European Mail-Order House

As an agent for Fluxus Europe, de Ridder set up the European Mail-Order House in 1964 with Dorothea Meijer. It sold Fluxus multiples, mainly derived from George Maciunas, and some new productions. This lot includes pricelists, promotional flyers and announcements, drafts, correspondence with George Maciunas and Jonas Mekas and letters regarding the production of a European Year Box.

Some highlighted items: First Pricelist European Mail-Order House. 28 x 22 cm, 4 pp. + Second Pricelist, 28 x 22 cm, 4 pp. + Promotional card depicting the Amsterdam mail-order house as the centre of the world, 1964. 19.5 x 19.5 cm + Sheet produced by Nam June Paik promoting his Monthly review of the University for Avantgarde Hinduism. 31 x 22 cm, damaged on edges. With European Mail-Order House stamp. + Added: copy of Kunst van Nu, Fluxus issue Sept/Oct 1966. Verso full page image of Dorothea Meijerseated amidst the Mail-Order Warehouse items. + Fluxus Vacuum Trapezoid no.5 March 1965 with a special on Fluxshop.