John Baldessari
1931–2020
Introduction
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.
Wikidata identifier
Q683378
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Introduction
Influential conceptual artist who is considered one of those that transformed Los Angeles into a contemporary art center through his work and decades of teaching there, at California Institute of the Arts from 1970 to 1988 and at the University of California, Los Angeles, from 1996 to 2005.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, conceptual artist, installation artist, painter, photographer, sculptor, teacher, video artist
ULAN identifier
500098854
Names
John Baldessari, John Anthony Baldessari
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40 works
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Raw Prints
1976 -
Venial Tongue, Venal Tongue
1975 -
Inventory
1972 -
Four Short Films
1972–1973 -
Baldessari Sings LeWitt
1972 -
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art
1971 -
Wallpaper ("I Will Not Make Anymore Boring Art")
1971/2000 -
Folding Hat
1970–1971 -
An Artist is Not Merely the Slavish Announcer
1966–1968 -
What This Painting Aims to Do
1966–1968
40 works