MOHR on the air (and on stamps)

When I visited Manfred Mohr last fall in his studio in New York he wanted to give me a copy of space.color, his latest catalog. Since I was already fully packed I asked him if he could be so kind and send it to my Californian address by mail. Manfred's face lit up and he quickly disappeared. When he returned he proudly held up a sheet with his very own postage stamps. For a short time the U.S. mail had offered customers to design their personal stamps and Manfred, always the experimentor and innovator, had immediately picked up on this and printed some of his recent pieces as U.S. postage stamps. I am glad he did, because the post office discontinued this program after only a few weeks. Manfred readily agreed to send me his catalog by mail. When it arrived in my mailbox I saw that the envelope sported three rare Mohr designed stamps. These stamps are now a welcome addition to our small collection of Manfred Mohr art works. Danke, Manfred!



As another testament of Manfred Mohr's Experimentier Freude I received yesterday a brief email from him. It announced that a half-hour interview with him is featured on WPS1 (www.wps1.org), the world’s first internet art radio station. P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center just recently announced the launch of this first all-art, all-the-time radio station in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art. MoMA contributes its extensive audio archive making WPS1 a live audio museum in cyberspace, where expression of all kinds remains truly free.



The 1/2 hour interview with Manfred Mohr is conducted by Daniel Durning as part of the "Art & Technology" section. You can listen to the interview at any time on your computer. This week (January 10 - January 17) you can access the interview as part of the weekly schedule. Or, you can listen to the interview anytime later in the "archive" section under "Art & Technology" , Edition #7 Manfred Mohr.

I can see in front of my eyes how excited Manfred must have been when they recorded his interview, knowing quite well that it would kick-off with one of his favorite jazz tunes streaming across the internet. In an interesting loop this interview connects some of Manfred's youthful artistic passions with his now mature computer related expertise. Check it out and don't forget to also see his excellent and constantly evolving web site: www.eMohr.com