Gaglione, Picasso, 1943-
Dates
- Existence: 1943 July 11
Biography
William Gaglione, born in New York City in 1943, became an influential leader of the mail art movement during the 1960s. From that point he took an active role in the New York Correspondence School, along with his friend Ray Johnson, where he created his coded name "Dadaland." Long before the general public was aware of the artistic possibilities, mail artists were using rubber stamps to decorate their envelopes, finding abstract applications, and developing techniques. Rubber stamp art became an important genre within mail art, along with publications, postage stamps, photocopy, and audio cassette trade, and began to generate its own shows, magazines, and conventions. From being a contributor in the movement, Gaglione's position was to publicize the up and coming genre by utilizing the publications, shows, magazines, and audio cassettes.
Gaglione left New York and moved to California during the 1970s, where he founded his first company dedicated to mail art, Stamp Francisco. While living in San Francisco, he befriended other mail artists, including Darlene Domel, who he later married, and Anna "Banana" Lee. During this time, he contributed to artistamp, which is the art form of a postage stamp, but not meant to be considered real. Additionally, it was with Anna Banana that Gaglione developed Vile Magazine, which gave the opportunity for mail artists to publish their art and other publications. As Gaglione became more empowered with the mail art movement, he was known as a pioneer and developed the name "Picasso" Gaglione for all of the techniques he created.
During the 1990s, Gaglione focused his attention on the fine art of rubber stamping and his role as curator for the Stamp Art Gallery in San Francisco. Currently, Gaglione resides in Chicago with Darlene Domel. He owns a company, Stampland, which consists of fine art rubber stamps that he sells.
Nationality
American
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
1996 Schedule of Events / Stamp Art Gallery ; Gaglione B ; Held Jjr ; Johnson R., 1996
Belgium Fluxus, 1999
The concept and design were done by Picasso Gaglione and the text by John Held Jr. The latter wrote, "The three rubberstamps in this boxed set are an ongoing tribute to the influence of Fluxus and its spirit of collaboration among international cultural workers." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Beuys + Duchamp = Une Paire de Chaises / Bill Gaglione; Darlene Gaglione; j.f. chapelle., 2013
In this work, Gaglione uses the name Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Beuys + Duchamp = Une Paire de Chaises / Bill Gaglione; Darlene Gaglione; j.f. chapelle., 2013
In this work, Gaglione uses the name Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Beuys + Duchamp + Une Paire De Chaises / j.f. chapelle; B Gaglione; D Gaglione., 2013
The letter by Gaglione invites the Sackners to attend FLUXFEST in Chicago during February. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Beuys + Duchamp + Une Paire De Chaises / j.f. chapelle; B Gaglione; D Gaglione., 2013
The letter by Gaglione invites the Sackners to attend FLUXFEST in Chicago during February. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Faux Fluxus/West Edition, Stamp Art Editions, 1995
The rubber stamps were designed by Ken Friedman, Chuck Welch, Bill Gaglone, Steve Random, Luce Fierens, and Ed Varney on the occasion of an exhibition by Ken Friedman, entitled, Rubber Stamps, at Stamp Art Gallery in San Francisco. The original Friedman rubber stamp was designed by Wolfgang Feelish and became among the most widely reproduced stamp in international mail art networking. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
FLUXbox / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2011
The four wooden letters consist of F L U X. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
FLUXbox / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2011
The four wooden letters consist of F L U X. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxfest: Fort Worth, Chicago, New York City, Kaunas Lithuania / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010
Bill Gaglione is also known as Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxfest: Fort Worth, Chicago, New York City, Kaunas Lithuania / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010
Bill Gaglione is also known as Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010
Bill Gaglione is also known as Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010
Bill Gaglione is also known as Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus / Gaglione, Bill; Held, John Jr.; Johnson R., 1997
A typed, photocopied caption at the bottom of the sheet reads, You have been dropped from the New York Correspondence School - Ray Johnson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus West, 2010
Inter Dada 84 / Ginny Lloyd, editor; B Gaglione; R Rocola; B Cleveland; A Banana; A Spiegelman; M Bell; CE Loeffler; D Domel; P Fish; JO Olbrich; C Stake; GA Cavellini; P Tavenner; J Hoffberg; A Schmidt; R Johnson., 1984
Although the edition called for 25 copies, according to Ginny Lloyd during a personal visit to the Archive in 2010, only four copies were actually assembled. Since the Sackner copy is numbered '5', perhaps she meant five copies. The box is addressed to the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Inter Dada 84 / Ginny Lloyd, editor; B Gaglione; R Rocola; B Cleveland; A Banana; A Spiegelman; M Bell; CE Loeffler; D Domel; P Fish; JO Olbrich; C Stake; GA Cavellini; P Tavenner; J Hoffberg; A Schmidt; R Johnson., 1984
Although the edition called for 25 copies, according to Ginny Lloyd during a personal visit to the Archive in 2010, only four copies were actually assembled. Since the Sackner copy is numbered '5', perhaps she meant five copies. The box is addressed to the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Post Flux/7-11 / Gaglione, Bill., 1996
The 100 stamps each depict a different portrait. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Stamps and Other Residues 1970-1979 / Kocman, J.H. ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA ; Friedman K ; Gaglione B ; Ben., 1995
In the introduction, Gaglione mentions that Ben was the first to introduce rubberstampings into modern art in the late 50's and early 60's but that Kocman should be considered the "neo-father" of contemporary stamp art as demonstrated by his 1972 book "Stamp Activity." With this publication (30 copies), the concept of international stamp art was officially born into the eternal network. The rubberstamp collaged onto the cover carries the word, "touch." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Picasso Gaglione Rubber Stamp Box Sets / Gaglione, Bill (aka Picasso Gaglione); Domel, Darlene., 2009
This tract deals with Gaglione's making of the rubber stamp sets. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.