Published Projects
2010
Baldessari, John. “This Is A Chair / This Is Not A Chair.” In When Is A Chair Not A Chair? Roy McMakin, author. New York: Skira Rizzoli Publications, 2010, pp. 140. Also includes texts by Michael Darling, Lisa Eisner, and Michael Ned Holte.
Baldessari, John. “Photography Changes What Artists Do.” Click! Photography Changes Everything, [January 2010]. Online project of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative.
http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=665
2009
Baldessari, John. “Work In Progress: John Baldessari: Palazzo delle Esposizioni.” V Magazine (New York) no. 61, Fall 2009, p. 126. Artist’s statement.
Baldessari, John, Frank Gehry, Marla Prather and Marianne Stockebrand. “Remembering Coosje van Bruggen.” Chinati Foundation Newsletter (Marfa, Texas) vol. 14, October 2009.
Baldessari, John. “Sol LeWitt: Songs My Mother Never Taught Me.” In Sol LeWitt: 100 Years. Susan Cross and Denise Markonish, editors. North Adams, MA: MASS MoCA in association with Yale University Press, New Haven, CN, 2009, p. 13.
Baldessari, John. “Survey: John Baldessari” www.frieze.com. London, United Kingdom, March 2, 2009. Published online only:
http://www.frieze.com/comment/article/professionalization/
2008
Baldessari, John. “The Artists’ Artists.” Artforum International (New York) vol. 47, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 98-110. Various artists’ picks for the best exhibitions of 2008, including JB’s.
Baldessari, John. Lettre International (Berlin) no. 81, Summer 2008, p. 16. Freatures artwork by JB, Raised Eyebrows / Furrowed Brows: (Blue Eyebrow), 2008.
Baldessari, John. New York Magazine, March 24, 2008. Artwork created by JB for the issue, Spitzer (Split), 2008.
Baldessari, John. New York Times Magazine, March 23, 2008, p. 41. Artwork created by JB for the issue, For Miuccia Prada, 2008.
Baldessari, John. “Diary.” Whitewall (New York), Winter 2008, pp. 54-55.
2007
"Books: Best of 2007: 13 Scholars, Critics, Writers, and Artists Choose the Year’s Outstanding Titles: John Baldessari." Artforum International (New York) vol. 46, no. 4, December 2007, p. 106. Review by JB of Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein’s Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar.
"John Baldessari." W (New York) vol. 36, no. 11, November 2007, pp. 44, 84, 286-311. Artwork created for this issue in collaboration with fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti, curated by Dennis Freedman and Neville Wakefield.
Baldessari, John, and Mel Bochner. "Outside the Box: Mel Bochner and John Baldessari on Sol LeWitt." Artforum International (New York) vol. 45, no. 10, Summer 2007, pp. 101-102.
"The Art of Practicality." Paper (New York) vol. 23, no. 10, May 2007, pp. 84-85. Various artists including JB created images for designs of practical projects. Contribution by JB entitled Ear Sofa; Nose Sconces with Flowers (listed in article as "Sofa and Planters").
"Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York City, May 6, 1957." New York, May 14, 2007, pp. 44-51. Includes artwork created by JB for this issue, Marilyn Monroe: Partially Erased, based on a photograph by Richard Avedon, and text by JB regarding his piece.
Baldessari, John. "Guest Lecture." Artillery (Los Angeles) vol. 1, no. 1, September 2006, pp. 24-25. Artwork by JB, The Pencil Story (1972-73), presented as an excerpt from a forthcoming book of writing by JB, with introduction by Meg Cranston.
2006
Baldessari, John. "John Baldessari: Questionnaire, 2005." In Jonathan Monk. Bignan (France): Domaine de Kerguéhennec, 2006, p. 170. Catalog for "Jonathan Monk: Family of Man" exhibition at Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Bignan, France, July 2 - September 18, 2005. Questions written by JB (unanswered).
Baldessari, John. "A Person Wears Many Masks and Perhaps We Are Not Who We Think We Are." In Gagarin (Antwerp, Belgium) vol. 7, no. 2, 2006, pp. 92-100, illus. cover. Includes within JB’s text a text by Analia Saban, "The Baldessarian Method."
2005
"How Has Art Changed?: Survey" Frieze: Contemporary Art and Culture (London) no. 94, October 2005, p. 160. Responses to a survey by various artists, including JB.
"Letters to a Young Artist." Art on Paper (New York)vol. 9, no. 6, July-August 2005, p. 34. Letters from various artists, including JB.
La Grange, Ashley. Basic Critical Theory for Photographers. Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2005, pp. 193-195, 198, illus. p. 217. Untitled text by JB in chapter 13, "Robert Adams’, John Baldessari’s and Peter Godwin’s Analysis of Particular Photographs."
2004
Yours in Food, John Baldessari. With Meditations on Eating by Paul Auster, John Baldessari, David Byrne, Dave Eggers, David Gilbert, Tim Griffin, Andy Grundberg, John Haskell, Michael More, Glenn O’Brien, Francine Prose, Peter Schjeldahl, Lynne Tillman. A Blind Spot Book, published by Princeton Architectural Press, all photographs by John Baldessari, 2004.
Crowe, Dan, ed., Zembla Magazine, autumn 2004, Art Project 1by John Baldessari: Eight Adventures (Male): With Geometric Blockages (Orange) Arranged from Narrowest to Widest, published by Simon Finch, 2004, PP 8, 11, 13, 15, illus. 13, 78 — 85.
"My Files of Movie Stills: A Sort of Reality," Flash Art International, July — September 2004,
Vol. XXXVII No. 237, pp 80 — 85. Text originally appeared in Blasted Allegories, 1987 MIT Press. Follows interview with Gea Politi.
