Award for photography of the foundation of lower saxony, germany. More than you wanted to know about john baldessari. A brief history of john baldessari 2012 movie moviefone. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. May 15, 2012 many people know conceptual artist john baldessari as the guy who puts dots on peoples faces. Quick, beautiful, whimsical, everything and nothing. In 2012 the marian goodman gallery presented an exhibition of baldessari s new works. John anthony baldessari june 17, 1931 january 2, 2020 was an american conceptual artist. He lived and worked in santa monica and venice, california. Mar 10, 2012 directed by henry joost, ariel schulman. Mar 11, 20 for john baldessari, conceptual art means serious mischief artist john baldessari is an iconic figure in some modern art circles. Music by christina vegh, john baldessari and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He attended san diego state college, receiving his master of arts in painting.
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Prolific as he is respected, baldessari has taken part in over 1,000 group shows and 200 solo. In 2012, upon baldessaris request, waits narrated a short documentary about the artist titled a brief history of john baldessari. The fact that john baldessari a true icon of the contemporary art world has. Passing away at the age of 88, he left us with some of the most inventive, ironic and unusual art in multiple mediums, forever cementing his place in art history as the godfather of conceptual art.
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Tom waits narrates this whimsical, fastmoving introduction to the life and work of westcoast conceptual artist john baldessari. The short documentary above gives a brief overview of baldessaris life and work in six bizarre minutes. Black bean soup, 2012 jba125351 color screenprint 38 x 24 14 96. Dec 16, 2015 known as the godfather of conceptual art, john baldessari has shaped contemporary art as we know it. Baldessari is best know by his own admission for his work where he placed dots over peoples faces in photographs, and has had hundreds of solo shows around the world. In a 2012 short documentary titled a brief history of john baldessari thats recently gone viral in the wake of the artists death baldessari says that he thinks hell be remembered as the guy who put dots over peoples faces. A brief history intersperses stories of baldessaris upbringing, success and artistic obsessions with objects of his daily life. I could watch this everyday for a month and be happy. This film encapsulates the history, wit, and importance of john baldessaris conceptual work and his 60year career, which has inspired. The epic life of john baldessari, the towering and bearded godfather of conceptual art, condensed into six minutes. A brief history of john baldessari 2012 ganzer film. The short documentary above gives a brief overview of baldessari s life and work in six bizarre minutes. I will not make any more boring artjohn baldessari, 1971 the epic life of a worldclass artist, jammed into six minutes. A brief history of john baldessari documentary short film.
The stadel paintings, stadel museum, frankfurt, germany. From chartwell this work repeats a directive baldessari has used throughout his career. A brief history of john baldessari, 2012 title screen. The subversively comedic account is provocative, down to earth and surreal.
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