Il 16 ottobre Memorial di Ray Johnson con un nuovo libro di Ellen Levy

 

 Ellen Levy 

 A Book About Ray 

 

Arte Contemporanea

 

16 ottobre 

Compleanno di Ray Johnson

@ 18:30 pm - 19:30 pm

Ellen Levy  ha presentato A Book About Ray.

"Per esaminare la vita e il lavoro di Ray Johnson, ci vuole una guida agile e sicura  come Ellen Levy. Costruendo in nuove direzioni sul lavoro incompiuto dello studioso e archivista Bill Wilson, Levy ha ottenuto da lettere, mailing e collage un Ray coesivo: un artista profondo, prolifico e sfuggente come si può immaginare. Il suo libro è un risultato di prim'ordine e una lettura favolosa." -Caitlin Haskell, Gary C. e Frances Comer Curatore, Arte moderna e contemporanea, e direttore della collezione e ricerca di Ray Johnson, The Art Institute of Chicago "Sono stato un po' giocatore nel mondo di Ray Johnson di enigma e sorprese costanti per tre decenni, ma solo ora, leggendo l'esegesi magistrale di Ellen Levy sia della sua vita pubblica che privata mi sento di conoscerlo. Collega perfettamente la sua performance di vita alla rete di allusioni nel suo lavoro e rivela l'intera portata della sua influenza germinante sulla pop art oltre ad essere il genio che ha trasformato il servizio postale degli Stati Uniti in un mezzo artistico. Anche se era notoriamente sconosciuto nella sua vita perché ha sfidato il 'mercato' dell'arte, A Book About Ray di Levy assicura che ora è sia famoso e pienamente conosciuto. Brava!" -Michael Findlay, direttore delle gallerie Acquavella "Un'indagine completa con letture intelligenti e ponderate di opere chiave, sia per i nuovi arrivati che per coloro che già hanno familiarità con l'arte di Johnson." - Biblioteca Journal La prima indagine completa sulla vita e l'opera di Ray Johnson, collagista, performance artist e pioniere della mail art. Adatto sia per i lettori nuovi di Ray Johnson che per quelli già familiari con il suo lavoro, A Book About Ray è un ritratto completo e vitale di un originale americano. Una serata per Ray Johnson con Ellen Levy 16 ottobre (Compleanno di Ray Johnson) @ 18:30 pm - 19:30 pm Libro dibattito | Oak Park, Michigan Mercoledì 16 ottobre, dalle 18:30 alle 19:30, con una conferenza e una firma con l'autrice Ellen Levy che presenterà A Book About Ray. Le copie firmate di A Book About Ray possono essere ordinate in anticipo presso la Book Beat Gallery. Book Beat è particolarmente onorato di ospitare questo lancio del libro come Johnson era un amico della libreria e un corrispondente con il co-proprietario del negozio Cary Loren. Il discorso di Ellen sarà registrato in diretta su Zoom come parte della terza celebrazione annuale di Ray Johnson di Book Beat.   -PROSSIMI EVENTI ottobre 16, 6:30-7:30 pm: Una serata per Ray Johnson con Ellen Levy a Book Beat o e-mail bookbeatorders@gmail.com per un invito Zoom Ottobre 19, 13:15 pm: Un discorso su Ray al Festival del libro delle città gemellate 22 ottobre, 18:30-19:30: Ellen Levy su Ray Johnson, in conversazione con Deborah Solomon al Leon Levy Center per la biografia o via Zoom ottobre 24, 6:30-7:30 pm: Ellen Levy discute di un libro su Ray con NYPL Bibliotecaria Allison Nellis alla Stavros Niarchos Fondazione Biblioteca   -PUBBLICAZIONI RECENTI Queer Networks: Ray Johnson’s Correspondence di Miriam Kienle, University of Minnesota Press, novembre 2023 Un libro su Rayby Ellen Levy, MIT Press, 15 ottobre 2024   -STAMPA RECENTE Ray Johnson’s Elusive Dream: 'I Want to Dance' di Jenny Harris per il New York Times Lo sconosciuto Ray Johnson prende il riflettore di Roberta Smith per il New York Times Ray Johnson by Hilton Als per il New Yorker Ray Johnson Estate, 34 E. 69th Street, New York, New York   Eng Eng“To survey the densely entangled life and work of Ray Johnson, one needs an agile and surefooted guide like Ellen Levy. Building in new directions on the unfinished work of scholar and archivist Bill Wilson, Levy has coaxed out of letters, mailers, and collages a cohesive Ray—an artist as profound, prolific, and slippery as they come. Her book is an achievement of the first order and a fabulous read.” -Caitlin Haskell, Gary C. and Frances Comer Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, and Director of Ray Johnson Collection and Research, The Art Institute of Chicago “I was a bit player in Ray Johnson's world of enigma and constant surprises for three decades but only now, reading Ellen Levy's masterful exegesis of both his public and private life do I feel I know him. She seamlessly connects his life performance to the web of allusions in his work and reveals the full scope of his germinating influence on pop art as well as being the genius who turned the US Postal Service into an art medium. Though he was famously unknown in his lifetime because he defied the art 'market,' Levy's A Book About Ray ensures he is now both famous and fully known. Brava!”-Michael Findlay, Director of Acquavella Galleries "A comprehensive survey with intelligent, thoughtful readings of key works, for both newcomers and those already familiar with Johnson's art." -Library Journal The first full-career survey of the idiosyncratic life and work of Ray Johnson, a collagist, performance artist, and pioneer of mail art. Suitable for readers both new to Ray Johnson and those already familiar with his work, A Book About Ray is a complete and vital portrait of an American original.   flip through A Book About Ray here An Evening for Ray Johnson with Ellen Levy October 16 (Ray Johnson's Birthday) @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Book Beat | Oak Park, Michigan On Wednesday, October 16, from 6:30-7:30 pm, join us for a book talk and signing with author Ellen Levy who will be presenting A Book About Ray. Preorders for signed copies of A Book About Ray can be ordered at the Book Beat Gallery. Book Beat is especially honored to host this book launch as Johnson was a friend of the bookstore and a correspondent with the store’s co-owner Cary Loren. Ellen’s talk will be recorded live on Zoom as part of Book Beat's 3rd annual Ray Johnson celebration. Please send your name and email to: bookbeatorders@gmail.com if you’d like to receive a link to join. UPCOMING EVENTS October 16, 6:30-7:30 pm: An Evening for Ray Johnson with Ellen Levy at Book Beat or email bookbeatorders@gmail.com for a Zoom invitation October 19, 1:15 pm: A Talk About Ray at the Twin Cities Book Festival October 22, 6:30-7:30 pm: Ellen Levy on Ray Johnson, in conversation with Deborah Solomon at the Leon Levy Center for Biography or via Zoom October 24, 6:30-7:30 pm: Ellen Levy discusses A Book About Ray with NYPL Librarian Allison Nellis at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library RECENT PUBLICATIONS Queer Networks: Ray Johnson's Correspondence by Miriam Kienle, University of Minnesota Press, November 2023 A Book About Rayby Ellen Levy, MIT Press, October 15, 2024 RECENT PRESS Ray Johnson’s Elusive Dream: ‘I Want to Dance’ by Jenny Harris for the New York Times The Unknown Ray Johnson Takes the Spotlight by Roberta Smith for the New York Times Ray Johnson by Hilton Als for the New Yorker THE RAY JOHNSON ESTATE 34 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 +1 (212) 628-0470 | info@rayjohnsonestate.com www.rayjohnsonestate.com

