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Ruud Janssen

new book to come out soon....... (cover by H.R. Fricker, text by John Held Jr.) 2015

Apr 17, 2015
Ruud Janssen

New book published by John Held Jr. - Small Scale Subversion: Mail ...

New book by John Held Jr (USA) about Mail-Art and Artistamps. In-depth book with lots of details, images of samples and footnotes. Includes a bibliography as well. ISBN : 9781329058057

Title:

Small Scale Subversion:
Mail Art & Artistamps

Apr 23, 2015
Ruud Janssen

Although increasingly appreciated in fine art and stamp collecting circles, artist postage stamps, or artistamps, are more likely to be traded between the people who create them than they are to be exhibited in commercial art galleries or read about in philatelic journals. Artistamps are part and parcel of the grassroots network known as Mail Art, an alternative art of creative long-distance communication that intuited the demand for cross-cultural exchange long before the Internet. Although seemingly rigid, the postage stamp format allows flexible approaches in painting, watercolor, offset, photography, photocopy, rubber-stamping, engraving, digitization and sculpture.

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Product Details

ISBN

9781329058057

Copyright

John Held Jr. (Standard Copyright License)

Edition

First Edition

Publisher

TAM-Publications

Published

April 11, 2015

Language

English

Pages

318

Binding

Perfect-bound Paperback

Interior Ink

Black & white

Weight

1.19 lbs.

Dimensions (inches)

6 wide x 9 tall

Apr 23, 2015
Ruud Janssen

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Apr 23, 2015
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Ruud Janssen

May 3, 2015
Heleen de Vaan

"Mail Art Collection" by Takahisa Kamijyo.

May 3, 2015
Rafael González

P.O.BOX Nº 3
Mayo 1994
https://merzmail.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/pdfpobox_03.pdf

May 3, 2015
virginia milici (virgy)

http://nabilafluxusarchivio.blogspot.it/search/label/Premessa
http://unlibrosullamorte.blogspot.it/2010/10/un-libro-sulla-morte-b...

May 3, 2015
Lutz Wohlrab

Please note also this list:

https://mailartists.wordpress.com/literature/

All the best, Lutz

May 4, 2015
Ruud Janssen

May 4, 2015
Ruud Janssen
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Quarry Books (September 1, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1592535372
- ISBN-13: 978-1592535378
- Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
“What is a good mail day?” A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term “mail art” refers to pieces of art sent through the mail rather than displayed or sold in traditional venues. Mail artists often use inexpensive and recycled materials including postcards, collage, rubber stamps, and photocopied images. Mail art is a truly international activity and a fun way to connect with people in every corner of the globe. Readers will learn to create decorated and illustrated envelopes, faux postage and artistamps, find penpals, make a mail art kit, and much more!
May 4, 2015
John Held, Jr.

http://www.amazon.com/Small-Scale-Subversion-Mail-Artistamps/dp/132...

May 5, 2015
h.r.fricker

The book "I AM NETWORKER (SOMETIMES)" 1989

26 years ago about mail art and tourism of the eighties. A catalogue of an exhibition at Kunstmuseum St.Gallen switzerland 1989

May 5, 2015
JUAN CARLOS CABALLERO CIFUENTES
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Someone could give me some idea of how to make a digital book from photographs . I would like to edit one when the call is finished. Please e-mail to: caballerocifuentes@gmail.com , thank you.
You are kindly invited to participate in the “I International Mail Art call the Art Gallery Getafe”.
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We were motivated by the words “Woman Fashion” we decided to use them as the theme for the production of Mail Art. These words are the starting point to imagine, create and reactivate the discussion about fashion and projects. At the same time, they allow us to combine fashion and artistic practicum with our social life.

http://artecorreomodamujer.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ARTEGETAFE

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111026903617326206126
May 7, 2015
Henning Mittendorf

Dear friends,

please include in your reading:

http://mail-art-east.livejournal.com/10194.html?mode=reply

and

http://mail-art-east.livejournal.com/10495.html?mode=reply

Many a year ago I wrote this text about artist's books ...

Have a good time!

HeMi

May 8, 2015
TIZIANA BARACCHI

Our Eleventh book (A4 issue on paper, 36 pages, full colors) is published to document the activities of the EMBASSY OF VENICE: hot off the press on May 9th, 2015, for the insideoutsideBiennale-Parallel Event curated by Tiziana Baracchi and Giancarlo Da Lio, containing texts and various images.

May 15, 2015
Ruud Janssen

Jun 10, 2015
Ruud Janssen

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Jun 10, 2015
Ruud Janssen

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Jun 10, 2015
Ruud Janssen

from 1983 !

