Franz Kafka in Poland
2024 marked the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death, and the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow was eager to find out how contemporary artists see the genius from…
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Cards to Belgium and Greece
Jean-Philippe Giniot (Gilliot) is a mail artist from Belgium who creates collages, stamps and trashbooks …
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Surprises from Brazil
Jessica Dachs and her husband, Diego Dourado, are an active Brazilian couple who incorporate a variety of artistic techniques into their mail art, including collage, painting, poetry, and art prints.…
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Collecting Plants
The fascination of the historical herbarium is the theme of a mail art call from Italy …
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Quinceañera de una Revista
Desde hace 15 años se publica Procedimentum , una revista dedicada a la música electrónica experimental. Durante muchos años, el fanzine constaba de una parte impresa y otra difundida en…
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Art from Finland and the US
In response to our submission for the ‘Nothing’ mail art call, we received an envelope full of prints and stamps from an artist with the pseudonym “nonlocal variable” who lives…
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Gotta put on my travelin’ Shoes
In the first half of November, the exhibition “Il Viaggio” took place at the Kunst Grenzen / Arte di Frontera gallery in Roveré della Luna, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy.
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Send me an Angel
Angels abound in myths and religions. They are popular metaphors in poetry (not necessarily the best), and they are an integral part of art history. They are also the subject…
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Among the works that recently left mailyour.art for distant destinations were two cards. It took them quite a while to cross the Atlantic, but they finally landed safely in Brazil.…
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Books & Mountains
Not only is World Book Night (WBN) one of the best-organized mail art events, it also sets challenging themes for participants . This year’s theme is books and mountains …
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Mail Art and Medicine
Graziella Di Grezia is a radiologist who also works as a mail artist under the name Grazyella. Combining her interests, she organised an exhibition in October as part of the…
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New York, Bihar, Vienna
Publications across three Continents Our literature department, namely Gerald Jatzek, has been busy publishing over the past few months. Here are three examples: Lush and poisonous Green Green is more…
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Beautiful Mail from Ireland
Deaborah Ríse who organized the first ever mail art exhibition in November sent out a beautiful package with material to every participant,
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Demokratischer Druck
Eine große Ausstellung mit Kleinformaten In bester Stimmung wurde am 28. November die erste internationale Miniprint-Ausstellung in Österreich von Bürgermeister Christian Margreiter in Hall in Tirol eröffnet. “Zum Glück sieht…
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Outsiders at the Pub
An international Exhibition in Northern Ireland For many Central Europeans, Northern Ireland is a cultural terra incognita. The best-known aspect is probably the music, such as Phil Coulter’s song “The…
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Paris: Mail Art then and now
An Exhibition with historical and contemporary Objects The Centre d’Art Immanence in Paris is presenting an extensive exhibition of mail art, both old and new curated by Frederic Vincent. The…
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Fragments of our Lives
The Portuguese Atelier Ghostbirds invites artists, makers, and creative souls everywhere to participate in a mail art exhibition under the motto “Fragments of what makes us alive.”
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Dreh dich, Kreisel!
Ausstellung aktuell: Der Kreisel hat eine lange Tradition. Er wurde er bereits in Troja gedreht, er wird bei Homer sowie bei Schiller (“Der Taucher”) erwähnt. Und die Beliebtheit hält bis…
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Veränderung in Deutschland
Veränderung / Change war das Motto einer Ausstellung im Kunstraum Reuter. Organisator Lutz Anders spricht über die Ausschreibung und die Reaktion in der Form von hunderten Einsendungen.
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Virtual Flowers
Eliana Santin asked for mail art with Blumen, the German word for flowers. The works are now on display …
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Poetische Fische
Das Magazin „Am Erker“ wurde 1977 (!) gegründet. Dennoch ist es keineswegs von gestern, wie das eben erschienene Lyrikheft zeigt.
