John Baldessari

Directing·Jun 17, 1931·National City, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
A Brief History of John Baldessari2012 · Himself	Himself
JJohn Baldessari: Some Stories1990 · Himself	Himself
John Baldessari: An Interview1979 · Himself	Himself
Six Colorful Inside Jobs1977 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
IIce Cubes Sliding1974 · Director	Director
Script1974 · Director	Director
EEd Henderson Reconstructs Movie Scenarios1973 · Himself, Director	Himself, Director
Four Short Films1973 · Director	Director
The Meaning of Various News Photos to Ed Henderson1973 · Director	Director
The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales1973 · Director	Director
WWater to Wine to Water1973 · Director	Director
Baldessari Sings LeWitt1972 · Himself, Director	Himself, Director
Title1972 · Director	Director
IInventory1972 · Director	Director
Teaching a Plant the Alphabet1972 · Director	Director
Folding Hat1971 · Director	Director
BBlack Out1971 · Director	Director
NNew York City Post Card Painting1971 · Director	Director
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art1971 · Director	Director
I Am Making Art1971 · Director	Director
WWalking Forward-Running Past1971 · Director	Director
Cremation1970 · Director	Director
EEd Henderson Suggests Sound Tracks for PhotographsDirector	Director