MAIL ART 1955 to 1995 - Democratic art as social sculpture
thesis by: Michael Lumb - 1998
Michael Lumb - 39 Alexandra Road - Ipswich - Suffolk IP4 2RL - England
Content of the Thesis:
A - Content Details
B - Personal introduction
- Ray Johnson
- Fluxus and Postal Ephemera
- The Democratisation of Mail Art
- Re-considering Mail Art
- An Evaluation of Mail Art in 2nd half of the 1990s
C - Appendixes:
- Bibliography
- Illustrations
- Abstract
A - CONTENT DETAILS
Chapter 1. Ray Johnson.
1.1. Introduction. 13
1.2. Ray Edward Johnson. 14
1.3. Moticos. 23
1.4. Mailart. 26
1.5. Punning. 31
1.6. Orchestrating. 32
1.7. Naming the Activity. 36
1.8. Conclusion. 37
Chapter 2. Fluxus and Postal Ephemera.
2.1. Introduction. 40
2.2. The Conception of Fluxus. 41
2.3. Publications. 45
2.4. Postal Elements. 53
2.5. Postcards. 62
2.6. Conclusion. 64
Chapter 3. The Democratisation of Mailart.
3.1. Introduction. 66
3.2. The Culture of the 1970s. 66
3.3. Magazine Articles. 69
3.4. Exhibitions. 72
3.5. Mail Art Projects. 75
3.6. Exhibiting MAPs. 86
3.7. Documentation. 91
3.8. The Geographical Spread of Mailart. 95
3.9. Conclusion. 104
Chapter 4. Re-considering Mailart.
4.1. Introduction. 105
4.2. The Effect of Photocopying on Mailart. 105
4.3. Congresses. 110
4.4. Tourism. 113
4.5. Politics and Mailart. 118
4.6. Conclusion. 127
Chapter 5. An Evaluation of Mailart in the Second Half of the 1990s.
5.1. Introduction. 129
5.2. Identifying Mailart in the Second Half of the 1990s. 129
5.3. A Comparison of Art & Mailart in Second Half of the 1990s 132
5.4. Is Mailart Art? 139
5.5. The Need for a Mailart Network. 142
5.6. The Importance of Mailart. 144
5.7. The Future of Mailart. 155
5.8. Conclusion. 159
