Russell Baldwin; artist's artist admired for meticulous works Jun 2, 2008
And his sophistication and reputation as an artist showed in the sort of exhibitions he presented, which featured some of the widely recognized California artists: Sam Francis, John Baldessari, Judy Chicago, William Wiley and Wayne Thiebaud, among them. Baldwin, 74, died last week at his home in Ramona. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Turning a lens on those with an eye for art Apr 11, 2008
There she encountered as teachers Chris Burden, John Baldessari and Paul McCarthy, each known for boundary-bursting experiments with performance and unconventional media. Straight out of graduate school, Miller applied for inclusion in the annual EAST international exhibition at the Norwich Gallery in England. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Renzo Piano's LA museum opens to public Feb 18, 2008
Works by John Baldessari fit somewhere in between, historically, conceptually and in the installation. The other side of the top floor features a roomful of Ellsworth Kelly abstractions that respond to the light like living things. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Malibu Seen (1) Feb 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Edition. "Museum curator Stephanie Barron has watched the collection grow over the years. "This is a collection that has been built carefully and painstakingly over several decades," Barron says. "Having these works available at LACMA will forever change how future generations of visitors will understand modern art in Los Angeles. (Malibu Times, CA)
L.A.'s Broad museum opens doors Feb 8, 2008
Works by John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Cy Twombly, Jasper Johns and Richard Rauschenberg dominate the third floor. Some Warhols are tucked behind a wall and easy to miss. (Variety)
Art without the artist Jan 7, 2008
John Baldessari, a pioneer of conceptual art, trained as a painter and earned a degree in art, but in 1968 held a cremation in which he burned all his paintings as a way of holding himself to his new plan: to stop using technique and commit to the maxim that the idea is everything. These days, he has a handful of assistants to help create his collages, videos, and other conceptual works. (Boston Globe)
The trouble with Western art today Dec 20, 2007
Back in the late 60s and 70s, the prevailing attitude was sort of screw the bourgeoisie,' admits eminent conceptual art innovator John Baldessari, who adds, I thought art was supposed to make people uncomfortable. Art can throw us a lifeline after it pushes us over the edge of our comfort zone. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Partying with the Super Rich at Art Basel Miami Beach Dec 18, 2007
The fashion and art crowd mixed at a dinner at Mokai with the Gagosian Gallery. ( Elizabeth Lippman for The New York Times). (International Herald Tribune)
Abstract painter was founding dean of the art school at California Institute of the Arts Dec 6, 2007
Conceptual artist John Baldessari helped Brach build an "astonishing faculty," Lavine said. It included performance artist Allan Kaprow, critic Max Kozloff, video artist Nam June Paik and Brach's wife, Miriam Schapiro, who co-founded the CalArts feminist art program. (Los Angeles Times)
Artist captures San Diego through the lens of time Nov 29, 2007
Mosley's artistic roots date to the 1960s when he studied under photographer/artist John Baldessari, who taught him conceptual and technical aspects of recording an emerging cityscape through photographs. While studying for his master's degree at UC San Diego, Mosley honed his photography skills to document ecological and sociological changes occurring as the San Diego area developed rapidly in the 1970s and '80s. (North County Times)
Announcing the Participants in the 2007 Program Aug 10, 2007
Rolex announces the selections in the fields of - Dance: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Belgium) and Anani Dodji Sanouvi (Togo) - Film: Stephen Frears (U.K.) and Josue Mendez (Peru) - Literature: Tahar Ben Jelloun (Morocco/France) and Edem Awumey (Togo) - Theater: Julie Taymor (U.S.A.) and Selina Cartmell (U.K.) - Visual Arts: John Baldessari (U.S.A.) and Alejandro Cesarco (Uruguay) - Music: Pinchas Zukerman (U.S.A) and David Carpenter (U.S.A). Since its launch, 179 artists, leaders in the arts and... (AbsoluteArts.com)
* Portrait of the artist as curator, and the dealer as artist Jul 12, 2007
The Lawyers (1919), by Guy Pene du Bois is from the Ways of Seeing: John Baldessari Explores the Collection exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington ... At the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, the West Coast Conceptualist John Baldessari was invited to select works from the permanent collection - mostly painting and sculpture, it turned out - and arrange them in several large galleries ... Ways of Seeing: John Baldessari Explores the Collection... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sigmar Polke: Inscrutable master of the unexpected May 30, 2007
The artist John Baldessari, 75, describes Polke as an artist's artist. "Any one move can provide a career for a lesser artist," he explained. (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story May 26, 2007
The auction features work by artists featured in the museum's exhibits and permanent collection, including Eduardo Abaroa, John Baldessari, Marlene Dumas, Mximo Gonzlez, Jeff Koons and Ed Ruscha. The evening also features live music, food and drinks. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Rothko, Bacon Smash Records at Sotheby's `Crazy' $255 Million Art Auction May 16, 2007
Last night's sale, more electric than either of last week's, set 15 artist records, including for Richard Prince, Robert Rauschenberg, Cecily Brown, John Baldessari and Morris Louis. The previous high of $239. (Bloomberg -- US)
