............................cards to friends... - this is not a public site.. :
postcards sent to Contested Space, Florence
carts sent to witte zaal, gent
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Stamps - THIS SERIES IS BASED ON STAMPS MADE FROM DRAWINGS OF MINE (click) Here you see the stamps before they are sent to Italy for an exhibition. It is not sure whether they will arrive or be fished out since these are now official US postal stamps.
I also wanna point out that this art piece is in violation to US laws. I can get into serious legal troubles with this project and do therefore ask anybody to contact me prior to publication. (the postcards don't have any expeditor address to protect myself for this piece - in case you are the receiver of one of these post cards please, do not publish or make public or give my name in case the authorities investigate)
Dear Paula, How are you? I would like to thank you that I was able to discuss Frantz Fanon in your bookshop. Today, in our conservative, un-constitutional times, homeland security would have put Fanon to Guantanoamo Bay. best regards, RG
CARD WAS ACCEPTED AND DELIVERED BY US POSTMASTER
Chere julie, Comment vas-tu? thank you so much for your invitation to rad "Algeria unveiled" and "war and mental disorder" by Fanon wiht you. Given our repressive times, it is almost impossible to to excersize our constitutional freedoms without a certain degree of paranoia., n'est-ce pas? je t'embrasse RG
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Postcarsds sent to GAK - gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, bremen - where I currently have a show wiht these drawings
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Dear Martha, How are you? Do you feel save these days? or do you feel paranoid or even a bit guilty confronted with patriot acts and all kind of new departments. I have even nightmares! in any case I hope we can see soon and have some more inspiring discussions. rainer
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Dear Stephan, How are you? We saw these towers fall together - you glued to the TV - me in and out to the streets, even within a few blocks with the bicycle. Unfortunately, this miserable illegitimate Bush administration has only managed to turn half the owrld into an US-hating pool of terrorism .. too sad . see you soon R
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dear james, Howa re you? thanks so much for coming to our frantz fanon readings. it is great that we still can express ourselves freely in these terribly repressive times. the bush legacy will be remember wtih the towers and al que d a.. see you soon rg
Come stai? a new york piove e ancora toropp cibo nel stomaco. mi sento da vomire. ti saluto e un capo d'anno divertente speriamo che 2005 sara senza bush. ciao rainer
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lieber BB, wie geht es Ihnen. ich wurede mich freuen, wenn wir uns wiedereinmal ueber Bush und die welt, ueber schock und erstaunen unterhalten keonnten. hoffentlich bis bald. guresse rainer
dear bb. how are you? It would be nice if we could again chat about Bush and the wordl, shck andawe. see you soon. greetings rainer
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cher gregore, comment vas-tu? je suis content qu'en france on ne mange pas de freedom fries, ni des french fries. may be you should start a biz with Bush-fries. amitie rainer ps: j attends les sous!
daer gregoir, how are you. I am happy that in France nobody easts Freedom fries, nor French fries.. May be you should start a biz with Bush Fries. amities.. PS: I am waiting for the money!
CARDS WERE ACCEPTED AND DELIVERED BY US AND GERMAN POSTMASTERS the stamp was removed
dear Nic, How are you? I m really very nostalgic about the OLD NEW , the pre-Bush NY and woudl enjoy having tea. best regards rainer
postcards sent to KUNSTBUERO, vienna -0 where I m currently havng a show.. saying: schoene gruesse aus new york. (happy greetings from New York_)
MOST CARDS WERE ACCEPTED AND DELIVERED BY US AND AUSTRIAN POSTMASTERS
Dear emily, hoppy hollidays, rainer. Ps: may be you know somebody who collects stamps. Idid so as a child.
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Daer Paul, Guess how much sex it would take to cross this wast land, wasted by our great non-brain president?! by foot. if the card makes it to tornoto reconsider the 100 $ you are talking about. Can you get your job done for that money? best rg
daer ann, how are you in these terribly repressive times of patriot acts, homeland secruity and worse? I spend these days reading and loving your latest book! it s great and you are a fantastic writer. I d lvoe to see you again sometimes in NY. kisses Rainer
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dear laurence. thank you so much for your square book! it's too bad to see our tictitious president investing in a geometry of fear & god. Fear and god = Bush. thanks also to US postmaster for delivering this postcard. yours rg 1
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Dear Haruko, Genki? (how are you) I really miss you in these days! did you know that senator Clinton visited Afghanistan? I wana go there as well. RG
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(ps: please, do not print any of these cards without my consent. the stamps are in violation of US laws and I could get into troubles. so please, contact me before you decide to publish or otherwise make public this rather 'clandestine' private project.. - homeland security and other agencies are no joke in the USA!)
keep in mind that this site is utterly private and only forwarded to friends of mine I trust..
(there is no link frmmy usual site: ganahl.info)
CARDS TO BREMEN - 11 - AND TO BELGIUM - 9 - AND TO VIENNA - appr. 20 - WERE ACCEPTED AND DELIVERED BY US AND EUROPEAN POSTMASTERS
--- I'm still nervous, not all US cards had been delivered and some Eurpean cards as well. also please, do not publish any of this. thanks
postcards sent to Contested Space, Florence
carts sent to witte zaal, gent (CARDS WERE ACCEPTED AND DELIVERED BY US AND BELGIAN POSTMASTERS)