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All The World Began With A Yes
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SONGS WITHOUT WORDS: THE ART OF MUSIC
Ray Johnson c/o
Ray Johnson c/o
Art Institute of Chicago November 20, 2021 - March 21, 2022

Art Institute of Chicago
Michigan Avenue Entrance
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603

Interior Scroll or What I Did on My Vacation
Interior Scroll or What I Did on My Vacation
July 24 - August 31, 2021

Soft Network at Stanley and Sons 
The Art Building 
Springs, NY

100 Sculptures: NYC
100 Sculptures: NYC
Anonymous Gallery June 30 - August 21, 2021

Anonymous Gallery
136 Baxter Street
New York, NY 10013
info@anonymousgallery.com

Surréalisme dans l'art américain
Surréalisme dans l'art américain
May 11 - September 26, 2021

Le Centre de la Vieille Charité 
2 Rue de la Charité 
Marseille, France, 13002

RAY JOHNSON: WHAT A DUMP
NOTHNG OF THE MONTH CLUB
Pure Form
Pure Form
David Zwirner Gallery January 14 - February 20, 2021

David Zwirner
34 E. 69th Street
New York, NY 10021
+1 212 517 8677

BOB BOX SVA
BOB BOX SVA
Flatiron Project Space November 7, 2019 - November 29, 2019

Flatiron Project Space
SVA BFA Visual & Critical Studies 
133 W. 21st Street
New York, NY 10011

Slant Step Forward
Frederick Weston: Happening
Frederick Weston: Happening
Group Exhibition at Gordon Robichaux April 28 – June 16, 2019

Gordon Robichaux
41 Union Square West, #925
(Enter at 22 East 17th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Friday-Sunday 12:00 - 6:00pm 
And by appointment
(T:) 646-678-5532
(E:) gordonrobichaux@gmail.com

JR - ADRIAN PIPER - RAY JOHNSON
JR - ADRIAN PIPER - RAY JOHNSON
Museum Frieder Burda | Salon Berlin April 25 - August 5, 2019

Museum Frieder Burda | Salon Berlin
Auguststraße 11-13
10117 Berlin

Tel.: 0049 (0) 30 240 47404
E-Mail: salon(at)museum-frieder-burda.de

Snap + Share
Snap + Share
SFMOMA March 30 – August 4, 2019

Transmitting Photographs from Mail Art to Social Networks

Strategic Vandalism: The Legacy of Asger Jorn
Strategic Vandalism: The Legacy of Asger Jorn
Curated by Axel Heil and Roberto Ohrt Petzel Gallery March 5, 2019 – April 13, 2019
Please Send To: Ray Johnson
Please Send To: Ray Johnson
Selections from the Permanent Collection Guild Hall October 20 - December 16, 2018
10 Years: 100 Sculptures
10 Years: 100 Sculptures
Curated by Todd von Ammon and Joseph Ian Henr No Gallery, LA September 21, 2018 - February 16, 2020

NO is pleased to present the fourth edition of 100 Sculptures.
Curated by Todd von Ammon, Joseph Ian Henrikson and Casey Gleghorn.

Pushing the Envelope
Pushing the Envelope
Mail Art from the Archives of American Art August 10, 2018 - January 4, 2019
Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson
Picasso Queen Museum Frieder Burda December 9, 2017 - May 21, 2018

The presentation in the mezzanine of the Museum Frieder Burda shows around 20 collages by the American artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995).

Josef and Anni and Ruth and Ray
FEEDBACK
FEEDBACK
July 6 - August 4, 2017

Marlborough Contemporary
545 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001

Ray Johnson
Cal Conversations
Cal Conversations
Slow Reading/Slow Seeing January 18 - April 30, 2017

BAMPFA
University of California
2155 Center Street 
Berkeley, CA 94704

Olympia
Ray Johnson: The Bob Boxes
Ray Johnson: The Bob Boxes
Valade Family Gallery September 10 - October 8, 2016

Valade Family Gallery
A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education
College for Creative Studies
460 W. Baltimore
Detroit, MI  48202

