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

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

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Additional authors
  1. Zuba, Elizabeth
  2. Killian, Kevin
Description
  1. 379 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Summary
  1. "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 This lovingly curated collection of more than 200 mostly previously unpublished writings - including selected letters, minutes for "New York Correspondence School" meetings, hand-written notes and other writings - opens a new view into the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
  1. Works. Selections
Alternative title
  1. Works.
Subject
  1. Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995
  2. Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995 > Correspondence
Contents
  1. 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
  1. JFF 14-1137
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Author
  1. Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995, author.
Title
  1. Not nothing : selected writings by Ray Johnson, 1954-1994 / edited by Elizabeth Zuba ; essay by Kevin Killian.
Publisher
  1. Los Angeles, California : Siglio, [2014]
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Added author
  1. Zuba, Elizabeth, editor.
  2. Killian, Kevin, writer of added commentary.
ISBN
  1. 1938221044
  2. 9781938221040
Research call number
  1. JFF 14-1137
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