… and Eloise Sherrid, who are visiting the key figures and archives of the international Mail Art network in connection with the filming of their documentary M.A.I.L. A twenty-minute excerpt from the film will be shown at the finissage, featuring a conversation with Uruguayan poet, performer, and mail artist Clemente Padín, who passed away in October this year. The Print Networks: Edgardo Antonio Vigo and the Artists’ Magazines collection show’s curator is Marie Boivent, Professor …
Edgardo Antonio Vigo’s work, long recognized in Argentina and Latin America thanks to numerous academic studies and several landmark solo exhibitions, remains 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, …
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 …
… Acsády, sociologist, activist, editor of Nőszemély feminist journal, member of the Feminist Network; Zoltán Legény (“Dr. Slayer”), creator of the fanzine called Total Addiction, a prominent figure of the hardcore-punk scene, member of Human Error; Mihály Rácz, one of the pioneers of the Hungarian fanzine culture, creator of a Mély Vágás ( Deep Cut ) and Második Látás ( Second Sight ); Tamás Rupaszov, founder of the band Trottel and Trottel Records, a key figure of the …
… promotion or marginalisation of specific artists and movements. Trading platforms and networks: Museums, galleries, auction houses, art fairs, collectives, and unconventional venues (e.g., hotels, apartments) shaping art circulation and valuation. New art forms: Non-traditional practices (e.g., performance and conceptual art) resisting conventional collecting and developing alternative modes of exchange. Social Settings: Class, gender, religion, and other network and …