Mail Art Periodicals - MoMA

Vol. 12, No. 1 (Fall 1993). Offset. 11"x8 1/2". 50 pages. "Mail Art
Events," lists exhibition, publication and project opportunities.
Vol. 12, No. 2 (Winter 1994). Offset. 11"x8 1/2". 47 pages. "From the
Stamp Pad" features a notice on the upcoming book by Chuck Welch (USA),
"Eternal Network: A Mail Art Anthology," accompanied by a photograph of Welch
(aka Crackerjack Kid) at his perforator. "Do-It-Yourself Postage Stamps," by
John Held, Jr. (USA), includes artistamps by buZ blurr (USA), Julie Hagan Bloch
(USA), E. F. Higgins (USA), Henning Mittendorf (Germany), Pawel Petasz
(Poland), and Donald Evans (USA). "Mail Art Events and Exchanges." "What's
An Electronic Bulletin Board Anyway?," by Franklinstein, mentions Mail Art
postings on Prodigy by Arto Posto (USA).
Vol. 12, No. 3 (Spring 1994). Offset. 11"x8 1/2". 51 pages. "Mail Art
Events and Exchanges."
Vol. 12, No. 4 (Summer 1994). Offset. 11"x8 1/2". 51 pages.
"Mailfestas and Marathons: Crosscurrents in Contemporary Mail Art," by John
Held, Jr. (USA), contrasts a "Mail Art Marathon" event in Dallas, Texas, with the
"Quebec Mail Art Congress," both of which were attended by the author. "Mail art
had spawned cooperative projects across cultural boundaries; the zine
revolution; set the pattern for electronic communication; encouraged meetings
beyond the postal encounter; helped to distribute artistic, social, and political
information across borders; stimulated cross-cultural performances; created
video and audio projects; and helped examine the aesthetics of communication
across international borders...And there lay the weakness of the Mail Art
Marathon. Devoid of discussion, or ancillary activities, I feel the event took on all
the conceptual punch of a quilting bee." "Mail Art Events and Exchanges."
Vol. 13, No. 1 (Fall 1994). Offset. 11"x8 1/2". 51 pages. "Mail Art
Events and Exchanges."
Vol. 13, No. 2 (Winter 1995). Offset. 11"x8 1/2". 51 pages. "Mail Art
Call Takes on Spousal Abuse," by Franklinstein, discusses a Mail Art show by
Arto Posto (USA). "Mail Art Events and Exchanges."
Vol. 13, No. 3 (Spring 1995). Offset. 11"x8 1/2". 51 pages. "From the
Stamp Pad," discusses the death of Ray Johnson. "The loss of Ray Johnson, the
father of mail art, makes us reflect on the creative roots of rubberstamping. For
many of our readers, learning about Ray's contributions will be new; for many of
us he is a Kind of hero, a pioneer." "CorresponDance: The Reason Behind the
Ray Johnson Tribute." "This tribute to mail art and its founder Ray Johnson, is
our way of saying thanks to the man who created an art that is enjoyed by
people all over the world, people who want to express their ideas in an art form