The themes of the pieces are wide-ranging.
Ferster, and Kabuya Saffo Nick Mashie and Saumitra Chandatreya Stephen Arboite and Morel Doucet Nabila Zoraya Santa-Cristo and Craig Butterworth and Cara Despain and Mary Welcome. The Miami-based artists commissioned for the exhibition include the following people collaborating together: Marielle Plaisir and Alicia Rodriguez Amalia Caputo, Janice Sloane, and Alexandra Kuhn Yanira Collado, Lucian E. Higgins III, and Ray Johnson, and ephemera from The Vasari Project collection at Miami-Dade Public Library.
The historical pieces in the exhibition include works by George Brett, William Pope.L, Joseph Beuys, James Lee Byars, E.F. These works can often feel like a stream of consciousness, where a note in the margin takes on a deeper meaning, and provide windows into an artist’s process,” Marsh said. “Mail art challenges more traditional art objects. Mail art is also considered one of the most accessible art forms, providing a point of entry for people to discover and participate in the visual arts, according to exhibition curator Laura Marsh. The exhibition combines these works with historic pieces that tell the story of this art form, which is rooted in arts advocacy and radical thought. South Florida can experience these works at Oolite Arts’ newest exhibition “Diverse Networks” through July 4.
