Ray Johnson [1927-1995] was a seminal Pop art figure. He was a performance and conceptual artist and is also considered the founder of Mail Art.
Clive Phillpot is a writer and curator, and former Director of the Library at MoMA in New York. A lifelong correspondent with Ray Johnson, he has written on the artist extensively, most recently the text ‘Ray Johnson and Nothing’ in Voids: A Retrospective [ed. John Armleder et al] (JRP/Ringier, 2009) and To and From Ray, accompanying the exhibition ‘Ray Johnson. Please Add To & Return’ (Raven Row, 2009)