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Ray Johnson

For other people named Ray Johnson, see Ray Johnson (disambiguation).

Ray Johnson
Johnson circa 1968
Born
Raymond Edward Johnson

(1927-10-16)October 16, 1927
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1995(1995-01-13) (aged 67)
Sag Harbor, New York, U.S.
Known forIntermedia, conceptual art, collage
MovementMail art, Fluxus, neo-Dada, pop art

Raymond Edward "Ray" Johnson (October 16, 1927 – January 13, 1995) was an American artist. Known primarily as a collagist and correspondence artist, he was a seminal figure in the history of Neo-Dada and early Pop art and was described as [1][2] "New York's most famous unknown artist".[1][3] Johnson also staged and participated in early performance art events as the founder of a far-ranging mail art network – the New York Correspondence School –[1][2][4] which picked up momentum in the 1960s and is still active today. He is occasionally associated with members of the Fluxus movement but was never a member. He lived in New York City from 1949 to 1968, when he moved to a small town in Long Island and remained there until his suicide.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Artpool's Ray Johnson Space". artpool.hu.
  2. ^ a b "Ray Johnson, 67, Pop Artist Known for His Work in Collage", by Carol Vogel, The New York Times, January 19, 1995
  3. ^ Glueck, Grace (April 11, 1965). "What Happened? Nothing". Ray Johnson Estate. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Bloch, Mark. "An Illustrated Introduction to Ray Johnson 1927-1995", 1995
  5. ^ "I Is an Other: The Mail Art of Ray Johnson". Hyperallergic. August 22, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

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