here. I have only been able to organise one exhibition of Mail Art in 2019 at the Moscow Museum, but I was able to negotiate with the Moscow Museum to create an archive collection of mail art there.</p>
<p>The Moscow Museum was originally a city museum, but it has grown considerably and has become one of the main cultural centres of our city. In Russia, museum legislation is very strict; if an artefact is…</p>
<p>I said this to one of the participants in this forum the other day and I will repeat it here. I have only been able to organise one exhibition of Mail Art in 2019 at the Moscow Museum, but I was able to negotiate with the Moscow Museum to create an archive collection of mail art there.</p>
<p>The Moscow Museum was originally a city museum, but it has grown considerably and has become one of the main cultural centres of our city. In Russia, museum legislation is very strict; if an artefact is accepted by a commission of any state museum, it becomes part of the country's museum fund. It is subject to the law of perpetual storage, the loss or damage of this artefact is punishable by criminal law, and a photograph of the artefact must be posted on the museum's internet portal. The Museum of Moscow has accepted my collection, as well as gifts from three other artists, including Richard Bode and Robert Scala.</p>
<p>What I am writing now has no direct bearing on the topic of this discussion. And yet I wanted to talk about it in connection with the Mail Art exhibitions.</p> Thank you, Luís.tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2022-02-02:2496677:Comment:26530332022-02-02T18:23:37.047ZIlya Semenenko-Basinhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/IlyaSemenenkoBasin
<p>Thank you, Luís.</p>
<p>Thank you, Luís.</p> Thank you for your response.…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2022-02-02:2496677:Comment:26530292022-02-02T17:57:13.180ZIlya Semenenko-Basinhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/IlyaSemenenkoBasin
<p>Thank you for your response. This exchange as well as the Facebook messenger correspondence is important to me, it is a very enriching communication.</p>
<p>Thank you for your response. This exchange as well as the Facebook messenger correspondence is important to me, it is a very enriching communication.</p> Just some thoughts.
Exhibiti…tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2022-02-02:2496677:Comment:26528162022-02-02T06:49:15.483ZRuud Janssenhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/RuudJanssen
<p>Just some thoughts.</p>
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<p>Exhibition spaces can be everywhere. Also the free available ones. Did some exhibitions over the years but never paid for the space. Be creative too when you exhibit results. All part of the game.</p>
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<p>Catalogues = documenting things. How you document can be with modern tools too. Books and paper are expensive. More and more things are documented in digital ways. The paper versions aren't easy anymore in these modern times.</p>
<p>Just some thoughts.</p>
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<p>Exhibition spaces can be everywhere. Also the free available ones. Did some exhibitions over the years but never paid for the space. Be creative too when you exhibit results. All part of the game.</p>
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<p>Catalogues = documenting things. How you document can be with modern tools too. Books and paper are expensive. More and more things are documented in digital ways. The paper versions aren't easy anymore in these modern times.</p> Thank you. :-) tag:iuoma-network.ning.com,2022-02-01:2496677:Comment:26527242022-02-01T18:40:52.286ZIlya Semenenko-Basinhttps://iuoma-network.ning.com/profile/IlyaSemenenkoBasin
<p>Thank you. :-) </p>
<p>Thank you. :-) </p>