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John Anthony Baldessari BIOGRAPHY
1931 National City, California - 2020 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Calligraphy, non objective painting, conceptualism, teaching.
"John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88," Online Obituary of The New York Times, By Jori Finkel, Jan. 5, 2020. Through his hybrid works and teaching, he helped build... Read full biography
"John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88," Online Obituary of The New York Times, By Jori Finkel, Jan. 5, 2020. Through his hybrid works and teaching, he helped build the Los Angeles art scene, mentoring a who’s who of contemporary artists. LOS ANGELES — John... Read full biography
"John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88," Online Obituary of The New York Times, By Jori Finkel, Jan. 5, 2020. Through his hybrid works and teaching, he helped build the Los Angeles art scene, mentoring a who’s who of contemporary artists. LOS ANGELES — John Baldessari, the influential conceptual artist who helped transform Los Angeles into a global art capital through his witty image-making and decades of teaching there, died on Thursday at his home in the... Read full biography
"John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88," Online Obituary of The New York Times, By Jori Finkel, Jan. 5, 2020. Through his hybrid works and teaching, he helped build the Los Angeles art scene, mentoring a who’s who of contemporary artists. LOS ANGELES — John Baldessari, the influential conceptual artist who helped transform Los Angeles into a global art capital through his witty image-making and decades of teaching there, died on Thursday at his home in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 88. His death was confirmed on Sunday by Virginia Gatelein, his studio manager and the chairwoman of his foundation. No cause was given. Mr. Baldessari started as a semi-abstract painter in the 1950s but grew so... Read full biography
"John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88," Online Obituary of The New York Times, By Jori Finkel, Jan. 5, 2020. Through his hybrid works and teaching, he helped build the Los Angeles art scene, mentoring a who’s who of contemporary artists. LOS ANGELES — John Baldessari, the influential conceptual artist who helped transform Los Angeles into a global art capital through his witty image-making and decades of teaching there, died on Thursday at his home in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 88. His death was confirmed on Sunday by Virginia Gatelein, his studio manager and the chairwoman of his foundation. No cause was given. Mr. Baldessari started as a semi-abstract painter in the 1950s but grew so disenchanted with his own handiwork — as well as the very notion of handiwork — that in 1970 he decided to take his pain... Read full biography
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"John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88," Online Obituary of The New York Times, By Jori Finkel, Jan. 5, 2020
Through his hybrid works and teaching, he helped build the Los Angeles art scene, mentoring a who’s who of contemporary artists.
LOS ANGELES — John Baldessari, the influential conceptual artist who helped transform Los Angeles into a global art capital through his witty image-making and decades of teaching there, died on Thursday at his home in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 88.
His death was confirmed on Sunday by Virginia Gatelein, his studio manager and the chairwoman of his foundation. No cause was given.
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