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Held, John, Jr., 1947- (mail artist)

 Person

Nationality

American

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

Dal Great Complotto a Luther Blissett / Ciani, Piermario, editor ; Baroni V ; Held Jjr., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-35855-37616
Scope and Contents

Various authors contributed chapters on the following subjects: early optical and abstract paintings; AAA editions; verbal-visual reflections; early experiments with computer graphics; punk-new wave photo-documents; creative alterations; strange correspondences; female photo-portraits; stickerman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Essence: International Networking Culture / Held Jjr ; Finlay E ; Welch C ; spence p ; Groh K ; Tipping R ; Cleveland B ; Padin C ; Stake C ; Petasz P ; Cohen R ; Gaglione B ; Morandi E ; Dogfish ; Strada G ; Tisma A ; Dellafiora D ; Kamperelic D ; Kamperelic R ; Collins P ; Bogdanovic N ; Blurr B ; Barbot G ; A1 Waste Paper ; Bates K ; Baroni V ; Maggi R ; Ruch G ; Crozier R ; Segay S., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-29547-30915
Scope and Contents

The exhibition was organized by Neil Degney around the theme of Shozo Shimamoto's B'book Burning Edict." One hundred participants from 22 countries sent networking material for the exhibition. The works consisted of correspondence art and personal statements. "Essence reveals both a universal personkind and a global divergence of ideas and circumstance." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Fluxus / Gaglione, Bill; Held, John Jr.; Johnson R., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28712-30016
Scope and Contents

A typed, photocopied caption at the bottom of the sheet reads, You have been dropped from the New York Correspondence School - Ray Johnson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Global Mail. No.11/May-Aug / Bennett JM ; Held Jjr ; Netmail ; Strangulensis F., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-36433-38225
Scope and Contents

This issue printed announcements of mail art exhibitions, anarchist events, art projects, books, networks, rubberstamps, etc. dealing with global mail. John M. Bennett designed the cover for this issue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

L'Art Tampon / Held, John Jr. ; Gaglione, Bill ; Bleus G ; Summers R ; Janssen R ; Daligand D ; Agius J., 1995

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Identifier: CC-31004-32463
Scope and Contents

This book is a dairy of Held and Gaglione's (The Fake Picabia Bros.) tour of Europe from May 1-11, 1995. It also includes photocopied examples of the rubberstamp art of Michel Hosszu, Daniel Daligand, Guy Bleus, Rod Sommers and Ruud Janssen. The rubberstamp collaged onto the cover depicts a portrait of Held and Gaglione labeled The Fake Picabia Bros. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

L'Arte del Timbro/Rubber Stamp Art, 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-33889-35561
Scope and Contents

This profusely illustrated book provides an excellent history of ruberstamped artworks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Mail 4 F.U.N. / Baroni, Vittore, editor; Rujiters M; Held Jjr; Maggi R; Pinky; Pissier P; Stasick R; Echaurren P; Ciani P; Kustermann P; Baroni V; tARTugo; Cascavilla S; Felter J; Butler R; Blurr B; Sticker Dude; Cohen R; Pygoya., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-47025-49763
Scope and Contents

Described as "A mail art kit of the Funtastic United Nations" with texts coordinated by Vittore Baroni. This project was "conceived to create a bridge between the most different creative geographical entities and to stimulate cooperation amongst all kinds of imaginary contries and worlds." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002