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Artwork Survey: 1970s

John Baldessari

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  1. "I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art,"
    1971
    VHS, 13 minutes 13 seconds

    Courtesy the artist

    © John Baldessari

  2. "Throwing Four Balls in the Air to Get a Square,"
    1972-73
    8 Color photographs,
    9 1/2 × 13 3/4 inches each

    Courtesy the artist

    © John Baldessari

  3. "Portrait (Self) #1 as control + 11 Alterations by Retouching and Airbrushing,"
    1974
    12 color photographs on museum board,
    14 × 11 inches each

    Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery, New York

    © John Baldessari

  4. "Action/Reaction Series (Synchronized): Pouring Pepto-Bismol On Mayonnaise,"
    1975
    12 black-and-white photographs,
    5 × 7 inches each

    Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery, New York

    © John Baldessari

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