Mail Art News #70: March 14, 2024

the work of Greg Diaz on nonlocalvariable.art

 

Reminder: Nonlocal Variable has documented hundreds of pieces of incoming and outgoing mail. Take a look at nonlocalvariable.art. As you may recall, Mail Art News #69 was about sexual / sensual mail art, and we have a couple of late comers, so I'm including them here in Mail Art News #70.  


incoming from T. Warner


incoming from T. Warner (reverse)


Tom Warner has been hooking us up with the mail and the links. Here's a link to an article he wrote about tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE in 2012!





incoming from Jimmy C


The above image does look like some kind of body parts, so we'll go with it. 


incoming from Jimmy C (reverse)


incoming from Monster A Go-Go


Well, it says Fanny and it's about a brothel, so ok...we'll use it. 

A couple more incoming mail arts, non-erotic ones. Are radishes sexy? 

incoming from Mick Boyle


incoming from Ricky Long


Now that we got that out of our system, we can take a look at some images from Instagram and IUOMA: 


mail art archive vienna has a book out!


Diana Hale, 2024


from Daniel C. Boyer to Cris Piloto


from Debra Mulnick to Lorella


from Lars Schumacher to Paulo Alexandre Rocha Teles



And now for some Reader Mail: 

Reader Mail: a rough ride from Lithuania, email from Cascadia Artpost


Reader Mail: from the archives of Tom Warner (c 1980s, 1990s)



From Marcia Rosenberger
Thu, Mar 7, 10:34 PM 

Prezados artistas, | Dear mailartists,

Convido-lhe a participar de uma exposição de arte postal que estou organizando em homenagem ao artista concretista Luiz Sacilotto, enviando o convite em anexo.
A data limite foi prorrogada até o dia 15 de março, valendo o carimbo postal.
Você pode conhecer mais sobre o artista aqui:
https://almeidaedale.com.br/assets/pdfs/publicacoes/Luiz_Sacilotto.pdf

I invite you to participate in a mail art exhibition that I am organizing in honor of the concrete artist Luiz Sacilotto, sending the invitation as an attachment.
The deadline has been extended until March 15th, valid for postmark.
You can learn more about the artist here:
https://almeidaedale.com.br/assets/pdfs/publicacoes/Luiz_Sacilotto.pdf


REGULAMENTO | BASES

Exposição Itinerante de Arte Correio em Homenagem à Luiz Sacilotto
International Mail Art Project in Honor of Luiz Sacilotto
Organização / organizer: Marcia Rosenberger

Tema / theme: 100º aniversário de Luiz Sacilotto

Em homenagem ao centenário de nascimento do artista plástico Luiz Sacilotto (1924-2003), natural de Santo André. Sacilotto tornou-se um dos pioneiros do concretismo no país e é apontado como um dos precursores da Op Art internacional.

In honor of the centenary of the birth of the artist Luiz Sacilotto (1924-2003), born in Santo André. Sacilotto became one of the pioneers of concretism in the country and is considered one of the precursors of international Op Art.

Mostra itinerante / itinerant show:
Casa Âmbar de Cultura - Santo André-SP
Coletivo 308 - Guarulhos-SP
 

Aberto a todes / open to all
Técnica livre / free technique
Tamanho máximo / maximum size 21x30cm
Limite 2 obras / limit 2 works
Sem seleção, sem devolução / no selection, no return
No verso: nome, título, técnica, ano, endereço, e-mail
On the back: name, title, technique, year, address and email
 

Certificado e catálogo digital /  digital certificate and catalog
Data limite: 15 de março de 2024, valendo o carimbo postal.
Deadline: March 15, 2024, valid for postmark.
 

Enviar para / send to:
Mail Art Luiz Sacilotto
Marcia Rosenberger
Caixa Postal 36
Santo André-SP
09015-970
BRASIL




146 pages of op art, view the pdf online: 
https://almeidaedale.com.br/assets/pdfs/publicacoes/Luiz_Sacilotto.pdf




Ruth Rehfeldt (1932-2024)





outgoing T. Brown, 2014




Thanks for reading. If you would like to collaborate or be interviewed, send a note. Currently listening to Visions of the Country by Robbie Basho.

Comments

  1. Ariel GreenwoodMarch 15, 2024 at 1:49 PM

    It's a real shame it took the post office almost two weeks to deliver a postcard across town. A real suspicious shame...I wonder why they held onto it so long...

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    1. BomTrownMarch 15, 2024 at 2:58 PM

      There were no stains on it, even under UV light. We'll never know what caused the delay.

      Delete
  2. Monster A Go-GoMarch 15, 2024 at 5:13 PM

    Hello. Sorry it wasn't more "erotic." That's just not my thing. Thank you for bothering to post it anyway. You certainly didn't have to. I'm glad I caught your post. I've probably missed several. CHEERS!

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  3. Monster A Go-GoMarch 23, 2024 at 11:26 PM

    Hmm. I just checked back to see if I had seen this issue or not. I know I had...and felt sure I had left a comment, too. Weird. I must be doing something wrong (which would be NO SURPRISE at all...) Keep up the swell work and thank you for including my silly envelope (although it is far from erotic...). CHEERS!

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