* Tinker, tailor, soldier, artist Mar 8, 2007
Departures, a 2000 show, asked Los Angeles-area artists like John Baldessari and Lari Pittman to choose pieces from the permanent collection and make works responding to them. Hawkinson's work might be seen as having more in common with a carnival funhouse than it does with a museum, especially one like the Getty. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Magritte amuses and befuddles Feb 19, 2007
In one sense, the show, designed by conceptual artist John Baldessari, is a little too gimmicky. The carpet design has you walking all over bright blue sky and clouds, and when you look up you see repeated images of the Los Angeles freeway system. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Mr. Peanut finally gets some respect Dec 24, 2006
Alongside letters, pamphlets or multiples from Canadians Greg Curnoe, David Askevold, Lisa Steele and Colin Campbell, there's work from (or mentions of) a host of international art stars such as John Baldessari, Joseph Beuys and Gordon Matta-Clark. The General Ideas guys were relentless travellers and schmoozers. (Toronto Star)
L.A. show pays homage to Magritte Dec 4, 2006
They enlisted artist John Baldessari, the pivotal West Coast conceptual artist who made his first major works in his native National City, to create a fitting installation. There are clouds on the carpet and images of freeways on the ceiling, which is the sort of conceit that likely would have pleased the Belgian artist. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Magritte pipeline Nov 19, 2006
The show is a gas, entertaining and insightful, partly thanks to a savvy, subversive installation design by Conceptual artist John Baldessari. ADVERTISEMENT. (Los Angeles Times)
Magritte goes on show in a surreal Los Angeles setting Nov 18, 2006
John Baldessari in the gallery he designed for the installation of the Magritte show at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ... LOS ANGELES: Everyone who knows John Baldessari knows that he likes a good joke. (International Herald Tribune)
John S. Boskovich, 49; Artist Co-Wrote Film With Sandra Bernhard Oct 5, 2006
Boskovich was born Dec. 8, 1956, raised in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from USC. He earned a master's degree in fine arts at California Institute of the Arts, where he was a student of conceptual art pioneer John Baldessari, who became a mentor. While he was a student at CalArts, Boskovich also earned a law degree at Loyola Law School but never practiced law. (Los Angeles Times)
Oscar-Winning Film Director Anthony Minghella Helps Launch Art & Technology Programs for the University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach Oct 3, 2006
The museum's collection includes the prestigious Hampton Collection of American paintings, site-specific sculpture located throughout the campus, and works of art on paper including photographs and prints by such artists as John Baldessari, Jim Dine, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Lorna Simpson, Julius Shulman, and Cadida Hofer. Note: Image available of Chris Scoates, museum director, and film directors Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack join to help launch the new art and technology... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
L.A.'s Baldessari Has Fun at the Hirshhorn Sep 24, 2006
Is a curator supposed to say things like "I love it because it's so marginal?" Artist John Baldessari has fun as the Hirshhorn's guest ... That doesn't stop John Baldessari ... The Los Angeles-based conceptual art pioneer, whom the Hirshhorn invited to create a permanent-collection installation, places the two nudes together in "Ways of Seeing: John Baldessari Explores the Collection." His show does just about everything you wouldn't expect a curator to do. (Los Angeles Times)
At Paris Exhibit, L.A. Art Is a Smash -- Literally Aug 3, 2006
The Paris exhibition featured more than 300 works by more than 80 artists, among them John Baldessari, Billy Al Bengston, Dennis Hopper, Eleanor Antin, Lari Pittman, Charles Ray, Chris Burden, Nancy Rubins, Judy Chicago, John Divola, Robert Heinecken, Ed Moses and Betye Saar. To pull it together, the Pompidou borrowed more than a dozen works from LACMA. Grenier said 300,000 visitors saw the show. (Q13.com, WA)
Flights away from harmony, toward parody Jul 1, 2006
The brilliant winner that day was John Baldessari. A set of 14 color prints of photographs, each showing three spindly carrots and the tops of human fingers pointing down at them from the upper edges of the prints, dating from 1971, brought 232,000. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Mercedes-Benz to Present 17th Carousel of Hope on Sat., Oct. 28, 2006 Jun 28, 2006
Past artists have included Charles Arnoldi, John Baldessari, Harry Benson, Howard Bingham, Ross Bleckner, Patrick Demarchelier, Laddie John Dill, Arthur Elgort, Nancy Ellison, Robert Graham, Jenny Holzer, Steven Meisel, Ed Moses, Alexandra Nechita, LeRoy Neiman, Robert Rauschenberg, David Salle and celebrity artists such as Dennis Hopper. The biennial galas have featured such entertainers as Elton John, Sting, B.B. King, Ricky Martin, Beyonce, Faith Hill, Josh Groban, Rod Stewart, Frank Sinatra,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hilla Futterman, 68; Artist, Botanist Taught People How to Prepare Their Meals From Nature's Bounty Mar 23, 2006
A four-minute video she made was included in a 1976 Berkeley show that featured 15 artists, including John Baldessari. In Los Angeles, she also taught ceramics. (Los Angeles Times)
Who's giggling at the back? Feb 12, 2006
If those photorealist paintings were actually executed by a commercial artist, Kippenberger was only copying the controversial US painter John Baldessari. Abusing Beuys, he was imitating Robert Rauschenberg's famously erased De Kooning. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
