Martineau, Kate Dempsey
Ray Johnson: Selective Inheritance
- ISBN 13:
- 9780520296268
- author:
- Martineau, Kate Dempsey
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 25.91 x 18.54 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Ray Johnson: Selective Inheritance by Kate Dempsey explores the connections between Ray Johnson and other influential artists of the 20th century. Through a critical examination of his collage and Correspondence art, this study sheds new light on Johnson's inspirations and the dynamic networks of artistic inheritance. Johnson's work was deeply influenced by Marcel Duchamp, among others, and this book investigates the ways in which he engaged with hieroglyphs, codes, action figures, queer theory, and cultural history. By exploring these themes through Johnson's art, Dempsey brings a fresh perspective to our understanding of his life and work. This critical work offers a nuanced analysis of Ray Johnson's place within the broader artistic landscape of the 20th century.
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