The Olga Hirschhorn Collection
Please Add To and Return To
Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College
Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College
1933 - 1957 October 10, 2015 - January 24, 2016 ICA Boston; February 21 - May 15, 2016 Hammer Museum; September 17, 2016 - January 1, 2017 Wexner Center
Art AIDS America
40: The Anniversary Exhibition
UMPAWAUG’S BLOOM
I Dropped the Lemon Tart
The Nothing That Is
#PleaseAddTo and Return To: Submissions
Please Return To
Please Return To
Mail Art from the Ray Johnson Archive May 14 - October 2, 2015
Please Return To
RE(a)D
RE(a)D
Curated by Ryan Steadman Nathalie Karg Gallery May 10 - July 3, 2015
#RAWHIDE
#RAWHIDE
Curated by Dylan Brant and Vivian Brodie May 9 - July 11, 2015
Saying Yes to Everything
Saying Yes to Everything
Curated by Corrina Peipon November 15 – December 20, 2014

Honor Fraser
2622 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Ray Johnson's Art World
Ray Johnson's Art World
November 7, 2014 - January 17, 2015
Ray Johnson and Friends
Ray Johnson and Friends
Exhibition Posters and Ephemera October 15 - November 15, 2014
Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson
October 7 - November 1, 2014

Karma
39 Great Jones St.
New York, NY 10012

Art=Text=Art
Art=Text=Art
September 20, 2014 - January 11, 2015

UB Anderson Gallery at the University at Buffalo, New York

Ray Johnson Designs
Ray Johnson Designs
July 2 - September 29, 2014

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Library
4 West 54 Street
New York, NY 10019

Positivilly Marvillainous
Positivilly Marvillainous
July 5 - July 27, 2014

Eric Firestone Gallery
4 Newtown Lane
East Hampton, NY 11937

The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace
June 28 - August 16, 2014

Rachel Uffner Gallery
170 Suffolk Street
New York, NY 10002

Another Look at Detroit
Another Look at Detroit
June 26 - August 8, 2014

Marlborough Chelsea
545 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001

Marianne Boesky Gallery
509 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011

Pop Art Myths
Pop Art Myths
June 10 - September 14, 2014

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Paseo del Prado 8
28014 Madrid
Spain

RAY JOHNSON: COLLAGES OF ART, POETRY, MUSIC,
RAY JOHNSON: COLLAGES OF ART, POETRY, MUSIC,
April 9 - May 7, 2014

Sidney Mishkin Gallery
Baruch College
135 East 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010

ALEXANDER THE GREAT
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
THE IOLAS GALLERY 1955 - 1987 March 6 - April 26, 2014

Paul Kasmin Gallery
293 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10001

A Collective Invention: Photographs at Play
A Collective Invention: Photographs at Play
February 14 - May 18, 2014

The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Remix
Remix
Selections from the ICC January 17 - March 21, 2014

Bates College Museum of Art

Previously at:
Katonah Art Museum
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art

Return To Sender
Return To Sender
Ray Johnson, Robert Warner August 30, 2013 - January 5, 2014

Krannert Art Museum
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion
500 East Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

Xerography
Xerography
September 8 - November 10, 2013

Firstsite
High Street
Colchester 
Essex CO1 1JH

The Art of Handwriting
The Art of Handwriting
July 2 - October 22, 2013

Smithsonian's Archives of American Art
Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery
1st Floor, Donald W. Reynolds Center
8th and F Streets, NW
Washington, D.C.

Glam! The Performance of Style
Glam! The Performance of Style
June 14 - September 22, 2013

Schirn Kunsthalle (Frankfurt, Germany): June 13 - September 22, 2013

Lentos Kunstmuseum (Linz, Germany): October 18 - February 2, 2014

American Collage
American Collage
June 10 - August 2, 2013

Gerald Peters Gallery, New York
24 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075
TEL 212.628.9760 FAX 212.628.9635
Hours: Monday- Friday 10am - 5pm or by appointment

Correspondences
Correspondences
February 1 - May 5, 2013

Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton
60, rue de Bassano
101, avenue des Champs-Élysées
75008 Paris

