Frieze x Ray Johnson Estate
International artists including Martin Roth, Paulo Bruscky and Kapwani Kiwanga respond to Ray Johnson's “New York Correspondence School”
International artists including Martin Roth, Paulo Bruscky and Kapwani Kiwanga respond to Ray Johnson's “New York Correspondence School”
This year Frieze New York is collaborating with the Ray Johnson Estate to continue the "New York Correspondence School" – an ongoing mail art project founded by Ray Johnson with past participants including Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Lynda Benglis and many more.
© Ray Johnson Estate © Scott Myles
Frieze have redistributed one of Ray Johnson’s original ‘Add to and Return’ templates to their participating galleries. More than 50 artists have responded to the project so far, as well as students from NYU and members of the ‘Frieze Teens’ education program.
© Ray Johnson Estate © Matthew Ronay
View many more contributions to the projectby contemporary artists including Paulo Bruscky, Hugh Hanley, Susan Hefuna, Scott Myles, Kapwani Kiwanga, Michelle Oka Doner, Matthew Ronay and Martin Roth, among many others and @FriezeArtFair and #FriezeNY on Instagram.
© Ray Johnson Estate © Matthew Roth
The project can also be viewed in the windows of 80WSE gallery - on Broadway at East 10th street Windows - from March 14 to May 5, 2019; and at Frieze New York in Randall's Island Park from May 2–5, 2019.
© Ray Johnson Estate © Hugh Hayden
© Ray Johnson Estate © Kapwani Kiwanga
