In 1995, the resolutely reclusive Ray Johnson reemerged into the spotlight when he died in a mysterious and spectacular way, leading to the discovery of thousands of works of art in his house. Drawing upon this vast trove, Donna De Salvo, the Wexner Center's Curator at Large, has organized Ray Johnson: Correspondences, the first comprehensive exhibition to be mounted (with the complete cooperation of the artist's estate). Like Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Jasper Johns, and later Andy Warhol and Jim Rosenquist, Johnson combined ...
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In 1995, the resolutely reclusive Ray Johnson reemerged into the spotlight when he died in a mysterious and spectacular way, leading to the discovery of thousands of works of art in his house. Drawing upon this vast trove, Donna De Salvo, the Wexner Center's Curator at Large, has organized Ray Johnson: Correspondences, the first comprehensive exhibition to be mounted (with the complete cooperation of the artist's estate). Like Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Jasper Johns, and later Andy Warhol and Jim Rosenquist, Johnson combined the signs and symbols of contemporary culture with the lessons of abstraction to develop a new lexicon of forms. A pioneer in the use of 'found' images and techniques of mechanical reproduction, Johnson created in 1955 what may have been the first informal happening. Johnson first created 'mail art' in the fifties. These were part collage, part manifesto, part parody; he often instructed recipients to 'add to', 'return to', or 'send to', spawning an interactive art form, a continuous happening, that pre-figured electronic mail. Johnson was the nerve center of this pre-digital netscape that spread around the nation and, eventually, the world, which continues to flourish today. By the eighties, Johnson was a legend in the artistic community. Ray Johnson: correspondences, offers the first opportunity for in-depth examination of the work of an artist who reflected and dissected many of the aesthetic, cultural, and theoretical preoccupations of the last forty years; a figure whose impact and influence will finally be made known.
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Very Good. Like new paperback except for slight age toning around edge of pages. No spine crease. Text is clean, unmarked, tight. (Shelf location: CA1) All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling. Tracking included.
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VG-(Pages margins are tanning lightly; text and illus. are clear. ) Crimson stamped cloth, gold and color illus. dust jacket, 224 pp., BW and color illus. Issued in conjunction with several 1999-2000 exhibitions of artwork by American pop art, collage, and correspondence artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995). With six thematic and illustrated essays, and an artist interview conducted by Henry Martin. Includes illustrated chronology, exhibitions history, and selected bibliography, in addition to the many examples of Johnson's work. A nice introduction to an artist you may not know. In 1995, the resolutely reclusive Ray Johnson reemerged into the spotlight when he died in a mysterious and spectacular way, leading to the discovery of thousands of works of art in his house. Drawing upon this vast trove, Donna De Salvo, the Wexner Center's Curator at Large, has organized Ray Johnson: Correspondences, the first comprehensive exhibition to be mounted (with the complete cooperation of the artist's estate). Like Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Jasper Johns, and later Andy Warhol and Jim Rosenquist, Johnson combined the signs and symbols of contemporary culture with the lessons of abstraction to develop a new lexicon of forms. A pioneer in the use of 'found' images and techniques of mechanical reproduction, Johnson created in 1955 what may have been the first informal happening. Johnson first created 'mail art' in the fifties. These were part collage, part manifesto, part parody; he often instructed recipients to 'add to', 'return to', or 'send to', spawning an interactive art form, a continuous happening, that pre-figured electronic mail. Johnson was the nerve center of this pre-digital netscape that spread around the nation and, eventually, the world, which continues to flourish today. By the eighties, Johnson was a legend in the artistic community. Ray Johnson: correspondences, offers the first opportunity for in-depth examination of the work of an artist who reflected and dissected many of the aesthetic, cultural, and theoretical preoccupations of the last forty years; a figure whose impact and influence will finally be made known.
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Fine in fine jacket. Correspondences. Edited by Donna De Salvo and Catherine Gudis. Foreword by Sherri Geldin. Introduction by Donna De Salvo and Catherine Gudis. 4to. Red cloth, with blind-stamp lettering on spine and front cover. Illustrated end papers. 224 pages, with Selected Biographical, Chronological, and Exhibition History; and Selected Bibliography. With color and b/w illustrations throughout. No names or marks. In illustrated dust-jacket. With essays by Donna de Salvo, Mason Klein, Wendy Steiner, Jonathan Weinberg, Sharla Sava, Lucy R. Lippard, and William Wilson. Interview with Ray Johnson by Henry Martin. A crisp, as new copy of this exhibition catalogue.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 224 pages. Hardcover exhibition catalogue, bound in red cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Texts in English. Mild shelfwear rubbing to the edges and jacket. Else, the binding is tight, and interior is clean and free of markings. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held from January 14-March 21, 1999 in New York, and subsequently in Columbus, Ohio.
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Good in Fair jacket. Has some light general reading/shelfwear, with some marking to top rear edge of dustjacket-otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Dispatch within 24hrs from the UK.
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New in new dust jacket. new in publishers shrinkwrap. never opened. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