T. +33 1 53 57 52 03
F. +33 1 53 57 32
espaceculturel@louisvuitton.com

www.louisvuitton.com/espaceculturel

Death: A Self-Portrait
Death: A Self-Portrait
November 15, 2012 - February 28, 2013

Wellcome Collection
London, UK

Constructing/ Deconstructing: Abex Collage
Constructing/ Deconstructing: Abex Collage
November 8, 2012 - January 5, 2013

Hollis Taggart Galleries
958 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021

Tel: 212.628.4000
Fax: 212.570.5786

50 Years of Mail Art
50 Years of Mail Art
In Homage to Ray Johnson October 6 - 28, 2012

Galleria Comunale D'Arte Contemporanea
Via Matteotti, 79 - Castel San Piero Terme, BO (Italy)

Drop Me A Line
Drop Me A Line
September 21 - November 24, 2012

Laure Genillard
2 Hanway Place
London, UK W1T 1HB

Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
A Celebration of Chance and Silence September 5 - November 17, 2012

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Museum of Contemporary Craft
Portland, Oregon

Creature From the Blue Lagoon
Creature From the Blue Lagoon
July 21 - September 3, 2012

Martos Gallery
112 Sagaponack Road
Bridgehampton, New York 11932

(631) 613-6698

B-Out
B-Out
July 5 - August 18, 2012

Andrew Edlin Gallery
New York, NY

Kurt Schwitters and Ray Johnson
Kurt Schwitters and Ray Johnson
Merz and Moticos June 22 - October 8, 2012

Musée Denys-Puech
Place Clemenceau  
12000 Rodez, France
05 65 77 89 60

Ray Johnson: I Like Funny Stories
Ray Johnson: I Like Funny Stories
June 1 - August 1, 2012

Weserburg Museum of Modern Art
Teerhof 20
28199 Bremen
Germany
Tel.: ++49–(0)421–59839-0
Fax: ++49–(0)421–505247
E-mail mail(at)weserburg.de

The Persistence of Pollock
The Persistence of Pollock
May 3 - July 28, 2012

Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
East Hampton, NY

The Envelope Please
The Envelope Please
March 20 - April 20, 2012

The Century Association
7 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036

(212) 944-0090
http://www.thecentury.org/

Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson
The Dover Street Years, 1953-1960 March 18 - April 15, 2012

Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Artists on Artists
Artists on Artists
February 7 - July 29, 2012

Allen Memorial Art Museum
Oberlin College

Tables of Content
Tables of Content
Ray Johnson and Bob Warner January 27 - May 20, 2012

Berkeley Art Museum 
Berkeley, CA

Ray Johnson: Silhouettes
Ray Johnson: Silhouettes
November 12, 2011 – March 31, 2012

Auriel Scheibler
Berlin, Germany

Ripped: The Allure of Collage
Ripped: The Allure of Collage
October 29, 2011 - January 8, 2012

The Heckscher Museum of Art
Huntington, NY

Black Mountain College And Its Legacy
Black Mountain College And Its Legacy
September 15 - October 29, 2011

Loretta Howard Gallery
New York, NY

Tables of Contents
Tables of Contents
Ray Johnson Bob Box Archive September 6 - October 16, 2011

Arcadia University Art Gallery
450 South Easton Road 
Glenside, PA 19038

Ray's a Laugh
Ray's a Laugh
August 1 - September 7, 2011

Half Gallery
New York, New York

Ray and Bob Box
Ray and Bob Box
June 2 - June 30, 2011

Esopus Space
New York, NY

Midnight Party
Midnight Party
March 19, 2011 - February 23, 2014

Walker Art Center 
Minneapolis, MN

From BMC to NYC
From BMC to NYC
The Tutelary Years of Ray Johnson 1943-1967 February 19 – June 12, 2010

Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center
Asheville, NC

Ray Johnson, A Book About Death
Ray Johnson, A Book About Death
December 12, 2009 – January 31, 2010

Kunstverein
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés
Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés
August 15, 2009 - November 29, 2009

Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA 19130

Ray Johnson...Dali/Warhol and others...
Ray Johnson...Dali/Warhol and others...
April 29 – July 31, 2009

