Mail Art Periodicals - MoMA

events." Websites section added. "Living Scene Reports" section features a firstperson
account of the Hanshin, japan, earthquake by Mayumi Handa (Japan).
"Spotlight" includes a notice of a workshop at Picasso Gaglione's Stamp
Francisco with John Held, Jr. (USA) and Seth Friedman (USA). "This issue has
approximately 800 entries from over 45 countries."
Issue 14 (May-August 1996). Newsprint. 10 1/2"x8". 39 pages.
"Global Mail lists art and book projects, zines, archives, actions, boycotts,
resources, distros, exchanges, websites, sound and video projects, rants, news,
project updates, mail art events, and all kings of info for interesting people." Mail
Art Show Etiquette. "This issue has approximately 850 entries from over 45
countries."
Issue 15 (September-December 1996). Newsprint. 10 1/2"x8". 31
pages. Cover Artist, John Held, jr. (USA). "What is mail art?" "How can I get
started writing a zine?" "Missing Mail Art Project documentation," by (Theo.)
Breuer (Germany). "Mail Art as Means of Survival Under Communism," by
(Peter) Netmail (Germany). "This issue has 600 printed listings, with an
additional 150 website links available electronically through the global mail
Website List." "Letter from Ashley-This issue marks five wonderful years for
Global Mail. This letter is a farewell letter of sorts, as the locus of control and
publishing is being transferred to Michael Dittman starting with the next issue.
Michael has been involved in Global Mail over the last year or two as a
contributor and editorial consultant...Part of the benefits of doing GM is that I was
finally able to let go of existing in the material world. Perhaps it is a beautiful
outcome that dabbling in the underground makes you finally believe enough to
really let go of all your worldly ambitions, and slip into an alternative reality which
is indeed utopian."
Issue 16 (January-April 1997). Newsprint. 10 1/2"x8". 28 pages.
Edited by Michael Dittman, Grove City, Pennsylvania. Cover by Tim Mancusi
(USA). "Global Mail has always been an open forum and will remain as such. All
entries are uncensored and unscreened." Letters by Jose VdBroucke (Belgium),
Andrea Ovcinnicoff (Italy), Pag-hat the Rat-girl (USA), et al.
Issue 17 (January-April 1998). Newsprint. 10 1/2"x8". 29 pages.
Cover by Barbara Cooper (USA). Sections on Actions; Address Changes; Ad
Swaps; Art Projects; Boycott; Compilations; Comix; Computer; Conceptual;
Deaths; Distros; Dreams; Erotic; Events; Exchange; Gender; Health; Messages;
Misc.; Netwerking; Newcomers; Performances; Places; Poetry; Political; Stamps;
postcards; Queer; Research; Resources; Rubber Stamps; Noise; Texts; Zines;
Video. Letters. "Gazetta & Mummy MailArt," by Birger Jesch (Germany). "I
dedicate this short text to the kindred spirits who left our circle in the last
decade."