I am making art 1971

BALDESSARI, John - Creator

Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Accession No.: 2005.201
Date Created: 1971
Gallery location: Not on public display
Department: International Art
Dimensions A: (Betacam box: 17 x 11 x 3cm)
Edition: ed. unlimited
Media Category: Electronic media
Secondary Media Category: Digital Betacam
Medium: Digital Betacam (PAL): 18:40 minutes, black and white, sound
Place Created: California
Credit Line: Purchased 2005

In 1970, John Baldessari burned everything he had made between 1953 and 1966, in a gesture that signalled a shift from painting to his ongoing explorations of image and text. The comparatively new technology of video allowed Baldessari to examine and reinvent categories and definitions of art through actions, text and sound. In I am making art, the artist uses humour and puns to parody the hermetic aspects of contemporary art practice.

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