The work “PostAção” (1975) is also a piece of mail art. The mailing process, its fabrication, the format of the work, and its transportation are important aspects for its understanding. This postal action was an attempt by Bruscky to circumvent the bureaucracy of the institution (the postal service). The artist produced a large-scale letter, exceeding the size allowed for mailing, and staged a kind of procession: together with other people, he “escorted” the envelope from the Livro 7 Bookstore, on 7 de Setembro Street, to the central Post Office building. The envelope was rejected, and the postal action was documented through photography.

With this action, the artist revealed his subversive character in relation to institutions of governmental power (in this case, the Post Office, a state-owned company) and even to art itself. Later, Bruscky combined a photograph derived from “PostAção” with a short text that helped guide the interpretation of the work. This handwritten text stated:

“Postal action by Paulo Bruscky.

The artist made an envelope measuring 1.80 x 0.90 m containing a 5-meter-long letter. The postal action was carried out in the city of Recife in 1975. The envelope was carried by the artist and other people from the Livro 7 Bookstore, on 7 de Setembro Street, proceeding along Conde da Boa Vista Avenue and Guararapes Avenue, until reaching the central Post Office building. The ‘situation’ upon the arrival of the envelope / artist / public was documented in slides, which were sent together with the envelope to the Arte Nuevo gallery in Buenos Aires / Argentina, where the ‘Ultima Exposición de Arte por Correspondencia 75’ was held, organized by Horacio Zabala and Edgardo Vigo.”

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TAVARES, Sigrid Azevedo. Da performance ao postal: a arte postal de Paulo Bruscky. 2017. Dissertação (Mestrado em Artes)