Mail Art Periodicals - MoMA

Vol. 2, Nos. 1&2 (April/May 1973). Offset and Newsprint. 14"x10
1/2" (oversize). 64 pages. "Performance," "Books," and "Magazines," and
"Films" reviewed. "Letters" includes correspondence from Ray Johnson (USA),
Robert Cumming (USA), David Gilhooly (USA), et al. "Pablum for the Pablum
Eaters," by Image Bank (Canada), a collage photo-documentation with brief text,
includes, "Making art art made art art and so we made art without producing an
object and said there we have made art art and we had. That was called the dematerialization
of art and that was when the whole shithouse blew up." "Top Ten:
Where are They Now," includes notices of the whereabouts for Mr. Peanut
(Canada), Granada Gazelle (Canada), Dr. Brute (Canada), Flakey Rose Hips
(Canada), John "Bum Bank Dowd (USA), et al. "Arti-Facts: Merger is in the Air-
The Mysterious East and The Western Front," discusses Western Front,
Vancouver, and A Space, Toronto. "Travel" mentions the visit of Mr. Peanut to
San Francisco to meet Arthur Craven (aka Charles Chickadel, USA), Dada
Processing (aka Tim Mancusi, USA), Dadaland (aka Bill Gaglione, USA), et al.
"Media: It's a Very Touchy Subject," examines notices of the emerging Mail Art
scene in various media outlets. "It's a very touchy subject when the corres-
Spongers decide to go to press. Lately it's been very hit and run as familiar
names and traces surface in the media. FILE has made the decision to go
general public and the Gold diggers have been burning the candles at both ends
long into the night forming strategies to deal with the media junkies. it's collage or
perish and the regular media channels are a whole new ground to plant your foot
in your mouth in. So let's pick up the papers and see what's been knews
worthy...Marred Surfacing of the Year award goes to David Zackenstein...for his
'Phenomenon of Mail Art' article in the February issue of 'Art in America'. There
was much chatter on the mail scene when this one hit the fans...Marcel Idea sent
a letter of explanation to editor Brian O'Doherty and Dave Zack; and Ray
Johnson was wondering why he was chosen 'the meanest man in town'..." More
gossip in "Pass it On," with mentions of E. M. Plunkett (USA), Dana Atchley
(USA), Ray Johnson (USA), Bay Area Dadaists (USA), Ken Friedman (USA),
Image Bank (USA), Milan Knizak (Czechoslovakia), Jorge Glusber(g)
(Argentina), Western Dakota Junk Company (USA), et al. "Greg Curneo: A FILE
Interview." "Image Bank Image Request List." FILE "Artists' Directory."
Contributions by COUM (aka Genesis P-Orridge, England), Michael Scott
(England), Tim Mancusi, Hoo Hoo Archives (aka buZ blurr, USA), Ray Johnson,
E. M. Plunkett, Arthur Craven (aka Charles Chickadel), Readers Da-Jest (aka
Perry Mancusi, USA), et al.
Vol. 2, No. 4 (December 1973). Offset and Newsprint. 14 1/4"x10
3/4" (oversize). 48 pages. "The Network is an Eternal flutter!/Cooing
correspondents in engaging stances./Agog aver spilt mail:/Sugardada shuts his
trap/With Ad Reinhardt's adhesive tape./Waiting reporters/Sniff out the stench of
image futures./The Wild boys hide in the foyer./The Bride pauses before her
mirror,/Adjusting reflections of '84./And the seven grooms, poor
chaps,/Unwittingly sitting/On their best men's best foot forward,/Enjoy a quiet
pause/With General Idea's FILE Megazine./Our Megazine reminds them of the