De Villo Sloan's Blog – August 2014 Archive (12)

Cavellini Celebration Mail-Art by Bruno Chiarlone (Cairo Montonette, Italy)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Bruno Chiarlone (Cairo Montenotte, Italy)

August 23, 2014 - While slightly delayed, I am thrilled to share this Cavellini celebration mail-art received from Fluxus artist and mail-artist Bruno…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 24, 2014 at 11:06pm — No Comments

Portuguese Cowpokes & Other Possible Directions by Carina Granlund (Petsmo, Finland)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Carina Granlund (Petsmo, Finland)

August 23, 2014 - Fave correspondent Carina Granlund had a busy summer, including a trip to Portugal. She perused book markets in search of comics and other…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 23, 2014 at 7:35pm — 3 Comments

"Monty Cantsin" Vandalizes Jeff Koons Show at the Whitney Museum in New York City

I came across this interesting article about a very recent "performance" at the Jeff Koons show at the Whitney Museum. The vandal splashed red paint (story update now speculates blood) on the walls, and no artwork was damaged. You can see in the article "Monty Cantsin" was written in red paint, and the man identified sure looks a lot like Canadian performance artist Istvan Kantor. Kantor and David Zack, along with Blaster Al and other luminaries, founded Neoism, which swept through the…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 21, 2014 at 1:30am — 8 Comments

Add & Pass/Event Score by Theo Nelson (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - Includes Majikformium Gagging Performance

Mail-art by IUOMA member Theo Nelson (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

August 14, 2014 - Faithful Canadian tarsand correspondent, Theo Nelson, sent me this piece that invited…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 15, 2014 at 3:00am — No Comments

That Ol' Time Religion by The Blessed Father (San Diego, California, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member The Blessed Father (San Diego, California, USA)

August 14, 2014 - Mail-art has had its share of fake religions, prophets, high…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 14, 2014 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

"Fishing for the right words" by Amy Irwen (Rosemount, Minnesota, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Amy Irwen (Rosemount, Minnesota, USA)

August 12, 2014 - One thing that makes Amy a great correspondent for me is that she is always changing, evolving and trying new things. Her collage work is…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 13, 2014 at 3:20am — 1 Comment

Chris "Mudhead" Reynolds' SEERS Zine Is A Network Treasure (Payson, Arizona, USA)

Front (right) and back (left) covers of SEERS #2 zine compiled by IUOMA member Chris Reynolds (Payson, Arizona, USA)

August 9, 2014 - I am absolutely thrilled to have received two copies of the latest issue of SEERS zine. A…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 9, 2014 at 7:30pm — No Comments

rub-BEing from Jan Hodgman (Anacortes, Washington, USA)

Mail-art by Jan Hodgman (Anacortes, Washington, USA)

August 8, 2014 - Jan Hodgman is a member of the Asemic Writing for Mail-Artists group at IUOMA-Ning. Having this example of her…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 9, 2014 at 1:00am — No Comments

Applied Alchemical Poetics by David Stanley Aponte (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member David Stanley Aponte (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

August 8, 2014 - David Stanley Aponte – Sub-Real Alchemy kindly sent me this great postcard he has been circulating in the Eternal Network this…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 8, 2014 at 3:50pm — No Comments

The Richard Canard Report (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Richard Canard (Carbondale, Illinois, USA)

August, 3, 2014 - IUOMA members know (some of you correspond with him) that Richard Canard is as generous as he is prolific. In this blog, you see some…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 3, 2014 at 8:19pm — No Comments

Incredible Limited Edition Postcard by Em (Lakewood, Colorado, USA)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Em (Lakewood, Colorado, USA)

August 2, 2014 - Last week I found this gorgeous, limited edition postcard by Em waiting in my post office box. Em is a veteran mail-artist, and I am familiar with her work…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 3, 2014 at 2:24am — 7 Comments

Collage by Pier Roberto Bassi with Mail-Art Call (Castel Mella, Brescia, Italy)

Mail-art by IUOMA member Pier Roberto Bassi (Castel Mella, Brescia, Italy)

August 1, 2014 - Pier Roberto Bassi is a very active mail-artist (and an IUOMA member) associated with Fluxus. He sent me this great post-card size…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on August 2, 2014 at 8:30pm — No Comments

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