Raymond Johnson

最近看了一部紀錄片
主角就是這位Ray Johnson
其實我也不認識他，純粹是因為片名叫做
How to draw a bunny 覺得有趣就借回來看

他是pop art的先鋒
1995年跳河自殺 被解讀為他生平最後一個作品
13 這數字又離奇的跟他死亡有關連
他最後住的房門是247 三碼加起來是13
他死亡的年紀是 67歲 兩碼加起來也是13
他自殺的那天也是13號

其實這片子還蠻悶的
而且他有些行為藝術太深奧
我也不是很能理解
為什麼他要拿著一條皮帶
單腳繞著一個紙箱跳
一邊用皮帶抽打紙箱
現場有一些媒體跟記錄工作人員在旁觀看
我想他們在現場 也摸不出頭序吧？

他跟Andy Warhol是好朋友
Andy個性非常害羞 跟Ray完全相反
但他的作品有些我很喜歡
雖然我也不是很懂 兔子 對他的意義。。。

© James Dean (Lucky Strike) Ray Johnson, 1957.


-Carole Bombard-
-Ray's Johnson's "Carole Bombard" copier art was mailed to me June 14, 1993 with the following inscription written by Ray on a page torn from a Spanish phone directory: "The 'Soon It Will Be Show Time Again' theme song is by Kenneth Patchen." The idosyncracies of Ray Johnson's mailings are always tailor made to the recipient receiving them, even if the contents are merely copies of copies, the content is both direct and calculated. In A Conversation With R. Pieper" Johnson stated: "I keep saying to people who want to find out about the Correspondence School (NYCS) that the only way to truly understand it is through participation, because what I do is made for each person. When I'm speaking to you, I am creating this composition for you by telephone, on the spot."(1)-
-(1) Donahue, Bonnie and Ed Koslow, ed. "Mail Art Etc.," Exhibition catalogue published by University of Colorado,
Tyler School of Art, and Florida State Universsity, 1984. p. 15.-