Oct 3, 2015
TIZIANA BARACCHI

http://www.lulu.com/shop/tiziana-baracchi-and-giancarlo-da-lio/mail...

Oct 20, 2015
Ruud Janssen

The book arrived for the archive!

Nov 15, 2015
Ruud Janssen

Description

The beloved typewriter—its utilitarian beauty, the pleasing percussive action of striking its keys, the singularity of the impressed page—is enjoying a genuine renaissance across the creative industries.

In this authoritative publication, the founders of the Sackner Archive of Visual and Concrete Poetry, the largest such collection in the world, apply their experience, mining the collection they have created over four decades to present examples produced by more than 200 of the world’s finest typewriter artists. From the early ornamental works produced by secretaries in the late nineteenth century to more recent works that consider the unique position of the typewritten document in the digital age, there is an astonishing and delightful range of creativity in every artwork.

The Art of Typewriting features three main sections: an introduction to the history of the typewriter and its art; an expansive plate section showing key works rendered in exquisite detail; and a reference section featuring biographies of the genre’s most influential artists and writers. The book’s layout has been created by London’s leading graphic design studio, Graphic Thought Facility, and each book has a cover with a unique combination of front and back image, meaning no two books are the same.

Nov 15, 2015
Ruud Janssen

Nov 15, 2015
Ruud Janssen

Nov 15, 2015
Ruud Janssen

yes, a photo of yourself reading a book on mail-art on this group would be wonderful!

Mar 19, 2016
John M. Bennett

Mar 19, 2016
TIZIANA BARACCHI

http://ambasciatadiveneziaartistsbooks.blogspot.it/

Apr 30, 2016
Ruud Janssen

See some covers of Mail-Art books:

http://iuoma.org/blog_new_2015/2016/05/04/mail-art-books-in-the-tam...

May 4, 2016
TIZIANA BARACCHI

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TIZIANA BARACCHI

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TIZIANA BARACCHI

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TIZIANA BARACCHI

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TIZIANA BARACCHI

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TIZIANA BARACCHI

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TIZIANA BARACCHI

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TIZIANA BARACCHI

May 4, 2016
TIZIANA BARACCHI

May 4, 2016
Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist

May 4, 2016
Ruud Janssen

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By John Held Jr.
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Paperback, 318 Pages

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Although increasingly appreciated in fine art and stamp collecting circles, artist postage stamps, or artistamps, are more likely to be traded between the people who create them than they are to be exhibited in commercial art galleries or read about in philatelic journals. Artistamps are part and parcel of the grassroots network known as Mail Art, an alternative art of creative long-distance communication that intuited the demand for cross-cultural exchange long before the Internet. Although seemingly rigid, the postage stamp format allows flexible approaches in painting, watercolor, offset, photography, photocopy, rubber-stamping, engraving, digitization and sculpture.

May 16, 2016
Ruud Janssen

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Where the Secret is hidden - Part 2

By John Held Jr.
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Part – 2 (page 440-919) of the book “Where the Secret is Hidden” , Collected Essays, 1979-2011 containing 106 essays written over 30 years on the 20th Century cultural avant-garde including Duchamp, Cage, Mail Art, Fluxus, DiY, zine and artist publishing, international cultural networking, performance art, rubber stamps and other artistic mediums the mainstream considers marginal. Each essay is illustrated with the publication in which it first appeared or an associated item.

May 16, 2016
Ruud Janssen

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Where the Secret is hidden - Part 1

By John Held Jr.
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Paperback, 439 Pages

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Part – 1 (page 1-439) of the book “Where the Secret is Hidden” , Collected Essays, 1979-2011 containing 106 essays written over 30 years on the 20th Century cultural avant-garde including Duchamp, Cage, Mail Art, Fluxus, DiY, zine and artist publishing, international cultural networking, performance art, rubber stamps and other artistic mediums the mainstream considers marginal. Each essay is illustrated with the publication in which it first appeared or an associated item.

May 16, 2016
Ruud Janssen

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Paperback, 280 Pages

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B&W Version of Statements Collection on Mail-Art by Ruud Janssen. Reprint of statements written in period 1993-2008 on the subject of mail-art. These statements were first published as pamphlets. Later on the Internet, and now as a collection in one book. Some statements and texts were also published on the Internet first and later as print-out sent into the network. The last part of this book contains visual statements made when the Millennium came about and most recent is an overview of the slides used at a lecture at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam explaining the concept of mail-art. In the past 28 years Ruud Janssen has intensively written about how E-mail and Internet would change mail-art, and it has.

May 16, 2016