Films & Videos
By Baldessari
Films by the Artist
Six Colorful Inside Jobs, 1977. 16mm, color, 30 minutes.
Script, 1973-1977. 16mm, black-and-white, sound, 25 minutes.
Ted's Christmas Card, 1974. Super 8 film loop, color, 3 minutes.
Taking a Slate: David, 1974. Super 8 film loop (originally 16mm), black-and-white, 48 seconds.
Taking a Slate: Ilene and David (#1), 1974. Super 8 film loop (originally 16mm), black-and-white, 20 seconds.
Taking a Slate: Ilene and David (#2), 1974. Super 8 film loop (originally 16mm), color, 3 minutes.
Ice Cube Sliding, 1974. Super 8 film loop, color, 3 minutes.
Throwing Leaves Back at Tree, 1973. Super 8 film loop, color, 3 minutes.
Title, 1973. 16mm, black-and-white and color, sound, 25 minutes.
The Hollywood Film, 1972-1973. Super 8 film loop (originally in 16mm), color, 66 seconds.
Water to Wine to Water, 1972-1973. Super 8 film loop (originally in 16mm), color, 36 seconds.
Time-Temperature, 1972-1973. Super 8 film loop (originally in 16mm), color, 4 minutes, 56 seconds.
Easel Painting, 1972-1973. Super 8 film loop (originally in 16mm), color, 34 seconds.
Black-Out, 1971. Super 8, black-and-white, 3 minutes.
Tabula Rasa, 1971. Super 8, black-and-white, 3 minutes.
Minimalism, 1971. Super 8, black-and-white, 3 minutes.
Dance, 1971. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
Waterline, 1971. Super 8, black-and-white, 3 minutes.
New York City Postcard Painting, 1971. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
New York City Art History, 1971. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
Cremation, 1970. 16mm, black-and-white, 10 minutes.
What To Leave Out, 1968. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
Isocephaly, 1968. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
Videos by the Artist
Drift (A Work by John Baldessari, Julião Sarmento, and Lawrence Weiner), 2004. 12:33 minutes.
Five 1968 Films, 2000. Color, sound, 139 minutes.
Two Colorful Melodies, 1977. Color, sound, 5:30 minutes.
Six Colorful Tales: From the Emotional Spectrum (Women), 1977. Color, sound, 17:10 minutes.
The Italian Tape, 1974. Black-and-white, sound, 8:33 minutes.
Ed Henderson Suggests Sound Tracks for Photographs, 1974. Black-and-white, sound, 27:51 minutes.
The Sound Made by Kicking a Bottle, 1973. Black-and-white, sound, 3 minutes.
Four Minutes of Trying to Tune Two Glasses (For the Phil Glass Sextet) 1976. Black-and-white, sound, 4:09 minutes.
Three Feathers and Other Fairy Tales, 1973. Black-and-White, sound, 31:15 minutes.
The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales [The Birth of Art and Other Sacred Tales], 1973. Black-and-white, sound, 28:28 minutes overall. The segments are:
Haste Makes Waste, 1973. Black-and-white, video loop, 4 minutes.
How We Do Art Now, 1973. Black-and-white, sound, 12:54 minutes overall. The segments are:
Ed Henderson Reconstructs Movie Scenarios, 1973. Black-and-white, sound, 24:04 minutes.
Teaching a Plant the Alphabet, 1972. Black-and-white, sound, 18:40 minutes.
Inventory, 1972. Black-and-white, sound, 23:50 minutes.
Baldessari Sings LeWitt, 1972. Black-and-white, sound, 15 minutes.
Xylophone, 1972. Black-and-white, sound, 25:38 minutes.
Police Drawing, 1971. Black-and-white, sound, 23:09 minutes.
Art Disaster, 1971. Black-and-white, 32:40 minutes.
I Am Making Art, 1971. Black-and-white, sound, 18:40 minutes.
Walking Forward--Running Past, 1971. Color, 12:45 minutes.
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art, 1971. Black-and-white, 13:06 minutes.
Life Drawing, 1970. Black-and-white, 30 minutes.
Black Curtain, 1970. Black-and-white, sound, 15 minutes.
Black Painting, 1970. Black-and-white, 15 minutes.
Folding Hat, 1970. Black-and-white, sound, 29:48 minutes.
Folding Hat: Version 1, 1970. Black-and-white, sound 30 minutes.
http://www.baldessari.org/films.htm
Six Colorful Inside Jobs, 1977. 16mm, color, 30 minutes.
Script, 1973-1977. 16mm, black-and-white, sound, 25 minutes.
Ted's Christmas Card, 1974. Super 8 film loop, color, 3 minutes.
Taking a Slate: David, 1974. Super 8 film loop (originally 16mm), black-and-white, 48 seconds.
