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Not nothing : selected writings by Ray Johnson, 1954-1994

Title: Not nothing : selected writings by Ray Johnson, 1954-1994 / edited by Elizabeth Zuba ; essay by Kevin Killian.
Author: Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995
Publication: Los Angeles, California : Siglio, [2014]

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Description

379 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm

Summary

"Ray Johnson, considered the progenitor of Correspondence art, blurred the boundaries between life and art, authorship and intimacy. The defining nature of his work were his letters (often both visual and textual in character), intended to be received, replied to (altered and embellished) and read, again and again. This lovingly curated collection of more than 200 mostly previously unpublished writings - including selected letters, minutes for "New York Correspondence School" meetings, hand-written notes and other writings - opens a new view into the whirling flux of Johnson's art, highlighting his keen sense of play as well as his attuned sensitivity to both language and the shifting nature of meaning. Cumulatively, the writings reveal not only how he created relationships, glyphs and puzzles by connecting words, phrases, people and ideas, but also something about the elusive Johnson himself."--from the publisher.

Uniform Title

Works. Selections

Alternative Title

Works.

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction / Elizabeth Zuba -- Ray Johnson story, for his selected writings / Kevin Killian -- Selected writings by Ray Johnson, 1954-1994 -- Ray Johnson biography -- Cast of correspondents.

Call Number

JFF 14-1137

ISBN

1938221044
9781938221040

OCLC

875706915

Author

Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995, author.

Title

Not nothing : selected writings by Ray Johnson, 1954-1994 / edited by Elizabeth Zuba ; essay by Kevin Killian.

Publisher

Los Angeles, California : Siglio, [2014]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Zuba, Elizabeth, editor.

Killian, Kevin, writer of added commentary.

Research Call Number

JFF 14-1137

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