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Selected Works12

Tentative Wall for My New Home
Tentative Wall for My New Home
1962
Fragment
Fragment
1966
Commissioned Painting: A Painting by Edgar Transue
Commissioned Painting: A Painting by Edgar Transue
1969
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art
1971
Source
Source
1987
Duck/Bird/Midget/Man (in Top Hat and Cane)
Duck/Bird/Midget/Man (in Top Hat and Cane)
1988
Two Figures (Red) and Two Figures (Green) in Different Environments (Food)
Two Figures (Red) and Two Figures (Green) in Different Environments (Food)
1990
Two Cars (One Red) in Different Environments
Two Cars (One Red) in Different Environments
1990
NUMAN'S MORTUARY MEYER Your big ideas bug me.
NUMAN'S MORTUARY MEYER Your big ideas bug me.
2017
EXT. NEW YORK EAST SIDE HEALTH CLINIC - DAY WALT It's a four oater
EXT. NEW YORK EAST SIDE HEALTH CLINIC - DAY WALT It's a four oater
2017
Giacometti with Barrel
Giacometti with Barrel
2018
Hot & Cold Series: GILLIS You trying to be funny? / PERFECTLY STILL
Hot & Cold Series: GILLIS You trying to be funny? / PERFECTLY STILL
2018
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Past Exhibitions42

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#144 Mai 36 Galerie

John Baldessari (FOOD)

John Baldessari

Jun 9, 2023 — Aug 11, 2023

#88 Cirrus Gallery

Hegel's Cellar by John Baldessari

John Baldessari

2011 South Santa Fe Avenue

Jul 16, 2022 — Aug 18, 2022

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari: Selected Works

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jan 5, 2021 — Mar 20, 2021

#93 [FEUTEU]

John Baldessari 'Selfie' Portraits

John Baldessari

Sep 1, 2020 — Oct 6, 2020

#88 Cirrus Gallery

what i saw john baldessari prints 1976–2015

john baldessari

2011 South Santa Fe Avenue

Feb 8, 2020 — May 8, 2020

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Hot & Cold

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 3, 2019 — Jun 15, 2019

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Brain/Cloud (Two Views)

John Baldessari

Unit 1, Sleaford Road Ind Est,, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2ND, UK

Nov 8, 2018 — Jan 12, 2019

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari Emoji Series

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 5, 2018 — Jan 5, 2019

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

Eight Colorful Inside Jobs

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jun 15, 2018 — Jul 20, 2018

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

All Z’s (Picabia/Mondrian)

John Baldessari

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

May 4, 2018 — Jun 22, 2018

#53 Galerie Greta Meert

The Complementary Color Series

John Baldessari

Nov 16, 2017 — Jan 13, 2018

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari: Hands & Feet

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Oct 5, 2017 — Nov 30, 2017

Craig F. Starr Gallery

John Baldessari Paintings 1966-68

John Baldessari

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Apr 7, 2017 — Jun 17, 2017

Craig Starr Gallery

John Baldessari Paintings 1966-68

John Baldessari

5 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Apr 7, 2017 — Jun 17, 2017

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

Pop-Up Shop

John Baldessari

Unit 1, Sleaford Road Ind Est,, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2ND, UK

Feb 18, 2017 — Feb 25, 2017

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

Miró and Life in General

John Baldessari

Unit 1, Sleaford Road Ind Est,, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2ND, UK

Jan 10, 2017 — Feb 25, 2017

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

Pollock/Benton

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Nov 11, 2016 — Dec 23, 2016

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari: Madame Cézanne's Hairdos

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 15, 2016 — Oct 22, 2016

#88 Cirrus Gallery

Engravings with Sounds

John Baldessari

2011 South Santa Fe Avenue

Jul 16, 2016 — Aug 20, 2016

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Pictures & Scripts

John Baldessari

Feb 28, 2015 — Apr 25, 2015

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Early Works

John Baldessari

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Feb 28, 2015 — Apr 11, 2015

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Movie Scripts/Art

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Oct 22, 2014 — Nov 22, 2014

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari at Gemini The News: Six New Screenprints

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 25, 2014 — Oct 25, 2014

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

Installation Works: 1987-1989

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jun 27, 2013 — Aug 23, 2013

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari: Eight Soups

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Apr 18, 2013 — Jun 1, 2013

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Double Play

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Oct 19, 2012 — Nov 21, 2012

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

Double Bill

John Baldessari

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Apr 5, 2012 — May 12, 2012

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

Sediment (Part 2)

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Oct 21, 2010 — Dec 4, 2010

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari: Foot & Stocking (With Big Toe Exposed)

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Oct 7, 2010 — Nov 6, 2010

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Hands and/or Feet (Part One)

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Oct 17, 2009 — Nov 28, 2009

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Raised Eyebrows/Furrowed Foreheads

John Baldessari

79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Nov 25, 2008 — Jan 10, 2009

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Oct 19, 2007 — Nov 24, 2007

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari: Noes and Ears Etc: The Gemini Series

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Mar 29, 2007 — May 12, 2007

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

Noses & Ears, Etc., Part Two

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Oct 19, 2006 — Nov 25, 2006

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari: Person with Guitar Series

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 1, 2005 — Oct 15, 2005

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Overlaps and Intersections

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 3, 2002 — Jun 15, 2002

#11 Marian Goodman Gallery

John Baldessari Tetrad Series

John Baldessari

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Apr 16, 1999 — May 21, 1999

#88 Cirrus Gallery

New Editions

John Baldessari

2011 South Santa Fe Avenue

Feb 17, 1996 — Apr 13, 1996

#21 Joni Moisant Weyl

John Baldessari: Eight Soups A French Horn Player, a Square Blue Moon, and Other Subjects

John Baldessari

535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Apr 1, 1994 — Jun 30, 1994

#88 Cirrus Gallery

Graphic Survey and New Editions

John Baldessari

2011 South Santa Fe Avenue

Sep 8, 1990 — Nov 10, 1990

#88 Cirrus Gallery

John Baldessari A Print Retrospective

John Baldessari

2011 South Santa Fe Avenue

Dec 11, 1988 — Jan 21, 1989

#6 Lisson Gallery

John Baldessari

John Baldessari

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

May 16, 1988 — Jun 25, 1988

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Art Fair Appearances13

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Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2026
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2022
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2020
Frieze London — London
2020
The Armory Show — New York
2020
Art Basel — Basel
2019
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2019
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2019
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