The Thing International : Postcard and Press Release
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • loose leaves
  • black-and-white
  • 2 vol. : 15.2 x 10.8 cm. (postcard) ; 27.9 x 21.5 cm. (press release)
  • 2 vol. : [1] pp. (postcard) ; [1] pp. (press release)
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

The Thing International : Postcard and Press Release

The Thing, Wolfgang Staehle

The Thing International : Postcard and Press Release

description

Single sided postcard and a press release 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. 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.

$150.00
Condition:  Good. Light wear to postcard and embossment from paperclip. Press release folded in three; embossment from paperclip and moderate handling wear, bumping, and crimping to corners and edges and a 2 mm. tear to page edge. 2 mm. of soiling to verso and 2.5 cm. of rust soiling from paperclip.
[Object # 26220]