Willemien Visser: Mail Art Show in Paris, starring Ryosuke Cohen, but also Ray Johnson

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

     I'm not sure if Willemien intended this to be mail art or not.  In any case it got my attention and I went to see the expo for myself this morning.  Only it didn't open until noon so I had to waste some time on the Champs Elysées people watching.  Don't listen to what people say, it's a great city!

Mail Art or not, I think this is Willemien's way of saying, "Ha Ha I got there first"  It's the thought that counts !

Thank you Willemien for getting there first.

Here are a few photo I took at the expo:

And the real star, Ryosuke Cohen finally behind bullet proof glass.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Wow...that is some exhibit! Rare and precious mailings....great Wilemien envelope

(yep, that's mail art :-)

And "EAT ART" !!! Fantastic!

Thanks for the blog, Dean, ...ah, to be in Paris :-)

[Willemien Visser]

Hello Dean, active as always (YOU, I mean!).

I wouldn't dare to call this mail ART, indeed. OK for mail-I put your name&address on the "envelope", I wrote you a message and I put the required stamp- but ART????

And you also understood it/me well: "Ha Ha I got there first"!!! BUT not at all! and I would have liked to have gone there with you, but for several reasons, this was not realistic!

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

Yes it was, but some of Erni's work is better.  I thought of Erni for this one:

And this one too: