This photo was always hanging on the wall at my mothers place.
History of IUOMA (2010)
The basic years are mentioned here for the history of the IUOMA.
Traditional Mail Art Catalogs – They still exist!
In 2017 I got these catalogs of Mail-Art project in the mail. Above a project done by the Stickerdude (Joel Cohen) in NY – USA, and below two catalogs that Uli Grohmann (Germany) did. Although a lot goes digital thee days, the hardcopies are still my favorites. You can go through the pages, and digitize them, but the booklet will survive the times for sure whuile the digital images go into the websiotes and social media and somehow are difficult to find after some time…..
30 years – stickers for members
Italian article on Artistamps – by Ruud Janssen
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The new IUOMA blog
This new IUOMA blog is now one year old.
Incoming from Mr. Colori – Netherlands
A large enveloppe arrived yesterday from Mr. Colori (Chaam, Netherlands).
Brochures TAM-Publications
Lots of brochures where published in a digital way (also printed and sent out) when the Internet took over. Just click on the image to get a full sized view. The brochures deal with some specific themes on the subjects of Mail-Art, Networking and Fluxus.
The Undying Art of Mail
source: http://www.brokenpencil.com/features/the-undying-art-of-mail
We used to send mail, and there used to be an underground movement of artists who made mail art. Laura Trethewey tracks down the artists who made the postal system an integral part of their work to find out how mail art is faring in the age of the Internet.
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Brain Cells 942 and 943 from Ryosuke Cohen – Japan
Again two more brain cells from Ryosuke Cohen in Japan arrived in Breda, Netherlands. Number 942 (above) and 943 (below). The project continues since 1985 and 31 years later the 1000 th issue is coming in sight. With an issue each 10 days this still takes a long time…..
