Icons: John BALDESSARI
John Baldessari (1931-2020) is one of the best Californian conceptual artist of the 21st Century. He is the very essence of free thinking and free making in art.
Discover below some short videos to get to know him better
John Baldessari through Tom Waits’ eyes:
Talk with Michael Govan, Director of the LACMA
Speaking about California’s art versus New York’s art. Tips for artists or when Wrong is right and so on… or “when I was a painter…”
Photoemulsion with acrylic on canvas – 59 x 45 in. (149.86 x 114.3 cm)
© John Baldessari
See more Baldessari from the LACMA’s collection: https://collections.lacma.org/search/site/baldessari?f%5B0%5D=bm_field_has_image%3Atrue
John Baldessari, “Tips for Artists Who Want to Sell,” (1966-68). Acrylic on canvas. 68 x 56 1/2 in. (172.7 x 143.5 cm).
Courtesy The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica
© John Baldessari)
See more Baldessari in the BROAD Museum collection: https://www.thebroad.org/art/john-baldessari?page=0
See more Baldessari at the MOCA Los Angeles: https://www.moca.org/artist/john-baldessari