Richard L. Feigen & Co.
New York, NY

Please Add To & Return To Ray Johnson
Please Add To & Return To Ray Johnson
February 28 - May 10, 2009

Raven Row
London, UK

Ray Johnson: The Early Years
Ray Johnson: The Early Years
June 2007

Richard L. Feigen & Co. at Art Basel
Basel, Switzerland

Ray Johnson: En Rapport
Ray Johnson: En Rapport
November 2, 2006 - January 6, 2007

Feigen Contemporary
New York, NY

Subterranean Monuments
Subterranean Monuments
Burckhardt, Johnson, Hujar June 30 - September 17, 2006

Frances Lehman Loeb Arts Center
Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue  
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

(845) 437-5237

Dear Jackson Pollock,
Dear Jackson Pollock,
Collages and Objects by Ray Johnson May 1 - August 3, 2003

Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
East Hampton, NY

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Ray Johnson's Postal Performance January 11 - March 9, 2003

National Museum of Contemporary Art
Oslo, Norway

Mind Games
Mind Games
Ray Johnson's Art of Ideas March 9 - April 21, 2001

Feigen Contemporary
535 W. 20th St.
New York, NY 10011

Ray Johnson: The Cult of Celebrity
Ray Johnson: The Cult of Celebrity
June 8 - July 15, 2000

Manny Silverman Gallery
Los Angeles, CA

How Sad I am Today...
How Sad I am Today...
October 8 - 19 December, 1999

Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery 
Vancouver, BC

Ray Johnson: Correspondences
Ray Johnson: Correspondences
January 14 - March 21, 1999

Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY

Ray Johnson: Conversations
Ray Johnson: Conversations
April 24 - June 29, 1997

Asheville Art Museum
Asheville, NC

Ray Johnson: A Memorial Exhibition
Ray Johnson: A Memorial Exhibition
April 27 - June 16, 1995

Richard L. Feigen & Co.
New York, NY

More Works by Ray Johnson
More Works by Ray Johnson
1951-1991 November 1 - December 15, 1991

Moore College of Art and Design 
Philadelphia, PA

Viewpoints: Ray Johnson
Viewpoints: Ray Johnson
September 30 - November 12, 1978

Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Avenue  
Minneapolis, MN 55403

(612) 375-7600
http://www.walkerart.org/

37 Portraits
37 Portraits
April 11, 1978 - May 6, 1978

Brooks Jackson Iolas Gallery 
New York, New York

Silhouettes
Silhouettes
August 20 - 30, 1977

Elaine Benson Gallery
Bridgehampton, NY

Correspondence
Correspondence
An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson October 31 - December 5, 1976

North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, NC

Invitation Correspondence
Invitation Correspondence
February 11 - 27, 1974

Southern Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Ray Johnson's History
Ray Johnson's History
of the Betty Parsons Gallery January 9 - February 3, 1973

Betty Parsons Gallery 
New York, NY

Famous People's Mother's Potato Mashers
Famous People's Mother's Potato Mashers
April 5 - 29, 1972

Galleria Schwarz
Milan, Italy

Dollar Bills
Dollar Bills
September 16 - October 17, 1970

Richard Feigen Gallery
Chicago, IL

Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson
New York Correspondance School September 2 - October 6, 1970

Whitney Museum of American Art 
New York, NY

A Lot of Shirley Temple Post Cards Show
A Lot of Shirley Temple Post Cards Show
March 30 - April 25, 1968

Richard Feigen Gallery
New York, NY

Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson
October 21 - November 18, 1967

Richard Feigen Gallery
Chicago, IL

Words
Words
October, 1967

Richard Feigen Gallery
New York, NY

Duchamp Combs
Duchamp Combs
April 25 - May 27, 1967

Willard Gallery
New York, NY

Collages by Ray Johnson
Collages by Ray Johnson
October 19 - November 19, 1966

Richard Feigen Gallery
Chicago, IL

Ice
Ice
April 26 - May 21, 1966

Willard Gallery
New York, NY

Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson
April 6 - May 1, 1965

Willard Gallery
New York, NY