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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.

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A Movie: Directional Piece Where People are Looking

John Baldessari
1972

3 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1/2 inches (9.53 x 13.34 x 1.27 cm) each photograph
88 x 82 x 1/2 inches (223.52 x 208.28 x 1.27 cm) overall, framed
3 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 1 inches (9.84 x 13.65 x 2.54 cm) plexi box, each
black and white photographs with acrylic, mounted on board
© John Baldessari 1972. Courtesy Estate of John Baldessari © 2025
Courtesy John Baldessari Family Foundation; Sprüth Magers

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