May - June - Milan, Italy
Italian art critic Stefano Luppi reviews
Jas' book Artistamps/Francobolli d'Artista in his column
Walking through the gallery. Luppi writes in the bimonthly journal of
art and culture ARTELETTA (year 3, no.12, p.11): "The text is a very
pleasant one and tells the history of alternative philately ... rightly
considered an art form.... The second part, indeed enjoyable and opening the
window on a world too much neglected..." Copy on file.
May 26th - Vancouver
Three of Jas' artistamps are reproduced in
colour with the extensive review by Andrew Scott of Jas' book
Artistamps/Francobolli d'Artista. Entitled Way gone postal
- Artist stamps are all over the map, as a West Vancouverite's new book amply
proves, the review notes Felter has complied "a richly illustrated
history of stamp and mail art..." and "a wierd and wonderful collection, full
of vitality, humour, parody and subversion." Scott goes on to say "you can
learn a lot about the current state of stamp art from this book..." Copy on
file.
April 21st - May 12th - Hamilton, Ontario
Over 6,000 viewers had a
chanch to see Jas' artistamp sheet Who Killed J.R. among the 375 other
mail art works by 101 artists from 25 countries at the International
Artistamp/Mail Art Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Documentation of the exhibition can be seen at
April 14th - Vancouver
The digital self portrait by Jas is
reproduced with the article It's only me by Art Critic Michael
Scott in the April 14th issue of The Vancouver Sun, p. H11; on file.
April 7th to 28th - Vancouver
Jas' collage The Russian Panel -
Jas Millennium Project was exhibited in the Juried Exhibition of
Artropolis - Celebrating Contemporary B.C. Visual Art at the
CBC Broadcast Center and is reproduced in black and white in the
exhibit's catalogue. His digital Self Portrait was included in
the Artropolis 2001 Adjunct Exhibition Self Portraits. Curator
Famous Empty Sky writes in the catalogue: "Jas W. Felter reveals himself in a
piece reminiscent of his artistamp sheets, using three images of himself
smoking a cigarette and repeating each image three times. The cigarette is the
focal point and the source of illumination, his signifier." Invitation,
poster, documentation and catalogue on file.
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