John Baldessari, born 1931
Cremation Project
24 July 1970
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All paintings in the artist’s possession dating from 1953–1966 were incinerated at a crematorium in San Diego, California.
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Loss:
Erased
Context & Content:John Baldessari
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Gallery of Lost Art looks at the unusual decision of the America artist John Baldessari to burn much of his early work.
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Cremation Project
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In 1970 Baldessari burnt all of the paintings he had created between 1953 and 1966 as part of a new piece, titled The Cremation Project.
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Latest
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john baldessari sings sol le witt
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Jason Schwartzman Celebrates John Baldessari for Pacific Standard Time
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A Brief History of John Baldessari
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Detail, "Exhibiting Paintings" by John Baldessari at the Hirshhorn (Washington, DC)
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John Baldessari at the Venice Biennale
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John Baldessari
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Los Angeles
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John Baldessari: Recycling Images | Art21 "Exclusive"
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John Baldessari "This Not That" Documentary
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Collated
Links
John Baldessari: Conceptual Art Means Serious Mischief
http://www.npr.org/2013/03/11/173745543/for-john-baldessari-conceptual-art-means-serious-mischief
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John Baldessari Spreads Messages on LA Buses
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-john-baldessari-city-buses-20130108,0,6845343.story
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John Baldessari Discusses His New York Show
http://twi-ny.com/blog/2012/10/26/twi-ny-talk-john-baldessari/
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The Making of John Baldessari’s Cremation Project
http://yalepress.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/the-making-of-john-baldessaris-cremation-project/
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Pure Beauty - An Interview with John Baldessari
http://www.seesawmagazine.com/baldessariinterviewpages/baldessariinterview.html
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John Baldessari's Pencil Story
http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/john-baldessaris-pencil-story
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MoMA Interactives Exhibitions | Color Chart
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/colorchart/
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Color and Conceptualism (audio)
http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/audios/74/248
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John Baldessari's $100,000 bill board
http://uk.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2011/december/07/john-baldessaris-100-000-bill-board/
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An Interview with John Bladessari, 2009
http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/articles/somebody-talk
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