Due to this occasion a special pavilion has been built on the Rhine River embankment in Mainz. Exhibitions (8 altogether) will be held there throughout the entire year, dealing with the modern results of Gutenberg's invention, the movable lead type. The 5th exhibition (24 June - 13 July 2000) opens on 23 June 200 at 8 p.m. and will have the following theme:
Happy Birthday Johannes.
They are inviting artists worldwide to participate in a mail art project. The idea is to receive your mailed work, which will be displayed in the pavilion and then summarized in a catalog. The normal postcard format should not be exceeded. Print, photography, etc. will be what you wish. Your project may also be broadened through other media, for example acoustics. The theme of this mail-art should be in reference to Gutenberg's birthday!
There will be no fees paid for these projects. However, after the end of this exhibition, all projects will be mailed back to the participants through a random procedure. This means, each participant will receive the project of another artist (or maybe your own?). Additionally, each participant will receive a copy of the catalog.
You work should be postmarked not later than 30 April 2000 (the deadline). Please do not forget your return address on the mail art. Spread the word--this is a vast project that should be a joy to behold! Send to Heike-K. Hoenig, Projektburo Gutenberg Pavillon, Seppel-Gluckert-Passage 10, 55116 Mainz, Germany. Also see website: www.gutenbergpavillon.de
and enjoy!
At the opening on 7 January 2000, some of the participants were Ben Patterson, Mimmo Rotella, Ludger Maria Kochinke, Klaus Benz, Jurgen Hill, Roland Siegrist, Reinhart Morscher, Christian Kohl, Mirella Fortunato, and Klaus Chmielewski. Performances were "Rite of Laceration" and "Phonetic Poems" by Mimmo Rotella and Strassenrand.
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