Ep. 132: Frances Beatty, Managing Director of the Ray Johnson Estate
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A conversation with Frances Beatty, Managing Director of the Ray Johnson Estate. Known for his masterful use of collage, Johnson was a key figure in the ‘50s Pop Art scene, as well as a pioneer in the areas of conceptualism, performance art and mail art. Beatty takes time to discuss Ray Johnson’s colorful life and the impact that he had on the art icons and everyday people in his social network. No longer overlooked, Johnson has become a popular subject of academic research whose stature in the canon of 20th Century art history continues to grow.
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