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Alte Schachteln drucken gut
Das Bild einer verlassenen Hütte leitet den Band “Druckgraphik” aus der Reihe “Lust auf Kunst” ein. Es wirkt geheimnisvoll und vertraut zugleich. Als Druckstock wurde eine geplättete Schachtel, wie man…
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Kindness in the USA
“Kindness” is the theme of an exhibition curated by Donnalynn Chase at the Dolphin Gallery in Gualala, California. Around 700 mail art objects are on display. Selected works have also…
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Edgardo Antonio Vigo and Artists’ Periodicals
Edgardo Antonio Vigo (1928-1997) was an Argentine artist and well known figure of Latin American artistic resistance. This chamber exhibition at Artpool aims to highlight Vigo’s special relationship with artists’…
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Die Post in der Flasche in der Post
Realistisch gesehen hat eine einzelne Flaschenpost wenig Chancen ihre Empfänger zu erreichen, und es dürfte wohl mehr Geschichten darüber als erfolgreiche Zustellungen geben. Erfolgreicher ist die Geschichte der Flaschenpost im…
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Tree Art in Ireland
Successful Exhibition comes to Limerick The exhibition of mail art connected to the book The Overstory will be shown at the Church Gallery in Limerick in October. The collection consists…
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Paisajes en honor a Clemente Padín
Alumnos de Artes visuales de la Escuela 74 de Barra de Chuy, Rocha, Uruguay organizan una convocatoria en homenaje a Clemente Padín quien cumplirá los 86 años el próximo 8…
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Druckgrafik sells
Noch hatte der Redner nicht viel Erfolg gewünscht, da klebte bereits der erste rote Punkt auf einem Bild. Die am 7. September von Andreas Rother, dem Vizebürgermeister der Stadt Passau,…
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German Flowers
Throughout history, flowers have been a favorite subject of artists. Eliana Santin asks mail artists to take a holistic approach. The Cambridge Dictionary defines holistic as “dealing with or treating…
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Magic Mail Art
ABRACADABRA was the theme of an art call by Laurence Boucourt and Marine Nicolas. For some artists the theme was linked to their childhood.
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Die Staffelei schickt Karten
Es begann 2020 mit einem pandemiekompatiblen Bauchladen, der auch auf Rädern gezogen werden kann. Durch Postkarten Kunst zu den Menschen zu bringen war und ist die Mission des Kunstvermittlers Erich…
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Gedruckte Wellen und Tropfen
In Passau öffnet die Ausstellung “Wasser II” Wasser erhält erst durch die umgebende Materie Form und Farbe. Die dabei entstehende Vielfalt lässt sich künstlerisch am besten mit den unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten…
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Green Cards from Britain
The mail art calls for the British World Book Night always include a postcard swap at the end of the main exhibition. [more…]
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L’arte è lunga, la vita è breve
La Cooperativa Orchidea è composta da persone che aiutano altre persone. Presente in tutta la provincia di Treviso, offre servizi per anziani, disabili e persone fragili. La cooperativa si propone…
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The Iceberg of Mallorca
An iceberg melts and we are to watch and to speak out: Speaking Icebergish is a presentation of the results of an international mail art call by the German artist…
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Von Zeichen
Karla Sachse hat ihre künstlerische Tätigkeit im Ost-Berlin der 1970er- und 1980er-Jahre begonnen. Schwerpunkte waren von Anfang an Kollaborationen, auch im Bereich der Mail Art, und die Auseinandersetzung mit Schriftzeichen…
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Die große Welle von Amstetten
Eine Woche lang manifestierte sich Wasser auf Papier An sich ist Wasser form- und farblos. Erst die umgebende feste Materie, Temperatur und Oberflächenspannung machen es sichtbar. Die Sichtbarkeit war auch…
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Together
All of the works that Cris Piloto received in response to her call, “Collectively / Collectivamente,” are now available on her website. The artists who responded to the call include…
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Listen to the Postcard Drums
EArte is a music and art school in Porto Alegre, Brazil. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary they launched a mail art call with the theme “Drum: Identity and…
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Mother, Father, I want to tell you…
Wim Scheere, a multilingual Belgian artist and poet, published a very interesting call. For his project, he asked mail artists to reflect on the following sentences: The contributors were completely…
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