Art / Not Art
Useful / Useless
An international mail art archive. Leeds, UK, 1970s.
This archive documents the Art / Not Art – Useful / Useless mail art exhibition, held in Leeds, UK in the 1970s. It preserves more than 190 works received from artists across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia — a record of one of the most internationally connected art movements of its era. The collection is currently seeking a permanent institutional home.
190+
Works in the collection
~90
Digitised documents
20+
Countries represented
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This collection is available for acquisition. Enquiries from museum curators, institutions and private collectors are welcome.
© Michael Nulty 2026. The Art / Not Art – Useful / Useless mail art exhibition is classified as a Work of Art by Art Certification Services.