George, Carl Michael- Two-page letter to Private World with six painted photocopy postcards and original envelope (Signed) (1984)

Carl Michael George.

Two-page letter to Private World with six painted photocopy postcards and original envelope.

New York: Carl George, 1984. 

Two sheets and six postcards in envelope.

Very good. 
Light creasing and edgewear. 

A letter from Carl Michael George: artist, filmmaker and co-director of Abc No Rio, expressing his interest in mail art and desire to be in correspondence with San Francisco mail artist Private World (a.k.a. Iain G. Hamilton). Enclosed are six signed photocopied postcards that have been painted and designed by George. Each is rubber-stamped "Allied Prod. Inc." 

George's own website describes him thus "Carl George is an artist working primarily in film and collage. He is a founding member of the New York based art collective Allied Productions and has curated exhibitions in venues such as The Armand Hammer Museum, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, The New York Department of Cultural Affairs, Participant, Inc., The Kinsey Institute, Warner Brothers, Paramount Studios, and Cinecitta Studios, Rome."

- https://carlmgeorge.com

George's own letter describes ABC No Rio as "An artist-run cooperative. We are primarily a non-commercial gallery space and try to organize exhibitions and performances with political or social content". An updated description might include the following: ABC No Rio started in a squatted city-owned building, relocated to a different city-owned building with permission turning into a volunteer-led nonprofit community center for arts and activism, became a focal point for New York City hardcore punk music and to a lesser extent experimental music, eventually bought their derelict building from New York City for a nominal sum and are now in the process of  constructing a new building slated to be finished by the fall of 2026.

Allied Productions Inc's website describes their organization: 

"Allied Productions, Inc. is a not-for-profit arts umbrella organization founded in 1980. We are an entirely artist-run multi-purpose entity that fosters community building through the collective process. We present, produce, and sponsor all areas of the arts, including the activities of individuals, groups, and organizations. Allied is a vital resource for many projects and helps locate funds, materials and production space for underserved and marginalized communities.

In the past, Allied helped give a start to pioneering non-profits like ABC No Rio. In the past two decades, our main project has been the development and maintenance of Le Petit Versailles Community Garden (LPV). Founded in 1995 as part of NYC’s Greenthumb Community Gardens, Allied invested years of work to transform what was formerly an abandoned lot left in the wake of a demolished auto body chop shop into an extraordinary community garden and multipurpose arts space. LPV is a focal point for artists and community members enhancing the public spaces of our neighborhood, Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Since its founding, Le Petit Versailles has been home to countless art exhibitions, performances, readings, film screenings, and more.

Allied Productions facilitates community and communication between many different artists and organizations. Among our ongoing New York City organizational associates are The Film Makers Cooperative, Mix NYC, ABC No Rio, Rain Forest Relief, Gartenberg Media Enterprises, Inbred Hybrid Collective, and AIDS Data Treatment Network. Out-of-town affiliates include The Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation (Philadelphia), Parasol Project (Tucson), and Frise Art Collective (Hamburg, Germany)."