Lunchtime Talk by Kirk Nickel featuring the work of Ray Johnson

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED!
Presented by Kirk Nickel, PhD, Marc and Lillian Rojtman Curator of European Art

Please join us for this engaging 20-minute Lunchtime Talk featuring the work of Ray Johnson. A New York Times art critic once labeled Johnson “New York’s most famous unknown artist.” A contemporary of Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg, Johnson today is internationally recognized for his achievements in both collage and correspondence art. This month’s Art Talk will present some two dozen pieces of mail art that Johnson sent to the Haggerty Museum through the U.S. postal system in the early 1990s. Currently on view in the Museum’s anniversary exhibition, The Big 4-0 Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection, these wonderfully playful and witty creations will forever locate the Haggerty within Johnson’s seemingly infinite web of correspondents. After the discussion, you can stay to continue the conversation or explore the Haggerty's current exhibitions.

In partnership with Marquette University’s GROW program.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Haggerty Museum of Art, 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, United States