VILE, Volume 1, Number 2 and Volume 2, Number 1, Issues 2-3 (“International Double Issue”), Summer 1976

"International Double Issue", edited by Bill Gaglione and focused on Mail Art. Burroughs contributes a postcard – the image side of the postcard is not reproduced – at page 55. At page 15, Burroughs is noted in a promotion for the Quikkopy Mail Art exhibition by Daddaland at Stedelijk Museum, Holland (1976).  Burroughs’ London address is also listed towards the back of the issue. Very scarce, published in an edition of 200 copies.

Published in San Francisco, CA. by Banana Productions Ltd. in Summer of 1976.

Bibliographic Information:

• Shoaf III.241
• Not in Schottlaender (v4)
• Raven 19760700VILE.1.2

Contents:

Aside from advertisements, this issue is fully oriented on Mail Art. Contributors to this issue include:

• Anna Banana (Banana Productions, USA)
• Mr. Peanut (Image Bank, Canada)
• Dr. Brute (Western Front, Canada)
• John Jack (Fanzine, Canada)
• Opal L. Nations (Strange Faeces, Canada)
• Lady Brute (Western Front, Canada)
• Flakey Rose Hips (N.Y. Corres Sponge Dance School of Vancouver, Canada)
• Art Rat (Art City, Canada)
• Marcel Dot (Image Bank, Canada)
• Wendy Toogood (Chuck Steak Enterprises, Canada)
• Donald E. Mabie (Chuck Steak Enterprises, Canada)
• Robin Cones (Dada Sawing, Canada)
• David Zack (Canada Art Writers, Canada)
• A. A. Bronson (FILE Magazine, Canada)
• Feliz Partz (Art Metropole, Canada)
• Jorge Zontal (General Idea, Canada)
• Ken Doll (canada)
• Alan Bealy (Da Vinci, Canada)
• Felipe Ehrenberg (Beau Geste Press, Mexico)
• Damasco Ogaz (Cesoria Arte, Venezuela)
• Odair Magalhaes (Way of Art, Brazil)
• Clement Padin (OVUM, Uruguay)
• Edgardo Antonin Vigo (Hexagono, Argentina)
• Horacio Zabala (Arte Correo, Argentina)
• Elpidio Gonzalez (CAYC, Argentina)
• Haroldo Gonzalez (Uruguay)
• Helicopter Art Coy (Australia)
• Terry Reid (Nom de Plume, Australia)
• William the Worm (Global Art Post, New Zealand)
• Mieko Shiomi (FLUXUS, Japan)
• Genesis P. Orridge (COUM, England)
• Cosi Fanni Tutti (COUM, England)
• Robin Crozier (England)
• Pauline Smith (Adolf Hitler Fan Club, England)
• David Mayor (Beau Geste Press, England)
• Michael Scott (11th Hour Art Works, England)
• William S. Burroughs (England)
• Hernandez de Ossorno (Perdura, Spain)
• Santiago Mercado (La Honduras, Spain)
• Ricrdo Cristobal (Orgon, Spain)
• Robert Filliou (FLUXUS, France)
• Herve Fischer (France)
• Bernard Amiard (France)
• Lourdes Castro (France)
• Daniel Spoerri (France)
• Achille Cavellini (1914-2014, Italy)
• Arturo Schwarz (Schwartz [sic] Galleria d'Art, Italy)
• Bino Sanminiatelli (NOI, Italy)
• Giancarlo Politi (Flash Art, Italy)
• John Armleder (ECART, Switzerland)
• Urs Luthi (Switzerland)
• Armin Hundertmark (Edition Hundertmark, Germany)
• Herman [sic] Nitsch (Germany)
• Joseph Beuys (Germany)
• Klaus Groh (Dada Research Center, Germany)
• Reinhard Bennecke (Dadahanova, Germany)
• Walter Focke (Focke Editions, Germany)
• Bichard Bottinelli (Germany)
• Ruth Rehfeldt (Art Design, Germany)
• Albrecht D. (Reflection Press, Germany)
• Johan Van Geluwe (Belgium)
• Johannes van der Volk (Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Netherlands)
• Peter Van Beveren (Art Information Center, Netherlands)
• G. J. de Rook (Stempel Kunst, Netherlands)
• Eric Andersen (Denmark)
• Nanos Valaoritis (Greece)
• Marek Konieczny (Poland)
• J. H. Kocman (Czechoslovakia)
• Jiri Valoch (Czechoslovakia)
• Hetra (Hungary)
• Enche Tot (000/Zero Post, Hungary)
• Valery Oisteanu (Romania)

Publishing Information: 

• Editor: William John Gaglione
• Associate Editor: Anna Banana
• Design Concept: Dadaland
• Cover: Carl E. Loeffler, La Mamelle, Anna Banana
• Typesetting: Tarzana B. Nana