Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995
Dates
- Existence: 1927 October 16 - 1995 January 13
Nationality
American
Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:
A Collage in Which Life = Death = Art / Kimmelman, Michael; Johnson R; Beuys J; Cage J; Rauschenberg R; Phillpot C., 2002
This is a review of the circumstances of Johnson's death by drowning. His work was exhibited in Feigen Contemporary and a film about him, "How to Draw a Bunny," shown at the Film Forum. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
A Post Mortem Meeting of the New York Correspondence School, 2000
Ace Space Co. On The Road / Atchley, Dana, editor; Sharits P; Johnson R; Mabie D; Sondheim A., 1971 - 1972
This item has a duplicate pamphlet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Always on His Own Terms / Johnson, Ray., 2015
The subtitle to this articleby Randy Kennedy is "Ray Johnson evaded art world fame. Now he's an inspiration." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
An Anthology [flyer], 1963
Big Dada Big Mama / Johnson, Ray., 1981
Brain Cell: No.90 / Cohen, Ryosuke; Dogfish; Mew T; Barbot F; Barbot G; Gunderloy M; Johnson R; Fallico A; State of Being; Musicmaster; Schnyder A; Kierspel J; Groh K; Deisler G; Leigh M; Pilcher BE; Suel L; Summers R; Strada G; Toth A; Allen A; Segay S; Fricker HR; Kamperelic D; Nakayama S; Cohen R., 1988
This broadside in an unfolded state together with other Ryosuke Cohen's Brain Cells and cards are stored in a large green & black folder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Concrete Poetry: An exhibition in four parts / Alvin Balkind, curator ; Johnson R ; Duchamp M ; Finlay IH ; Mayer HJ ; bissett b ; Mon F ; Varney E ; Williams E ; Nichol bp ; Chopin H ; Roth D ; Houedard DS ; Albert-Birot P ; Niikuni S ; DeVree P ; Furnival J ; Kosuth J ; Sharkey JJ ; Cobbing B ; levy da ; Bann S ; Bremer C ; Burkhardt K ; Copithorne J ; Cremer S ; DeSa A ; Ferro L ; Garnier P ; Gilbert G ; Ginzburg C ; Goeritz M ; Gomringer E ; Grunewald JL ; Gutierrez JdeLuxan ; Hirsal J ; Kaprow A ; Kearns L ; Kitasono K ; Kriwet F ; Lee-Nova G ; Mayer HJ ; Mayne S ; Nake F ; Nauman B ; Oldenburg C ; Novak L ; Ono Y ; Ruhm G ; Scobey P ; Steen V ; Vasarely V ; Viccinelli P ; Wiener O ; Westermann H ; Belloli C., 1969
The exhibition consisted of four sections: 1) Ray Johnson collages; 2) Michael Morris concrete/constructivist drawings; 3) international concrete poems and 4) film and tapes of sound poetry. Michael Rhodes traces the historic roots of concrete poetry from 1897 to 1964. Edwin Varney contributes an illustrated, critical essay defining concrete poetry that is expressed in concrete poetic terms. Ian Hamilton Finlay and Stephen Scobie collaborate with an essay on definitions of concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Constellation / Hansen A ; Cleveland B ; Johnson R ; Evans J ; Wilson M., 2006
Dear Friends of Ray, and Audiences of One / Wallach, Amei; Hoyem A; Danto A; Johnson R., 1999
Eight artists and writers and friends of Ray Johnson contribute personal reminiscences to coincide with the Johnson exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Destroy All Monsters / Kelley M ; Shaw J ; Johnson R., 1995
This is a compilation of the first 6 issues of Destroy All Monsters from 1975 to 1979. art work is by Mike Kelley, Cary Loren, Niagara and Jim Shaw. The issue is in memory of Joel Katz, Jack Smith and Ray Johnson. Destroy All Monsters started as a trash rock band and Carey Loren and others contribute a history of the group and the publication of the first issues of the magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Do not Throw/ Face-to-Face Cases] / Johnson, Ray; Evans J., 1968
This envelope was addressed to John Evans, a maker of artist stamps and collages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Elvis Presley #1 (Oedipus) / Johnson, Ray., 2004
Elvis Presley #2 1956-1957 / Johnson, Ray., 2004
Enlightenment and Depravity in Urban Life / Buzz Spector, curator ; Johnson R ; Schwitters K ; Roth D ; Hoch H ; O'Malley A ; Albrecht d ; Andre C ; Baroni V ; Bakhchanyan V ; Szombathy B ; Banana A ; Bennett J ; Berry C ; Black B ; Blurr B ; Buczak B ; Corfou M ; CrackerJackKid ; Crozier R ; DeJonge K ; Espinosa C ; Frank P ; Gaglione B ; Gnazzo A ; Groh K ; Helmes S ; Hendricks G ; Higgins EF-III ; Jarvis D ; Supek J ; Jesch B ; Kempton K ; Kostelanetz R ; Laxson R ; Lipman J ; Madam X ; Maggi R ; Meade R ; Milliken DP ; Minoy ; Mittendorf H ; Myers Gjr ; Neaderland L ; Oisteanu V ; Pittore-Eurifico C ; Polsky S ; Porter B ; Rutzky IS ; Saunders R ; Saville K ; Siff E ; Spiegelman L ; Stetser C ; Swierkiewicz R ; Tatou ; Todorovic M ; Toth G ; Xerra W ; Zack D ; Luis ; Claudia ; Rehfeldt R ; Wolf-Rehfeldt R ; deAraujo A ; Perfetti M., 1982
Includes an inciteful essay about mail art by Buzz Spector. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Figure of Death / Johnson, Ray., 1964
Fluxus / Gaglione, Bill; Held, John Jr.; Johnson R., 1997
A typed, photocopied caption at the bottom of the sheet reads, You have been dropped from the New York Correspondence School - Ray Johnson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fourre Tout No.1, 1967
Freunde + Freunde / Gerstner, Karl ; Roth, Dieter ; Spoerri, Daniel ; Thomkins, Andre ; Johnson R ; Brecht G ; Filliou R ; Williams E ; Iannone D ; Greenham L ; Carmi E., 1969
This book was published by Hansjorg Mayer. One of the copies is accompanied by a separate pamphlet that lists the works in the exhibition along with advertisements. The catalogue consists of questionaires answered by the artists along with visual documentation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Gibes at the Experts from an Enigmatic Chatterbox / Cotter, Holland; Johnson R., 1999
This review of "Ray Johnson:Correspondences" at the Whitney Mueum of American Art describes Johnson's collages as masterworks. "The visual elements they incorporated were equally diverse: pieces of photographs, magazine clips, commercial logos, abstract shapes, cartoons and above all, words: jokes, puns, anagrams, song lyrics, poetry, nonsense syllables, exclamations, dedications and lists of names of artists and actors, social luminaries and friends. The results amount to a consummate insider, a figure who was at once everywhere and nowhere in the art world, and who used his work to spin a personal myth." The Sackner Archive contains a collage of Johnson's. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.