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Ruud Janssen (b. Tilburg July 29, 1959) is a Dutch Fluxus and mail artist currently living in Breda in the Netherlands. Tilburg ( is a Municipality and a City in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Fluxus —a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network of artists composers and designers noted for blending different artistic media Mail art is Art which uses the Postal system as a medium The term mail art can refer to an individual message the medium through which it is sent or Breda ( is a Municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

Ruud Janssen studied Physics and Mathematics. He became active with mail art in 1980 and did several international mail art projects. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) From 1994 till 2001 he has conducted interviews with Fluxus and mail artists in different communication forms; the results have been published in booklets and on the internet since 1996. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Fluxus —a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network of artists composers and designers noted for blending different artistic media Mail art is Art which uses the Postal system as a medium The term mail art can refer to an individual message the medium through which it is sent or The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In later years he focused more on acrylic painting and individual correspondences. Acrylic paint is fast-drying Paint containing pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer Emulsion. He always maintains his site with the latest details of his work.

Janssen publishes articles, magazines and booklets with his TAM-Publications and participates in international mail art projects, collaborations and exhibitions. Mail art is Art which uses the Postal system as a medium The term mail art can refer to an individual message the medium through which it is sent or He founded IUOMA (International Union of Mail-Artists) in 1988 and is also the curator of the TAM-Rubberstamp Archive, the result of a Mail Art collection that has been accumulated by him from 1983 till now. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Mail art is Art which uses the Postal system as a medium The term mail art can refer to an individual message the medium through which it is sent or The archive contains prints, original rubberstamps, magazines and literature. It is the longest time a mail art project has run ever (details see link to latest online catalogue). In 1994 he started with his Mail-interviews which have been published as booklets and online. In 1994 Dutch mail artist Ruud Janssen began a series of mail-interviews, the body of which are now recognized as an influential contribution in the field of Mail art The interviews have a new concept where the question is sent in a specific communicationform and the interviewed person chooses his own way to get the answer back. This way the factor time is involved in each specific interview. Samples of interviewed persons are: Ray Johnson, Dick Higgins, Ken Friedman, Anna Banana, Mark Bloch, Patricia Tavenner, Michael Leigh, Alison Knowles and Guy Bleus. Ray Edward Johnson (1927- 1995 was a seminal figure of the Pop Art movement Dick Higgins (born Cambridge England 1938 died Quebec Canada 1998 was a composer poet printer and early Fluxus artist Ken Friedman, (born September 19 1949 in New London, Connecticut) is a seminal figure in Fluxus, an international laboratory for experimental Mark Bloch (born January 23, 1956) also known as Pan PAN Panman Panpost and the Post Art Network is an American multi-media artist from Cleveland Ohio Michael Leigh is an artist based in Cheshire, England and working mainly in the area of Mail art. Alison Knowles (born 1933 is an American Artist who produced work in a number of forms Guy Bleus (b October 23 1950, Hasselt, Belgium) is a Belgian Artist.

In 2003 Litsa Spathi founded together with Ruud Janssen the Fluxus Heidelberg Center for which they are building up a collection of Fluxus material and where they also publish their own works. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Litsa Spathi (born 1958 is a Greek painter performer and Fluxus artist currently living in Heidelberg, Germany and Breda, Fluxus Heidelberg Center was founded by Litsa Spathi and Ruud Janssen.

Janssen was selected to publish an essay as one of eleven contemporary "New Fluxus" artists who are seen to 'inhabit the site of Fluxus, developing and interpreting the Fluxus tradition in a new way. ' in a special double issue of the journal Visible Language on Fluxus. Visible Language is an American journal presenting research and experimentation on the properties of Writing systems particularly Typography. The double issue was developed by Owen Smith and Ken Friedman and published through the Rhode Island School of Design The other artists included as representing New Fluxus artists: Alan Bowman, Bibiana Padilla Maltos, David-Baptiste Chirot, David Cologiovani, Eryk Salvaggio, Cecil Touchon, mIEKAL aND, MTAA, Litsa Spathi, Sol Nte, and Walter Cianciusi. Ken Friedman, (born September 19 1949 in New London, Connecticut) is a seminal figure in Fluxus, an international laboratory for experimental

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