John Baldessari, “Throwing three balls in the air to get a straight line” (Best of thirty-six attemps), 1973.Favorite A nice find ….! This is the third artists’ book conceived by John Baldessari consisting of fourteen loose sheets. Twelve pages document photographically the artist’s attempts to throw three orange balls in the air to form a straight line, the best of thirty-six attempts [thirty-six being the length of a roll of color photographic film]. Two additional pages for the book’s title and colophon. Images memorialize the pure beauty of conceptual game playing and the sky-scape of Los Angeles. Read more
Nice X-mas present for those who look out for the summer! John Baldessari, 2012.Favorite Medium: 100% cotton beach towel, Size: 70 x 60 inches, Price: $95
Works on Whatever (WOW) is a collection of artist-produced functional objects commissioned by Art Production Fund. WOW offers artists an opportunity to produce work in a medium they haven’t work with before thereby introducing new materials into their practice and enabling them to apply new technologies in their production process. This John Baldessari edition is available at the WOW shop of the Art Production Fund here
John Baldessari, Picture in a Frame, 2012. Medium: Archival inkjet on canson BFK rives Size: 51 cm x 43 cm, 20 1/8″ x 17″ Edition: 75+25 AP’S+5 SP’S+1 PP Signed and dated label verso Price: €1,500 Price: member art society goslar €1,450
This limited edition John Baldessari print is available at Mönchehaus Museum Goslar here
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts just released a bunch of stunning new limited editions by world famous artists: John Baldessari, Mark Bradford, Jonathan Monk, Laura Owens and Paulina Olowska.
Mark Bradford, Untitled, 2012. Working in both paint and collage, Bradford incorporates elements from his daily life into his canvases: remnants of found posters and billboards, graffitied stencils and logos, and a variety of materials found in urban social environments such as the South Central Los Angeles neighborhood where the artist lived as a child and still has a studio space. Read more
Artists for Obama 2012. A portfolio of limited edition prints by 19 artists in support of the Obama Victory fund: John Baldessari, Jonathan Borofsky, Chris Burden, Frank Gehry, Robert Gober, Ann Hamilton, David Hammons, Jasper Johns (image), Ellsworth Kelly, Brice Marden, Julie Mehretu, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, Susan Rothenberg, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Joel Shapiro, Richard Tuttle. Read more
EXPIRED Gemini G.E.L. invites you to visit them during their Private Summer Sale, on view now through September 12th, 2012. Save on a selection of limited edition prints and sculpture, many of which are under $5,000. Works by the following artists will be on view: John Baldessari, Larry Bell, Jonathan Borofsky, Ron Davis, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Gober, Ann Hamilton, Jasper Johns, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Keith Sonnier, Saul Steinberg.
Editions by other artists are also available at a discount. You may view the complete checklist here.
Uta Barth, “Untitled” – from “… and to draw a bright white line with light”, 2012. Blind Spot Editions was launched in tandem with the inaugural edition of the magazine in order to offer audiences the opportunity to own a piece of signed, limited edition fine art at an affordable price, and to give artists the opportunity to expose their work to a larger audience.
Edition content generally coincides with work presented in each issue. Read more
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A nice find ….! This is the third artists’ book conceived by John Baldessari consisting of fourteen loose sheets. Twelve pages document photographically the artist’s attempts to throw three orange balls in the air to form a straight line, the best of thirty-six attempts [thirty-six being the length of a roll of color photographic film]. Two additional pages for the book’s title and colophon. Images memorialize the pure beauty of conceptual game playing and the sky-scape of Los Angeles. Read more
