Free space for imagination (l’immaginazione al potere) was the motto of a mail art call by The Museo Bendandi. Curators Paola Pescerelli Lagorio and Roberta Savolini received 264 art cards in various techniques (watercolor, painting, drawing, art print, photography, etc.). The artworks were presented at an event on December 1 at Via Manzara 17 inContinue reading “Mail Art in the Museum”
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A Book from ancient Egypt
The Book of the Dead was a kind of guide to the underworld where the ancient Egyptians believed the soul went after death. Lots of mumbo-jumbo was meant to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld which ranged from starvation to creatures lurking in dark corners on the way to the final judgement.Continue reading “A Book from ancient Egypt”
Homage to Béla Bartók
Nature, Human, and Music is the title of an international mail art exhibition organized by Ali Asker Bal for the Korkut Ata University in Osmaniye in the South of Turkey. The call asked artists to pay homage to the composer Béla Bartók who visited the town in 1936 to collect Turkish folk music. The exhibitionContinue reading “Homage to Béla Bartók”
Exhibiting Kindness
The Comunità La Villetta is a community of foster families. Thus, they are specialists for kindness which is an essential factor for our psychosocial well-being and for the acceptance of differences, and to remember human attitudes such as empathy and tolerance. Artists from America, Asia and Europe followed the call to contribute works that “celebrateContinue reading “Exhibiting Kindness”
Death comes by Mail
The Asturian City of Avilés is an important place for contemporary mail art. Year after year the Department of Culture organizes an international themed exhibition. Last year’s show includes more than 500 works. This year’s theme was simply “death”, and artists from all over the world were invited to submit postcard-sized (DIN A6) entries. AsContinue reading “Death comes by Mail”
Druck auf dem Schloss
Ein Symposium will Grenzen überwinden Die technischen und künstlerischen Möglichkeiten der Druckgrafik sind nahezu grenzenlos. Wer sich dafür interessiert kann zwischen 25. und 30.10.2024 den Teilnehmer*innen eines druckgrafischen Symposiums über die Schulter schauen. Gearbeitet wird in Hausmening sowohl in der kunst&DRUCKwerkstatt AM Bahnhof (Bahnhofstrasse 22) und im Schloss Ulmerfeld (Burgweg 1, 3363 Hausmening). Wenn die rundContinue reading “Druck auf dem Schloss”
Traum und Albtraum
Die von Lutz Anders kuratierten Ausstellungen im Berliner Kunstraum Reuter gehören zu den interessantesten der weltweiten Mail-Art-Gemeinschaft. Das liegt vor allem an der perfekten Organisation, die bei der konkret formulierten Ausschreibung beginnt und sich bei der Gestaltung der Ausstellung und der Dokumentation fortsetzt. Auf diese Art hat er seit 2020 jedes Jahr eine internationale SchauContinue reading “Traum und Albtraum”
Prints & Drawings
Today we’re going to show you some of the art that Gabriele Müller has sent out during the last year. The test print “ohne Titel” on the left went to Rittiner & Gomez in Switzerland. The colored print in the middle is a unique piece that was sent to Schriftmuseum Bartlhaus for an exhibition ofContinue reading “Prints & Drawings”
Strong Contrast in Turkey
“Black and white stories” was the theme of an exhibition in memory of Mustafa Okan at the Painting and Sculpture Museum – Kültürpark Art Gallery in Izmir in early July. The show featured more than 700 works by artists from 44 countries. Mustafa Okan (1963-2016) was a Turkish artist with a keen interest in politicsContinue reading “Strong Contrast in Turkey”
Keep smiling
Matera is a town in the Basilicata, in the Deep South of Italy. The region has been conquered and reconquered many times and has been under the rule of Romans, Lombards, Arabs, Byzantines, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese, and Bourbons. The name is of Greek origin and means mother (μητέρα), and the high ground with the cathedral is still called acropolis. InContinue reading “Keep smiling”
Perspectives of Global Citizens
Broma Arte Correo is the pseudonym of an artist who teaches art and art history in Santiago de Chile. Last year, he ran an art call for submissions with the theme mi país (my country). The theme could not be more timely. While aggressive nationalism is on the rise, many creative people see themselves asContinue reading “Perspectives of Global Citizens”
Birds of many Feathers
A Mail Art Exhibition as Part of the World Book Night 2024 World Book Night (WBN) is the umbrella term for a series of events by the Centre for Print Research at the University of the West of England in Bristol. The institution deals with art in books as well as books in art. TheContinue reading “Birds of many Feathers”
Borders in Italy
Artists have not forgotten Padhi Friedberger “With his mail art, Padhi Frieberger has disseminated the concerns of ecological and pacifist movements and referred to political debates.” This statement started the international call on the subject of borders.
#krems #austria #padhifriedberger #mailart
Traveling within Books
Exhibition: The Italian writer Italo Calvino was hailed as “Italy’s most original storyteller” by critics. Gerald Jatzek’s card draws inspiration from Calvino’s work, inviting readers to immerse themselves in his narrative.
#italianliterature #italocalvino #mailart #exhibition
Greetings from Venus
Until now it is not possible to be a citizen of the world because the world is divided into nations. The Venusian People project therefore offers the opportunity to legally acquire Venusian Citizenship. The aim is to turn all the inhabitants of the Earth into Venusians and thus abolish the division of the Earth intoContinue reading “Greetings from Venus”
Battle Cries
The Culture Project Miradas Enredadas / Networking Glances coordinated by Professor Fabiane Pianowski of the Visual Arts in Study Research Group (AVE) of the Institute of Languages and Arts of the Federal University of Rio Grande (ILA/FURG) and has the support of students from the Center for Studies in Visual Arts (NAVE). The project organizes open artContinue reading “Battle Cries”
Tribute to Henri Rousseau
The French painter Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (1844-1910) was always valued by other artists but unterrated by art critics. One of them wrote “Monsieur Rousseau paints with his feet, with a blindfold over his eyes.” Picasso, on the other hand, knew quality when he saw it. He organized a Banquet for Rousseau which was attendedContinue reading “Tribute to Henri Rousseau”
Archivo de arte contemporáneo
Una extensa colección de arte correo electrónico surgió desde 2008 por la iniciativa The Arnolfini Archives del artista, poeta y sociólogo Ervin Zsubori. Las existencias se amplían periódicamente por convocatorias temáticas, que culminan en exposiciones en línea. La solución de las obras enviadas tiene que llenar un área de 600×600 pixeles (300 dpi), lo queContinue reading “Archivo de arte contemporáneo”
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