John Baldessari

b. National City, CA, 1931 | d. Los Angeles, CA, 2020

Collection Artwork

    • Structure By Color Series: Simone with Fruit
      John Baldessari
      Structure By Color Series: Simone with Fruit, 1975
      Baldessari 1975
      Structure By Color Series: Simone with Fruit, 1975
      color photographs
      6 photographs, each 7 ⅞ x 9 ⅞ inches (20 x 25 cm)
      12 ¼ x 74 ⅜ x 1 ½ inches (31 x 189 x 4 cm) framed, overall
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_SimoneWithFruit.jpg Six photographs arranged horizontally showing a blonde woman sensually kissing different fruits against a pale blue sky. The fruits from left to right are a peach, orange, lemon, green apple, pear, and strawberry.
    • Portrait: (Self) #1 as Control + 11 Alterations by Retouching and Airbrushing
      John Baldessari
      Portrait: (Self) #1 as Control + 11 Alterations by Retouching and Airbrushing, 1974
      Baldessari 1974
      Portrait: (Self) #1 as Control + 11 Alterations by Retouching and Airbrushing, 1974
      color photographs with airbrushing on museum board
      46 x 50 inches (117 x 127 cm) overall, approx.
      14 x 10 ¾ inches (36 x 27 cm)
      individual 21 x 17 ½ x 1 inches (53 x 44 x 3 cm) individual, framed
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_Portrait.jpg Three rows of four photographs each showing the artist in a khaki shirt. The artist has altered his image in each photograph by lengthening or darkening his hair and beard, shifting his hairline, or increasing the contrast between his eyebrows and skin.
    • Prima Facie (Fifth State): Warm Brownie/American Cheese/Carrot Stick/Black Bean Soup/Perky Peach/Leek
      John Baldessari
      Prima Facie (Fifth State): Warm Brownie/American Cheese/Carrot Stick/Black Bean Soup/Perky Peach/Leek, 2006
      Baldessari 2006
      Prima Facie (Fifth State): Warm Brownie/American Cheese/Carrot Stick/Black Bean Soup/Perky Peach/Leek, 2006
      archival pigment print on Parrot Water-resistant matte canvas with latex paint
      92 x 117 x 2 inches (234 x 297 x 5 cm) overall
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_PrimaFacie.jpg A grid of six squares of matte color, each labeled with a corresponding food. From the top left, a brown square labeled "Warm Brownie," a solid yellow labeled "American Cheese," a vibrant orange labeled "Carrot Stick," a dusty black labeled "Black Bean Soup," a pale pink-orange labeled "Perky Peach," and a pale green labeled "Leek."
    • Study for Econ-O-Wash
      John Baldessari
      Study for Econ-O-Wash, 1968
      Baldessari 1968
      Study for Econ-O-Wash, 1968
      emulsion on canvas
      12 x 12 inches (30 x 30 cm)
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      Photo: Alex Jamison
       Alex Jamison
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_StudyForEconOWash-800x800.jpg A framed square canvas hazily depicting the front portion of a midcentury car. In the background are blurry advertisements for a carwash and a building.
    • National City, sunset
      John Baldessari
      National City, sunset, 1966-1967
      Baldessari 1966
      National City, sunset, 1966-1967
      acrylic and photo emulsion on canvas
      11 ½ x 11 ½ inches (29 x 29 cm)
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      Photo: Alex Jamison
       Alex Jamison
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_NationalCity-800x800.jpg
    • The back of all the trucks passed while driving from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, California Sunday 20 January 1963
      John Baldessari
      The back of all the trucks passed while driving from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, California Sunday 20 January 1963, 1963
      Baldessari 1963
      The back of all the trucks passed while driving from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, California Sunday 20 January 1963, 1963
      color photographs from 35 mm slides
      60 x 42 ½ inches (152 x 108 cm) overall
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_BackOfAllTrucks.jpg Thirty-two photographs of trucks taken from behind while driving. The photographs are arranged in a vertically oriented four by eight matrix.
    • Kiss/Panic
      John Baldessari
      Kiss/Panic, 1984
      Baldessari 1984
      Kiss/Panic, 1984
      black and white photographs with oil tint, mounted on board
      80 x 72 ¾ x ⅞ inches (203 x 185 x 2 cm) overall
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_KissPanic.jpg Arranged in a grid, cropped black and white photographs of guns aim outwards. In the center are two black and white photographs: a close-up kiss and a riot.
    • Story with 24 Versions
      John Baldessari
      Story with 24 Versions, 1974
      Baldessari 1974
      Story with 24 Versions, 1974
      black and white photographs mounted on storyboard paper
      74 ¼ x 78 ¾ inches (189 x 200 cm)
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_StoryWith24Versions.jpg A six-by-four grid of black-and-white photographic prints, each divided up into grids of four images with individual handwritten labels on white paper. Each image of a grid presents a slightly different order of four images, each depicting a hand at rest or holding an object.
    • A Movie: Directional Piece Where People are Looking
      John Baldessari
      A Movie: Directional Piece Where People are Looking, 1972
      Baldessari 1972
      A Movie: Directional Piece Where People are Looking, 1972
      black and white photographs with acrylic, mounted on board
      photograph, each 3 ¾ x 5 ¼ x ½ inches (10 x 13 x 1 cm)
      88 x 82 x ½ inches (224 x 208 x 1 cm) overall, framed
      3 ⅞ x 5 ⅜ x 1 inches (10 x 14 x 3 cm) plexi box, each
      © 2018 John Baldessari
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BALDj_GF_AMovie.jpg Twenty-eight black-and-white television still photographs arranged in the shape of a lowercase "e." Each photograph depicts a person looking at something, which the direction of their gaze traced in pale blue arrows. These arrows direct the form of the spiral of images.
    • Pure Beauty
      John Baldessari
      Pure Beauty, 1966-1968
      On View Baldessari 1966
      Pure Beauty, 1966-1968
      acrylic on canvas
      45 ⅜ x 45 ⅜ x 1 ⅜ inches (115 x 115 x 3 cm)
      © John Baldessari
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      On View       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      John Baldessari https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BALDj_257_001_crop-799x800.jpg A square canvas is painted carefully with the words "PURE BEAUTY" in black.

    John Baldessari Exhibitions

    Iconoclasts: Selections from Glenstone’s Collection

    A brown, brushy painting hangs on a white wall above a wooden floor.