The Thing International
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • other special feature[s]
  • black-and-white & color
  • 15.2 x 10.8 cm. (postcard) ; 2 x 7.4 cm. (stick of gum)
  • [1] pp. + a stick of gum
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

The Thing International

The Thing, Wolfgang Staehle

The Thing International

description

Single sided postcard and a stick of gum produced in [1996] advertising the $10 a month BBS [bulletin board system] service founded by Wolfgang Staehle called The Thing International, "an international bulletin board service offering discussions on art and critical theory, a virtual gallery of on-line projects, database archives, Internet E-mail, and live conferencing." -- from the card. Stick of gum printed with the name of the service and a phone number. The Thing was a BBS that was launched prior to the founding of The World Wide Web, and was possibly the first place on the internet to feature an online exhibition of art and was an early champion of net art.

$75.00
Condition:  Fine. Card and gum clean (unchewed) and unmarked.
[Object # 24474]