Mail Art Congresses 1986

In a letter from Cees Francke (NL) I found this paper with photos of the two Mail Art Congresses that Cees visited in 1986. I was in the one held in Eeklo. Cees also liked to visit Eastern Europe (with his project Paradise Worker). I also found a paper that was passed on at bthe Eeklo Congress where mail-artists added something. A nice souvenir. This picture is high resolution. So enlarge and print to read the details.....

backside - mac86 

frontside - mac86 

FACTSHEET 5 - offer

While packing my TAM-Archive for transport to Breda I sometimes have to make decisions on what should remain in the archive and what not. I have the Issues FACTSHEET 5 (connections to the 'underworld') edited by SethFriedman. The issues I have are: 45 up to 60 and number 62. After that the magazine slowly died out, and a rebirth (or online) might have happened these magazines might be interesting for asomeone who wants to know what was happening in the mid 90-ies. These magazines are now available for someone else. Each magazine has a colour cover, and at least is 130 pages thick. The total of 17 magazines weigh about 3 kilo's, so the postage will be the problem. Sending it outside Europe will cost about 30 Euro's. Inside Europenot that much different. So, if someone wants these magazines, please react quickly. Send me the money for the postage (after we have agreed I will send them) and the magazines are yours.......React within one week please. (I know that someone out there was looking for these Factsheet 5 issues, so please spread this news, last note: after a few days R.F. Cote from Canada asked for the issues, so they are now on their way to Canada)

The ultimate performance of Fluxus Heidelberg

Photo taken by Bert van Liempd at the "Raadhuis" in Breda, Netherlands. This performance of Fluxus Heidelberg took quite some preparation.......

Another Memory was published on a blog. Historic exchange of words..... 

The Ray Johnson Cards (made by Joel Cohen, Photos by Bill Wilson) arrived in Canada for the Ray Johnson Blog (see link besides these texts). 

Litsa Spathi & Ruud Janssen

As some of you might have known or guessed, Litsa Spathi and I are moving to Breda. On July 16th 2005, 9 years after our first meeting, we got married in the city of Breda, which will also be our new home. At the moment we are packing things, so be patient for a next entry in this blog.....

Ruud

The card I sent to the exhibition I mentioned in the message below. 

Stuttgart - ROT exhibition

One of my cards is digitally exhibited . The title: "the L's & the Red ball", and it can be found in the online exhibition at:

http://www.stuttgart-rot.info/MailArt/index.php

All contributions on the theme RED. That gives a warm feeling.......

Fluxus-card 2 

Fluxus-card 1 

Artistamps I made in 1983. For the image I used an eraser-carved stamp. 

Eye-Eye arrived.... in the USA. 

I have been sending out these old memories again. First one apears on Geof's Blog. 

First BRAIN CELL from Japan #1

Going through the archive one finds historic things. The FIRST BRAIN CELL from Ryosuke Cohen in Japan. When you go through the participant list (just click on image to enlage) you will notice that there are some oldies on the list. Five actually already passed away.

Another colourful card from Geof Huth (USA) with number 70. 4/9, so I will see on his blog where the other ones went to... 

Jas W. Felter - Canada

Most of the online mail-artist might notg know Jas W. Felter from Canada. He is THE collector of artistamps and has a complete directory of all thos productions that are made worldwide. Back in 1995, when I was doing the mail-interviews, he was the one who offered me help with publishing the results on the internet. The result:

http://jas.faximum.com//library/lib_tam.htm

The site where most texts are published. He recently updated the list with my new address and e-mail address. A lot of work, which he did to help me again. Thanks James!

On my own site I link also to these interviews:

http://www.iuoma.org/interview.html

And there I have added the unfinished interviews as well. So if you want to read a bit of history in mail-art. The total is about 3000 pages when printed on paper....

Ruud

Colourful work by Geof Huth. Arrived a few days ago....