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Gaglione, Picasso, 1943-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1943-

Biography

William Gaglione, born in New York City in 1943, became an influential leader of the mail art movement during the 1960s. From that point he took an active role in the New York Correspondence School, along with his friend Ray Johnson, where he created his coded name "Dadaland." Long before the general public was aware of the artistic possibilities, mail artists were using rubber stamps to decorate their envelopes, finding abstract applications, and developing techniques. Rubber stamp art became an important genre within mail art, along with publications, postage stamps, photocopy, and audio cassette trade, and began to generate its own shows, magazines, and conventions. From being a contributor in the movement, Gaglione's position was to publicize the up and coming genre by utilizing the publications, shows, magazines, and audio cassettes.

 

Gaglione left New York and moved to California during the 1970s, where he founded his first company dedicated to mail art, Stamp Francisco. While living in San Francisco, he befriended other mail artists, including Darlene Domel, who he later married, and Anna "Banana" Lee. During this time, he contributed to artistamp, which is the art form of a postage stamp, but not meant to be considered real. Additionally, it was with Anna Banana that Gaglione developed Vile Magazine, which gave the opportunity for mail artists to publish their art and other publications. As Gaglione became more empowered with the mail art movement, he was known as a pioneer and developed the name "Picasso" Gaglione for all of the techniques he created.

 

During the 1990s, Gaglione focused his attention on the fine art of rubber stamping and his role as curator for the Stamp Art Gallery in San Francisco. Currently, Gaglione resides in Chicago with Darlene Domel. He owns a company, Stampland, which consists of fine art rubber stamps that he sells.

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

All My Rubberstamps (in no particular order) / Baroni, Vittore ; Gaglione B., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-52368-73491
Scope and Contents

This edition was designed and produced by Picasso Gaglione. The rubberstamp image included all of Baroni's rubberstamps on one page. The book depicts reproductions of multiple rubberstampings to the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Dada Machine Fluxus / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione; Darlene Domel; M Bloch; K Buchholz; R Janssen; A Knowles., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-51565-72664
Scope and Contents

This work documents a one night performance at the Stendhal Gallery NYC on April 15, 2010. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Dada Machine Fluxus / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione; Darlene Domel; M Bloch; K Buchholz; R Janssen; A Knowles., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-51565-72664
Scope and Contents

This work documents a one night performance at the Stendhal Gallery NYC on April 15, 2010. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Fluxfest: Fort Worth, Chicago, New York City, Kaunas Lithuania / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-52365-73488
Scope and Contents

Bill Gaglione is also known as Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Fluxfest: Fort Worth, Chicago, New York City, Kaunas Lithuania / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-52365-73488
Scope and Contents

Bill Gaglione is also known as Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Fluxus / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-52364-73487
Scope and Contents

Bill Gaglione is also known as Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Fluxus / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-52364-73487
Scope and Contents

Bill Gaglione is also known as Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

L.H.O.O.Q. / Bill Gaglione., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-28951-30282
Scope and Contents

This stamp is appropriated from the Marcel Duchamp ready-made of the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

L.H.O.O.Q. / Bill Gaglione., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-28951-30282
Scope and Contents

This stamp is appropriated from the Marcel Duchamp ready-made of the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Multiplicity for Millions: The Art and History of Rubber Stamps / Helmes, Scott ; Gaglione, Bill ; Bennett JM ; Peters M ; Lipman J., 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-42317-44327
Scope and Contents

This is an exhibition catalogue of the prIvate collection of rubber stamps of Scott Helmes and Bill (Picasso) Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Obscene Jesters, 2010

 Item — Box 170: [Barcode: 31858072458320]
Identifier: CC-51561-72660
Scope and Contents This rubberstamp set was first fabricated in 50 copies in 1979 at PSX headquarters in San Francisco CA. It was exhibited in Rubber Stamp Publications in 1980 in Amsterdam and performed in 2010 at the Stamp Art Museum in Chicago by Keith Buchholz and Picasso Gaglione. According to Darlene Domel, Picasso Gaglione's wife, creation of rubberstamp box sets has continued unabated since the late 1980's. "These box sets pay homage to the famous FLUX POST KIT 7 created by George Maciunas in a limited edition in 1967, but are unique and faithful only to Picasso's personal vision. He produces every set individually. Each box concept develops from some unique idea or a little known fact gleaned from his art research on Dadaists, Fluxists, and contemporary mail artists. It may or may not relate to rubberstamp activity but usually has some element of stamping in it. Some sets pay homage to artists that he admires. Some capture a moment in art history or document the activity of an artist who...
Dates: 2010