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Index: Michael Scott

Biography

Michael Scott was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1934, where he spent most of his life. His family owned a textile factory, which he inherited after the death of his father. As a businessman, he lived reserved and was a man of secrets. His heart beat for the art, but he had no formal art training. He participated in the mail art since the early 1970s. He had close contacts with Genesis P. Orridge, Robin Crozier and Graciela Gutiérrez Marx and created wonderful letters that he decorated with collages and stamps. His mail art was mainly focused on a “one to one” relationship, but he has also contributed to publications such as Vile, Arte Postale, and Rubber Stamp Madness. Michael Scott was known especially for his 11th Hour Pagescapes, and in 1979 he organized the largest mail art show in the UK, the “Poste restante” at the Liverpool Academy of Arts. In 1988 he committed suicide.

For the 10th anniversary of his death an assembling with contributions by Anna Banana, Roger Radio, John Evans and others, which also contains many facsimiles of his 11th Hour Pagescapes was done.

Links

http://issuu.com/kollagekid/docs/mscott
Mail Artists Index: http://mailartists.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/michael-scott/

Displaying all 11 posts by the networker in Lomholt Mail Art Archive
S 1978 00 00 scott a length 001
1978-00-00
A Length
Michael Scott
S 1979 04 02 scott 001
1979-04-02
Invitation from Scott
Michael Scott
S 1978 07 02 scott mr klein songbook 001
1978-07-22
Mr Klein Songbook
Michael Scott
S 1979 05 08 scott umbrella 001
1979-05-08
Umbrella
Michael Scott
S 1978 11 07 scott 001
1978-11-07
Letter from Scott
Michael Scott
S 1979 08 13 scott 001
1979-08-13
Letter from Scott
Michael Scott
S 1979 00 00 scott 8 slides 001
1979-00-00
8 Slides
Michael Scott
S 1983 03 00 scott 001
1983-03-00
Makes
Michael Scott
S 1979 00 00 scott mr klein coordinate publication 001
1979-00-00
Mr Klein Coordinate
Michael Scott
S 1988 08 22 scott 001
1988-08-22
Letter from Scott
Michael Scott
S 1979 02 26 scott a proepos 001
1979-02-26
a Proepos
Michael Scott