John Baldessari (1931–2020) was a pioneering American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. Initially a painter, he began incorporating text and photography into his canvases in the mid-1960s. He is recognized for creating thousands of works that explore the narrative potential of images and the associative power of language within the boundaries of art. His practice includes painting, printmaking, film, video, installation, sculpture, and photography. Baldessari's work has been featured in over 200 solo exhibitions globally and is held in major permanent collections including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Guggenheim Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). He was a professor at CalArts and UCLA for many years.[1]
Close-Cropped Tales1981 · CEPA Gallery · book · EnglishA series of black-and-white film stills cropped into polygonally shapes and organized by the number of sides given to each image.
Choosing: Green BeansEdizioni Toselli · book
Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts)1973 · Giampaolo Prearo Editore S.r.L. · book
Exhibitions
1981Close-Cropped TalesCEPA Gallery and Albright—Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NYsolo
