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1h 30m 2001

Brief Synopsis

The story of the life of artist Ray Johnson is cloaked in mystery not only at the moment of his death, but also throughout a career that was difficult to know and to understand. As one of the seminal figures in the Pop Art era, Johnson is known as "the founding father of mail art" and as a "collagis

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
Arthouse Films/Palm Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

The story of the life of artist Ray Johnson is cloaked in mystery not only at the moment of his death, but also throughout a career that was difficult to know and to understand. As one of the seminal figures in the Pop Art era, Johnson is known as "the founding father of mail art" and as a "collagist extraordinaire." But, overshadowed by those like Warhol who manipulated that world in a very dissimilar manner, he was also a reclusive and sometimes enigmatic figure who has been called "New York's most famous unknown artist," but who challenged the commercial and critical establishment.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
Arthouse Films/Palm Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Co-winner (along with Lourdes Portillo's "Senorita Extraviada") of the Documentary Special Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.

Released in United States January 2002

Released in United States January 2003

Released in United States June 2001

Released in United States on Video October 19, 2004

Released in United States Spring March 12, 2004

Shown at Newport International Film Festival (World Premiere) June 5-10, 2001.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary) in Park City, Utah January 10-20, 2002.

Released in United States January 2002 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary) in Park City, Utah January 10-20, 2002.)

Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 9-20, 2003.)

Released in United States Spring March 12, 2004

Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival (World Premiere) June 5-10, 2001.)

Released in United States on Video October 19, 2004