‘mail art’

… inexpensive publications emerged that (unlike samizdat) were themed around (and for) a particular subculture, scene or fan community. In the 1990s, liberation of social organizing, together with the growing availability of photocopying and Western models, created the ideal conditions for the flourishing of fanzines as a genre. This intense period seems to have come to an end in the 2000s with the rise of the internet. Subcultural discourse has largely moved online and zines …

Artpool’s alternative presence in Kapolcs Exhibition-event in the Area 51: Data, as information, makes knowledge possible, and as a result of knowledge, first intuition and then wisdom will make all conspiracy theories impossible. Following the pattern of nature’s workings, in a knowledge-based society the future beginnings can manifest consciously through our perception of coincidences. …

Edgardo Antonio Vigo (1928–1997), Argentine artist and well-known figure in the Latin American resistance art movement of the 1970s, pursued a rich, versatile, and experimental creative career, a segment of which is now on display for Hungarian audiences. The Artpool collection exhibition emphasizes Vigo's special relationship with artists’ periodicals, showing how the artist used this medium not only to create a creative shared space, but …

Artpool's new collection display Opening speech by Professor Marie Boivent, Université Rennes 2, curator of the collection display Date: 9 October 2025, 5:00 PM Round table discussion : 10 October 2025, 3:00 PM Born in La Plata, a city located sixty kilometers from Buenos Aires, Edgardo Antonio Vigo (1928-1997) Argentine artist and well known figure of Latin American artistic …

… relatively unknown in Europe, with too few events dedicated to it. The new collection display at Artpool, an essential historical archive of Mail Art, aims to make visible and promote in Europe this marginal yet essential poet, artist, and publisher. The day after the opening, a roundtable discussion will explore, among other things, Vigo's European connections. Participants:   Marie Boivent, professor of Visual Art at Université Rennes 2 (France), curator of the collection …