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Mail Art Szene DDR 1975-1990,
Verlag Haude & Spener, Berlin, 1994. (Ed. by Friedrich Winnes and Lutz Wohlrab)
Comment: This publication serves as a seminal retrospective documentation of the Mail Art scene within the German Democratic Republic (GDR) between 1975 and 1990. Edited by Friedrich Winnes and Lutz Wohlrab, it represents one of the first comprehensive attempts to archive a "closed chapter" of postal art history following the reunification of Germany. The book contextualizes Mail Art not merely as an aesthetic movement, but as a vital "window to the world" for artists living under a restrictive state apparatus.
The volume includes "authentic texts" (contemporary to the era) by pioneers like Robert Rehfeldt, as well as retrospective analysis of the Stasi's (State Security) surveillance of the network—specifically citing the "Operative Vorgang 'Feind'" (Operational Procedure 'Enemy') directed at the Dresden Mail Art group. It bridges the gap between individual artistic expression and the collective, subversive nature of the international "Eternal Network." The documentation honors the legacy of Robert Rehfeldt (1931–1993), often cited as the father of GDR Mail Art, who passed away shortly before the book's completion.


Front cover of the catalog featuring a collage of Mail Art stamps, slogans ("Mail Art is Life Art", "Art is everywhere"), and a target graphic. Identifiable artists: Robert Rehfeldt, Jürgen Schweinebraden, W. Schröter.


Table of Contents (Inhaltsangabe) listing essays by M. Vänci Stirnemann, Robert Rehfeldt, Klaus Werner, Jürgen Schweinebraden, Joseph W. Huber, Walter G. Goes, Klaus Staeck, Klaus Groh, Kees Francke, Birger Jesch, Lutz Wohlrab, Thomas Kumlehn, Friedrich Winnes, Heidrun Hannusch, Uwe Dressler, Gerd Börner, and H. R. Fricker.


Foreword (Vorwort) by Friedrich Winnes and Lutz Wohlrab. Identifiable artists: Robert Rehfeldt.


Collective artistamp sheet from the 1st Decentralized Mail Art Congress, Berlin-Pankow, 1986. Identifiable artists: Andrej Skrbinek, Stephen Jacob, Kornelius, C. Olhagaray, Friedrich Winnes, L. Wohlrab.


List of participants: "Verzeichnis der DDR Mail Artisten". Identifiable artists: Andreas Altmann, Mp. Anker, Jens Barkschat, Christian Bauer, Jörg Beier, Sal-Gerd Beyer, B.E.R.M. (Andreas Braunert, Wolfgang Eigendorf, Kurt Rose, Norwid Mechow), Martin Bernhardt, Gerd Börner, Dieter Brookmann, Dietrich Buhrow, Mathias Brenz, Gerda Dassing, Guillermo Deisler, Bernd Deja, Jo Doese, Uwe Dressler, Ulrich Forchner, Martina Giersch, Steffen Giersch, Walter G. Goes, Jürgen Gottschalk, Michael Groschopp, Petra Grund, Helmut Gubitz, Knut Hartwich, Bogomil J. Helm, Eberhard Hertwig, Hans Heß, Andreas Höfer, Joseph W. Huber, Stephen Jacob, Birger Jesch, Detlef Kappis, Eckhard Koenig, Volker Kraft, Klaus Kux, Stephan Lippmann, Rainer Luck, Friedhelm Mäker, Oskar Manigk, Manfred Martin, Grischa Meyer, Karsten Matthes, Brigitta Milde, W.W. Neumann, Cesar Olhagaray, Siegfried Otto-Hüttengrund, Peter Peinzker, Wolfgang Petrovsky, Franziska Pfeiffer, Maxi Pfeiffer, Reinhard Pfeiffer, Andreas Prüstel, Robert Rehfeldt, Angela Rother, Christine Rutscher, Alexander Rutscher, Otto Sander, Karla Sachse, Jürgen Schieferdecker, Reinhard Schmidt, Jürgen Schöberl, Wolfgang Schröter, Regina Schroth, Lothar Schroth, Ralf Schulze, Jörg Sonntag, Jörg Sperling, Rolf Staeck, Joachim Stange, Franziska Stauffenbiel, Andreas Stirl, Ulrich Tarlatt, Andreas Trampler, Wolf-Dieter Trümpler, Mario Valentin, Carla Weckeßer, Thomas Westermann, Birgit Wiemann, Lutz Wierszbowski, Friedrich Winnes, Sabine Wohlrab, Lutz Wohlrab, Rainer Wolf, Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, Helmut Zielke.


Works by various artists. Identifiable artists: Uwe Dressler, Jens Barkschat, Birger Jesch, Walter G. Goes, Gerd Börner, Norwid Mechow.


Works by various artists. Identifiable artists: Peter Peinzker, Detlef Kappis, Volker Kraft, Klaus Kux.


Works by Lutz Wohlrab (envelope addressed to West Germany) and Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt (typewriter art/visual poetry "PEACE"). Identifiable artists: Lutz Wohlrab, Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt.


Documentation of Mail Art Projects from 1975, including "Warszawa 75". Identifiable artists: Robert Rehfeldt.


Detail of "Warszawa 75" project at Galeria Teatru Studio, including a list of international participants. List of participants: Whitson, Chuke Stake Enterprises, Beke Laszlo, Bickhard Bottinelli, Peter van Beveren, Paulo Bruscky, Anna Banana Productions, J. M. Armleder-Ecart, Peter Below, Albrecht D., Jorge Caraballo, Daniel Culla, Guillermo Deisler, JHK-Kocman, Klaus Groh, Rolf Nörtemann, Steffen Missmahl, Clemente Padin, Frank Ferguson, Ken Friedman, Robert Filliou, Damaso Ogaz, Mango Dave, Roger D'Hondt, Jan van Geluwe, Joao Carlos, Jeannet, Uwe Kreutzfeldt, Daniel Maillet, Odair Magalhaes, Klaus Staeck, Gerd Scherm, Horst Tress, E. Smolinski, Carsten Regild, Balint Szombathy-Wow, Edgardo Antonio Vigo, Horacia Zabala, Burkhard Weecke, Samanal, Wolf Vostell, G.H. Hills, Nicholas Spill, Ivan Mauricio, Jörg Petzoldt, Daniel Zuber, Peter Peter, Antonio L. Morrais de Andrade, Horst Hahn.

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