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John Baldessari
National City, California, USA
John Anthony Baldessari (June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020) was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and wo…
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John Anthony Baldessari (June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020) was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and Venice, California. Initially a painter, Baldessari began to incorporate texts and photography into his canvases in the mid-1960s. In 1970 he began working in printmaking, film, video, installation, sculpture and photography. He created thousands of works which demonstrate—and, in many cases, combine—the narrative potential of images and the associative power of language within the boundaries of the work of art. His art has been featured in more than 200 solo exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe. His work influenced that of Cindy Sherman, David Salle, Annette Lemieux, and Barbara Kruger among others.
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2012
A Brief History of John Baldessari
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1990
John Baldessari: Some Stories
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show John Baldessari (voice)
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1979
John Baldessari: An Interview
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1977
Six Colorful Inside Jobs
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1974
Ice Cubes Sliding
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1974
Script
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1973
The Meaning of Various News Photos to Ed Henderson
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1973
Four Short Films
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1973
The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales
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1973
Ed Henderson Reconstructs Movie Scenarios
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1973
Water to Wine to Water
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1972
Inventory
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1972
Title
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1972
Teaching a Plant the Alphabet
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1972
Baldessari Sings LeWitt
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1971
Folding Hat
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1971
Black Out
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1971
I Am Making Art
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1971
New York City Post Card Painting
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1971
Walking Forward-Running Past
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1971
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art
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1971
Some Words I Mispronounce
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1970
Cremation
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Ed Henderson Suggests Sound Tracks for Photographs
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