iuoma.org – Interested in Mail-Art?

welcome to the International Union of Mail-Artists. This Blog gives you information and links to all activities undertaken by Ruud Janssen, who started with Mail-Art in 1980 and is still active.

update 16-6-2015

The first 35 mail-interviews are now published on this blog. It means that thet are available again. The goal is to have them all here, so the information is available.

mail-interview with Klaus Groh – Germany

This interview was done in 1995 by Ruud Janssen. THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH KLAUS GROH. (5) (A large part of the interview was done by fax) Started on: 3-11-1994 RJ : Welcome to this mail-interview. First let me ask you the traditional question. When did you get involved in the mail-art network? Reply on: 9-11-1994 KG: I discovered the Network idea of Correspondence-Art in 1967 in San Francisco (USA) when I.. Read More

mail-interview with Judith A. Hoffberg – USA

THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH JUDITH A. HOFFBERG- USA 52 – unfinished Started on: 29-8-1995 RJ : Welcome to this mail-interview. First let me ask you the traditional question. When did you get involved in the mail-art network? Reply on 4-10-1995 JH : It is hard to remember exactly when I did get involved in the mail-art network. I remember visiting with Ulises Carrion & Aart in Amsterdam, working with them on.. Read More

mail-interview with Jonathan Stangroom – USA

THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN STANGROOM. 63 Started on: 4-2-1996 RJ : Welcome to this mail-interview. First let me ask you the traditional question. When did you get involved in the mail-art network? Reply on 2-3-1996 JS : Thank you for the invitation to your interview. I’ve been aware of mail art since my art school days, in the early seventies. I liked the ideas of collaboration and networking (although I.. Read More

mail-interview with John M. Bennett – USA

THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH JOHN M. BENNETT Started on: 4-7-1995 RJ : Welcome to this mail-interview. First let me ask you the traditional question. When did you get involved in the mail-art network? Reply on 27-7-1995 JMB: I got involved in mail art about the age of 8, in 1951, crossing the pacific on a ship from Japan to Oregon. I wrapped up little messages and drawings in many layers of.. Read More

mail-interview with Vittore Baroni – Italy

THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH VITTORE BARONI 21 Started on: 24-01-1995 RJ : Welcome to this mail-interview. First let me ask you the traditional question. When did you get involved in the mail-art network? Reply on: 30-3-1995 VB : I got involved in the mail art net in 1977, when I discovered the existence of mail art through the work of G.A. Cavellini – I had seen an ad in Flash Art.. Read More