Multimedia Collection
John Baldessari: Some Stories
VHS
29 minutes
N6537 .B17 J64 1990
Presented without commentary, this film reveals the thinking behind the work of John Baldessari over the course of his career, and provides clues to the understanding of the artist's paintings, photographic work and books.
What emerges is a portrait of a thoughtful, quietly rebellious artist who has influenced a large number of younger artists over the last twenty years, and who has clearly followed his own path in the exploration of the territory which he embarked upon in the late 60's. Though often labeled as a Conceptual artist, he does not fit easily into any category. Much of his work is at least in part an attempt to undermine the categories and dogmas of the art world, with the full realization that, in the long run, some category or other will be named to enclose his work.
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