Taking a Slate: Ilene and David (#1), 1974. Super 8 film loop (originally 16mm), black-and-white, 20 seconds.
Taking a Slate: Ilene and David (#2), 1974. Super 8 film loop (originally 16mm), color, 3 minutes.
Ice Cube Sliding, 1974. Super 8 film loop, color, 3 minutes.
Throwing Leaves Back at Tree, 1973. Super 8 film loop, color, 3 minutes.
Title, 1973. 16mm, black-and-white and color, sound, 25 minutes.
The Hollywood Film, 1972-1973. Super 8 film loop (originally in 16mm), color, 66 seconds.
Water to Wine to Water, 1972-1973. Super 8 film loop (originally in 16mm), color, 36 seconds.
Time-Temperature, 1972-1973. Super 8 film loop (originally in 16mm), color, 4 minutes, 56 seconds.
Easel Painting, 1972-1973. Super 8 film loop (originally in 16mm), color, 34 seconds.
Black-Out, 1971. Super 8, black-and-white, 3 minutes.
Tabula Rasa, 1971. Super 8, black-and-white, 3 minutes.
Minimalism, 1971. Super 8, black-and-white, 3 minutes.
Dance, 1971. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
Waterline, 1971. Super 8, black-and-white, 3 minutes.
New York City Postcard Painting, 1971. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
New York City Art History, 1971. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
Cremation, 1970. 16mm, black-and-white, 10 minutes.
What To Leave Out, 1968. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
Isocephaly, 1968. Super 8, color, 3 minutes.
Videos by the Artist
Drift (A Work by John Baldessari, Julião Sarmento, and Lawrence Weiner), 2004. 12:33 minutes.
Five 1968 Films, 2000. Color, sound, 139 minutes.
Two Colorful Melodies, 1977. Color, sound, 5:30 minutes.
Six Colorful Tales: From the Emotional Spectrum (Women), 1977. Color, sound, 17:10 minutes.
The Italian Tape, 1974. Black-and-white, sound, 8:33 minutes.
Ed Henderson Suggests Sound Tracks for Photographs, 1974. Black-and-white, sound, 27:51 minutes.
The Sound Made by Kicking a Bottle, 1973. Black-and-white, sound, 3 minutes.
Four Minutes of Trying to Tune Two Glasses (For the Phil Glass Sextet) 1976. Black-and-white, sound, 4:09 minutes.
Three Feathers and Other Fairy Tales, 1973. Black-and-White, sound, 31:15 minutes.
The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales [The Birth of Art and Other Sacred Tales], 1973. Black-and-white, sound, 28:28 minutes overall. The segments are:
- Some Words I Mispronounce
You Tell Me What I Do
Anna Names Animals She Has Never Seen
Taping a Stick; Lifting It from the Other End
No Dice
Talking With One Knee to Another
Examining Three 8d Nails
What Follows Is What He Liked to Do Best
For Sylvia Plath
A Riddle
Insincerely Promising a Cat a Carrot
A Sentence with Hidden Meaning
For Marcel Proust
Close-up
Flight Bag (This is a kind of interesting object...)
It is Cruel to Put a Dog on a Mirror
The Way We Do Art Now (The Birth of Abstract Art)
Haste Makes Waste, 1973. Black-and-white, video loop, 4 minutes.
How We Do Art Now, 1973. Black-and-white, sound, 12:54 minutes overall. The segments are:
- How Various People Spit Out Beans
Comparing Two Sounds
A 20” Tape
The Eye Does Not Naturally Pan
Cigar Lexicon
On Making a Masterpiece
Ed Henderson Reconstructs Movie Scenarios, 1973. Black-and-white, sound, 24:04 minutes.
Teaching a Plant the Alphabet, 1972. Black-and-white, sound, 18:40 minutes.
Inventory, 1972. Black-and-white, sound, 23:50 minutes.
Baldessari Sings LeWitt, 1972. Black-and-white, sound, 15 minutes.
Xylophone, 1972. Black-and-white, sound, 25:38 minutes.
Police Drawing, 1971. Black-and-white, sound, 23:09 minutes.
Art Disaster, 1971. Black-and-white, 32:40 minutes.
I Am Making Art, 1971. Black-and-white, sound, 18:40 minutes.
Walking Forward--Running Past, 1971. Color, 12:45 minutes.
I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art, 1971. Black-and-white, 13:06 minutes.
Life Drawing, 1970. Black-and-white, 30 minutes.
Black Curtain, 1970. Black-and-white, sound, 15 minutes.
Black Painting, 1970. Black-and-white, 15 minutes.
Folding Hat, 1970. Black-and-white, sound, 29:48 minutes.
Folding Hat: Version 1, 1970. Black-and-white, sound 30 minutes.
http://www.baldessari.org/films.htm