John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné: Volume Two: 1975-1986 Contributor(s): Pardo, Patrick (Editor), Dean, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0300198108 ISBN-13: 9780300198102 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | Individual Artists - Monographs |
Dewey: 709.2 |
Physical Information: 2.1" H x 10.5" W x 12.1" (8.02 lbs) 496 pages |
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Publisher Description: The second in a projected four-volume series of the complete catalogue of works by John Baldessari Compiling four-hundred-plus unique works of art, this volume traces the shifts and developments in conceptual artist John Baldessari's work from 1975-86. It covers his photo-based works such as the "Strobe," "Word Chain," and "Pathetic Fallacy" series from 1975; the "Violent Space" and the seminal "Concerning Diachronic/Synchronic Time: Above, On, Under (With Mermaid)," from 1976; and the "Blasted Allegories" series from 1977-78, which drew heavily from the artist's vast collection of photo stills taken from commercial television.In the 1980s, Baldessari's art took a different direction, beginning with the expansive "Fugitive Essays" triptychs from 1980 and leading to 1982's photographic interpretations of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Building on these themes, Baldessari began producing a body of work that was inspired in part by dreams, psychology, film, and popular culture. Ensuing works were more formal, elaborate, and large-scale. From 1984 to 1986 Baldessari created a number of works that employed his soon-to-be-signature colored discs painted over people's faces in the photos. An introductory essay will provide a close reading of selected works and a historical context for understanding Baldessari's art from this period. A detailed chronology and exhibition history and bibliography are also included. This is the second of a projected four-volume catalogue raisonn . |
Contributor Bio(s): Pardo, Patrick: - Patrick Pardo is research editor of the John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné. Dean, Robert: - Robert Dean is editorial director of the John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné. |