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”
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In Honor of the Olive
Olive trees have provided mankind with wood, fruits and oil since 100,000 years. The cultivation of the olive plant dates back to 5000 years BC. That said, there can be no doubt that the olive has a story to tell. The Turkish olive mill Özem’le Yaşam wants to collect mail art under the title “Earth ofContinue reading “In Honor of the Olive”
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”
Nature in Istanbul
Sometimes, news travel slow even in the age of the internet. Only recently, we were informed about the exhibition Nature in Istanbul’s Bahariye Art Gallery which presented the collected contributions of Mengü Gezgins mail art call. Among the works by more than 130 artists was Gerald Jatzek’s collage sea&land, based on a photo he hadContinue reading “Nature in Istanbul”
Music in Prison
Love, Freedom, Solidarity is the theme of an exhibition Carrara. The town in northern Italy is known for its wonderful marble – and its revolutionary traditions since the 1890s. In 1968 Carrara saw the foundation of the International Federation of Anarchists (IFA). Our contribution consists of Gabriele’s watercolor painting and Gerald’s poem about Greek prisoners that escapeContinue reading “Music in Prison”
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