Here are the scan’s of the handwritten answers by Carlo Pittore in the Mail-Interview I did with him. You can access the text-version at: http://iuoma.org/blog_new_2015/2015/06/13/mail-interview-with-carlo-pittore-usa/ Carlo Pittore has a specific handwriting always with pen and ink. Als he decorated the envelopes I sent the questions in and returned them to me. You can click on the individual images to enlarge:
Mail-Interview with Guy Bleus by Ruud Janssen
Because someone in the USA wanted a signed copy of the mail-interview I did with Guy Bleus, published by the Stickerdude in New York, I arranged a sending in which also Guy and I would have a signed edition of the finished booklet. Guy stamped the envelope and also placed some delightful rubberstamps on the backside: The booklet inside looks like this:
mail-interview with Jenny Soup
THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH
mail-interview stucture on this website
One of the goals of this new website is to make the mail-interviews accesible for you. I place them in the blog, but also build a menu-structure so you can easily find any individual interview with just clicking on it. The interviews are sorted in alphabetic order, and when in the Alphabet there are more names, a second pop-up menu will appear. The first 27 mail-interviews are online now. Slowly.. Read More
mail-interview with Chuck Welch – USA
Mail-interview with Chuck Welch (Crackerjack Kid) USA About the interviewed artist: Chuck Welch has been a leading practitioner of mail art since 1978. His first book : “Networking Currents,” (1986) is a pioneering text about mail art subjects and issues. Last year he edited mail art’s first “ezine” “Netshaker On-Line”. Currently, Welch’s Eternal Network Mail Art Anthology is being published by University of Calgary Press. Copies are available. RJ :Welcome.. Read More
mail-interview with Birger Jesch – DDR
THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH BIRGER JESH
mail-interview with arto posto – USA
THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH ARTO POSTO RJ :Welcome to this mail-interview. First let me ask you the traditional question. When did you get involved in the mail-art network? AP:Can’t tell exactly when I started mailing art. It was with an artist friend who had moved to California, Susan Petelik, and she always added art to her envelopes, letters, etc., tucked art inside. She inspired me to do the same, and I.. Read More
mail-interview with Al Ackerman
THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH AL (BLASTER) ACKERMAN THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH AL ACKERMAN. 70 Started on 17-6-1996 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 29-7-1996 (Al’s first answer came typed on a paper with a copy of one of Al Ackerman’s famous drawings with the text: “Sigh….My most gifted pupil…. too bad her head.. Read More
mail-interview with Carol Stetser – USA
THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH CAROL STETSER (USA) TAM-PUBLICATIONS TAM-970171 THE MAIL-INTERVIEW WITH CAROL STETSER Started on 12-11-1995 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 11-12-1995 CS : In 1976 I founded Padma Press (see enclosed catalog) and proceeded to publish in the next 3 years, three offset books of my photographs. In July.. Read More
Mail-Art in the MoMa – New York
End 2014 there was a lovely exhibition at the MoMa library in New York. You can still find the information on: http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2014/analognetwork/ It is a very interesting moment. After exploring the Fluxus collections they have, they are now also exploring the Mail-Art resources they already have in their collections.
