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John Baldessari
Helmsmen (With Various Fires) 1989-1990 Sugar lift, spit bit, aquatint and pho

1989-1990

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John Baldessari (June 17, 1931 - January 2, 2020, American) Helmsmen (With Various Fires) 1989-1990 Sugar lift, spit bit, aquatint and photogravure in colors on three sheets of Somerset 410 gsm paper Sheet 1 - 17 1/2 x 20 1/8 in. Sheet 2 - 16 5/8 x 20 in. Sheet 3 - 63 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. Overall - 98 x 45 in. when hung according to artist's specs Artist's Proof (A.P) Pencil signed and numbered This is the complete set of three photogravures with aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, 1989-1990, signed in pencil, numbered 'AP' initialed and numbered on the reverse in pencil (an artist's proof set, the edition was 45), published by Brooke Alexander, New York, each with full margins. Overall: 98 x 55 in. (2490 x 1400 mm.) A pioneering force in Conceptual art, John Baldessari transformed pop cultural and art historical iconography into meditations on image, language, appropriation, and authenticity. He worked in a variety of media including sculpture, printmaking, photography, painting, film, performance, installation, and books. Text frequently appears throughout Baldessari’s oeuvre. The artist often concealed faces in found photographs with colored dots, a strategy that forces his viewer to look at the images’ contexts, rather than at the particularities of the subjects. Baldessari exhibited widely within his lifetime, showing in cities including New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Zürich, and Berlin. His work belongs in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Guggenheim Museum, among others. High auction record US$4.4m, Christie's, 2007 Blue-chip Represented by internationally recognized galleries. Collected by a major museum Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)Centre PompidouTateSolomon R. Guggenheim MuseumWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.Castello di RivoliLouisiana Museum of ArtHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenMuseum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)Hammer MuseumMuseo Reina SofiaArt Institute of ChicagoMCA ChicagoModerna Museet, Stockholm Recent Solo shows include 2024 John Baldessari, MLTPL 2023 JOHN BALDESSARI: (FOOD), Mai 36 Galerie 2022 John Baldessari, The Story Underneath, Sprüth Magers 2021 John Baldessari: Selected Works, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl 2020 JOHN BALDESSARI: 30 Years at Gemini G.E.L., Gemini G.E.L. Wrong is Right: Remembering John Baldessari, Mixografia 2019 Selections - Best of John Baldessari, Gemini G.E.L. John Baldessari: Prints, Brooke Alexander, Inc. 2018 John Baldessari: Emoji Series, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl John Baldessari Emoji Series, Gemini G.E.L. BLAH, Mixografia 2017 John Baldessari, Galerie Greta Meert Safety Curtain 2017/2018 by John Baldessari, museum in progress John Baldessari: Hands & Feet, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl John Baldessari: Hands & Feet, Gemini G.E.L. John Baldessari: Eight Colorful Inside Jobs, Mixografia 2016 John Baldessari: Madame Cezanne's Hairdos, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl Madame Cézanne's Hairdos, Gemini G.E.L. JOHN BALDESSARI – NEW WORKS, Mai 36 Galerie L'image volée, Fondazione Prada
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