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Art Institute Chicago, Ray Johnson and the Last Dance of the Taoist Collages

 

Ray Johnson and the Last Dance of the Taoist Collages

 

A Look into the Art Institute of Chicago's Ray Johnson Collection by Jenny Harris & Jessica Smith

 

After Chicago-area choreographer Sybil Shearer died in 2005, a box with unexpected contents  was discovered tucked away in her attic. It was filled with artworks—what the artist Ray Johnson called his Taoist Collages —that he had mailed to her 50 years earlier. These collages were not simply a  stand-alone mailing between two friends, but rather the precursors to Johnson’s  mail art practice. They marked a pivotal moment in the artist’s career when he  was using the postal system to disperse his early collages, works he called “moticos.”  Researching these rediscovered works offered a new perspective onto Johnson’s  ties to the world of dance while also shedding new light on the Art Institute’s  own holdings of Johnson’s work...

 

sample of taoist collages

 

One of 171 3-ring binders spanning the years of Johnson’s and Wilson’s respective lifetimes

 

Ray Johnson Collections  at the Art Institute of Chicago

We are thrilled to announce that the Ray Johnson Collections database at the Art Institute  of Chicago is now available to the public both online and in person. This digital collection  includes not only the database but also video tutorials, a usage guide, collection finding  aids, selected images from the collections, and more.    Untitled (Taoist Collage), 1955 Ray Johnson

 

CURRENT & UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS Queer Networks: Ray Johnson's Correspondence by Miriam Kienle, University of Minnesota Press,  November 2023   A Book About Ray by Ellen Levy, MIT Press, October 15, 2024 RECENT PRESS Ray Johnson’s Elusive Dream: ‘I Want to Dance’ by Jenny Harris for the New York Times The Unknown Ray Johnson Takes the Spotlight by Roberta Smith for the New York Times Ray Johnson by Hilton Als for the New Yorker THE RAY JOHNSON ESTATE 34 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 +1 (212) 628-0470 | info@rayjohnsonestate.com www.rayjohnsonestate.com          Visit

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