> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # And the Envelope Please… "Presents" Mail Art Opening - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/photos-presents-mail-art/ - Published: 2011-06-18T18:06:26.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T15:34:12.000Z - Description: We had a great turn out last night for the opening of Presents: Three Months of Mail Art for Hyperallergic HQ. Over a hundred people came through to take a look at the 120+ submissions from around the world. - Author: Hrag Vartanian - Tags: Art, #image-position-hidden, Austin Thomas, Bernard Klevickas, Carolina Miranda, celso, Don Voisine, Joanne McNeil, Kate Wadkins, Mail Art, Mail Art Bulletin, Photo Essays, Will Brand, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011) We had a great turn out last night for the opening of [*Presents: Three Months of Mail Art for Hyperallergic HQ*](http://hyperallergic.com/presents/). Over a hundred people came through during the opening night of Northside Open Studios to take a look at the 120+ submissions from around the world. A fun time was had by all and we’ve already sold half of our zine edition in one night! But don’t worry, there are still some copies available for [purchase online](http://hyperallergic.storenvy.com/products/110335-catalogue-zine-of-presents-mail-art-show?ref=hyperallergic.com) or when you stop by … but remember, they HAVE TO be mailed to you. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/interns2011-presents.jpg) As we prepared for the opening later that night, a group of Hyperallergic summer interns, Alexander Cavaluzzo, Jocelyn Silver and Ayanno Elsom, help co-curator Kate Wadkins put the limited edition *Presents* zine catalogue together. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-18-at-12-33-32.jpg) The final catalogue zine. Available for purchase [here](http://hyperallergic.storenvy.com/products/110335-catalogue-zine-of-presents-mail-art-show?ref=hyperallergic.com). / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-18-30-37.jpg) Some visitors playing William Everston’s [Tic Tac Toe](https://hyperallergic.com/tic-tac-toe-sculpture/) mail art work. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-18-40-20.jpg) A visitor leafing through the mail art works in the sitting area. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-18-42-12.jpg) Hyperallergic publisher, Veken Gueyikian, giving a little tour of the mail art works to *L Magazine*‘s Benjamin Sutton and local Williamsburger Vana Khanjian. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-19-08-34.jpg) Bloggers and arts writers congregate early on during the party, including (left to right) Ben of C-monster, Carolina Miranda (the C-monster herself), and Rhizome’s senior editor, Joanne McNeil. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-19-07-31.jpg) Social mediaite Topher Ziobro, Todd Florio of the Brooklyn Historical Society, and artist Celso hanging out near Cristina Maldonado’s video mail art works. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-20-25-12.jpg) Visitors looking at our wall-o-art that was roughly subdivided into sections that featured collage, conceptual and handpainted works. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/backview-pendantbanner.jpg) A view of the room from the big mail art wall with a nice view of Laura Isaac’s beautiful Tibetan prayer banner-like hand painted envelopes hanging overhead. / vg ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/roomview-presents.jpg) A view of the crowd of mail art fans. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-20-55-37.jpg) Artists & bloggers Stephanie Land and Jelsen Innocent speaking at Alexis at the party. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-20-00-59.jpg) Many of the guests spent a lot of time going through all the mail art we organized in archival boxes. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-19-37-15.jpg) Another view of the party goers with some artists in the mix, including Don Voisine and Bernard Klevickas (center), William Powhida (back left) and Nate Hill (back center). / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-19-23-39.jpg) Perusing the central mail art table. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-19-10-40.jpg) Art Fag City’s Will Brand perusing our zine/tshirt table. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-19-09-49.jpg) It was a hands-on exhibition. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-at-19-07-16.jpg) Co-curator Kate Wadkins with Jason Roy of Pen15 Press and some young mail art fans. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-18-at-13-56-31.jpg) A close-up of Bernard Klevickas’s project for the opening night of *Presents*. The specially-ordered fortune cookies arrived by mail to the office filled with a timely message. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/tableview-side-presents.jpg) A view of works by V.L. Fuller (top left), Jamie Burmeister (bottom left), Laura Cohen (center) and Bernard Klevickas (left). / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/table-hastings.jpg) A view of works by J.D. Hastings (bottom center) and a “[box full of surprises](https://hyperallergic.com/box-full-of-surprises/)” from East Tennessee State University. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/wall-1-presents.jpg) A view of many of the collage-based works on the central mail art wall, including (clockwise from bottom left) works by Jennifer Pei Huang, Kate Rhoades, Austin Thomas, Brian Wolf, KURV, Mary Rork-Watson and Timm Mettler. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/wall-2.jpg) Many of the hand-painted mail art works, including pieces by (clockwise spiral from bottom left) Don Voisine, Maritza Ruiz-Kim (four postcards visible), Theo Nelson, Peter Brock, Shana Goetsch, LaVona Sherarts, Harry Swartz-Turfle, Brian Dupont, Guido Vermeulen and Jonathan Bohm (striped envelope). And fragment of the scroll by Kate Rhoades on right. / hv ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2011/06/brianpiana.jpg) A view of Brian Piana’s digitized Hyperallergic Hs, which we displayed in a bowl during the show. / hv *The* [Presents: Three Months of Mail Art for Hyprallergic HQ](http://hyperallergic.com/presents) *exhibition continues at Hyperallergic HQ (181 N 11th Street, Suite 302, Williamsburg, Brooklyn) until Wednesday, June 29.*