Everything right now is just floating around in this intangible sphere, and I think we need those grounding, human experiences to stay with it and keep inspired and connected and human. So that’s what I’m thinking about all the time, creating these new formats that are tangible and nostalgic and old school, even though they also feel new. Everything I do is about trying to figure out a way to reintroduce tangibility, ceremony and storytelling to music in the digital age. Was there something about the physical nature of this idea that appealed to you? So much of your art is digital and video-based, but this is such a tactile thing. The mail shows up on time every day - or used to - and it was, is, such a vital way of communication for so many people. Billboard spoke to them about Postcards For Democracy, and what everyone can do to get involved. When Mothersbaugh and Wolfe heard about the USPS being threatened, the two decided to collaborate on a project that would get others involved by giving them a voice and a creative outlet to keep awareness on key issues. “And just appreciating Mark’s love of that art form and we have this time when we’re so disconnected… a lot of people don’t have computers and there’s this service that is providing vital goods, but also such a joy for so many people.” “As two people fascinated with this interaction between the physical and digital… and during lockdown writing letters and sending mail… it was something that just really kept me sane and alive,” says Wolfe, an award-winning artist and performer who has spent the past decade exploring the intersection of music and technology. Plus, the thousands of cards Mothersbaugh and Wolfe have gotten so far are just really cool, interesting, surprising - and, from time-to-time, pretty heart-swelling. Trump has repeatedly falsely claimed that using the mail to send in ballots could lead to massive vote fraud, as Americans seek safer ways to post their votes in the midst of a deadly, resurgent pandemic. The push to save the Post Office comes in the wake of President Trump’s stated efforts to defund and dismantle the USPS, as part of his openly articulated agenda to discourage mail-in voting in the Nov. And I also just like the idea of keeping ideas and images in an image bank that was small enough I could carry it around.” “I’ve been myopic for 70 years, so it’s easy to work on artwork in a small format. “I draw on postcards every day of my life,” he says. The idea was instantly up his alley thanks to a lifelong obsession with all things 4×6. “We had an interest in what each other were doing as artists, and I was looking for something we could collaborate on and Beatie came up with this idea,” Mothersbaugh, 70, tells Billboard about the origin of the project. Celebrities React to Donald Trump's Town Hall
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