Second edition.
Rene Ricard was an American
painter,
poet, and art critic born in 1946 in Acushnet (Massachussetts). At age 18, he moved to
New York and joined the underground art scene. He wrote many articles (notably, for
Artforum and
Art in America, among others), and published several poetry books. In his paintings, developed in parralel to his poetry,
writing features prominently . He lived in New York until his untimely death in 2014