{"product_id":"g-p-o-versus-g-p-o","title":"G.P.O. versus G.P-O: A Chronicle of Mail Art on Trial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eG.P.O. versus G.P-O: A Chronicle of Mail Art on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gathers a collection of materials from the archives of the legendary artist and musician Genesis P-Orridge (born 1950) relating to a unique legal battle: Great Britain’s General Post Office’s 1975 case against P-Orridge for disseminating pornographic postcards through the mail. These postcards collaged imagery from hardcore pornographic magazines onto pictures of Queen Elizabeth II. When the Post Office launched their case against P-Orridge, he seized the opportunity to turn the case into another performance, disseminating further mail art (including invitations to the trial) and recruiting the support of the international mail-art community. The case was ultimately dismissed. A reprint of Ecart Publications’ 1976 edition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eG.P.O. versus G.P-O\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collects ephemera, legal documents, correspondence and articles about the case and P-Orridge’s mail art practice with Cosi Fanni Tutti as COUM Transmissions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Presse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57547353129338,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/5188\/1299\/files\/presse_books_-_gpo_vs_gpo.jpg?v=1794312434","url":"https:\/\/pressebooks.forma.org.uk\/products\/g-p-o-versus-g-p-o","provider":"Presse Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}