Heartways: the exploits of Genny O, Edited by Rita McBride and Erin Cosgrove, with text by John Baldessari, "Genny O’s Opening," pp, 35-46, copublished by ArsenalAdvance, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Printed Matter, Inc., 2004.
"Log Cabin, Deer, and Two Figures (One with Baby Bottle), 2004," The New Yorker, July 26, 2004, p 72. This image was created for publication. Short fiction by Annie Proulx.
"ArtBasel Conversations: Art Basel Miami Beach December 2-5, 2004/Art 35 Basel June16-21, 2004," includes "Art Basel Conversations/The Curators’ Circle: Should an Artist Curate a Major Art Exhibition?" panel discussion including John Baldessari, Roger Buergel, Ute Meta Bauer, Catherine David and Jens Hoffman, June 20, 2004, Art Basel and Hatje Cantz Publishers, published in collaboration with BVLGARI, 2004. Pp. 139 — 149.
2003
Statement in "The Next Documenta Should Be Curated By An Artist": http://www.e-flux.com (online project by curator Jens Hoffman).
2002
Overleaf introduction to A Way Into India, Raghubir Singh. Phaidon Press Limited, New York, NY, 2002.
Bow Down. Text by poet Douglas Messerli. ML & NLF editions, NuovaLitoEffe, Castelvetro Piacentinto (Piacenza), Italy.
"Naked Came The: Night Nurse," collaboration between John Baldessari and Erin Cosgrove, Rita McBride catalogue, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Germany, 2002, Edition 1000. Also in German, "Nackt kamder Fremde," edition 1000.
"John Baldessari: Intersection Series." Blind Spot, Issue 20, Spring 2002.
"Fish and Crowd. In Four Parts (For Gustinet)," From #5, Witte de With. 2001. P 74.
2001
"Intersect: Gorilla With Group (Yellow)." Lettre International, Heft 55, IV/2001, A 5821, p. 24.
Bars de Recontres et Montaigne. Contrat Main, December 20, 2001. French translation of a text published in 1994 in conjunction with the 1994 MOMA exhibition.
2000
"From love to pot-lids: Twenty-four Icelandic proverbs." X-Tra, Volume 3, No. 5, September 2000, p. 31.
1996
Obrist, Hans Ulrich, do it, Kjarvalsstadir Listansafn Reykjavikur, The Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, 1996.
"Seven Drinks / One Drink," Random Access 2: Ambient Fears, ed. Pavel Buchler and Nikos Papastergiadis, Rivers Oram Press, London, 1996.
Gott, Richard "Red Gold", Versus no 5, 1995-96. p. 30/31.
Gabler, Neal, "The Reel America," Los Angeles Times, Sunday, June 30, 1996, Section M, p1. Responses elicited from various people, including John.
1995
Nannucci, Maurizio. Bookmakers. Payss-Paysage, France. 1995.
1994
"John Baldessari: Prosject for Hyperfoto number 1 1994,"Hyperfoto, Number 1, 1994, pp 19-27.
1989
Statement in: McKenna, Kristine. "You're a Pop Artist —— The Museum Says So." Los Angeles Times Calendar, 23 Apr 1989.
"Some Notes on Recent Work," Special Affects, Gaincarlo Politi Editore, Milan, Italy, 1989, p 166.
Statement in: "The State of California." Artcoast 1, no. 2 (May/June 1989): 34—35. Projects for Periodicals and Books by the Artist
"Special Project for Tema Celeste: Two Elephants (from pink to blue with conflict between), 1989." Tema Celeste (Siracusa, Italy), no. 22—23 (Oct—Dec 1989): 58—61.
1988
Statement. Flash Art News (Flash Art Supplement) (Milan), no. 142 (Oct 1988): 15.
"Two Viewpoints (Blue) On Red Horizon." C Magazine (Toronto, Canada), no. 17 (Spring 1988): 38-43.
"2 Smiles." MAG Magazine (Santa Monica, California) 1, no. 1 (Apr 1988): cover.
"Return of the Hero." Aperture (New York), no. 110 (Spring 1988): 9—15.
1987
Statement. "John Baldessari." Artfinder (New York), April/June 1987, pp. 66-67.
Statement. Artsreview (National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C.) 4, no.3 (Spring 1987): 41-42.
"A Text by John Baldessari." Spazio Umano/Human Space (Milan), no. 1/87 (Jan 1987): 68.
"My Files of Movie Stills." Blasted Allegories: An Anthology of Writings by Contemporary Artists. New York: The New Museum of Contemporary Art; and Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1987. (Reprinted from Carnegie International 1985. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute, 1985).
"Two Men (One With Vertical Lines; One With Radiating Lines)". Picture This: Films Chosen by Artists Ed. by Steve Gallagher. Buffalo, New York: Hallwalls, 1987.
"Athletes (Study for Olympic Poster Design)" New Observations (New York), no. 46 (March 1987): 13.
"Back To Back Is Not The Same As Side By Side." Parkett (Zurich), no. 7 (1987): insert.
"If Not About Money, It's Not About Much." Artists' Statements. Ed. by Richard Kriesche. Graz, Austria: Richard Kriesche, 1987.
"Disneyworld In France." Lyon Liberation (Lyon, France), no. 203 (May 2—3, 1987): 32.
1986
Exhibition About TV and Art——Have Any Artists Withstood It? Perhaps A Counter/Parallel Show of Such Artists? The Numbers Would Be Few." Also
"Notebook Entries to Myself for Work That Is Not Yet." TV Generations. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, 1986.
'Yellow, (With On Lookers)';'Spaces Between (One Risky)’Bomb (New York), no.16 (Summer 1986): 32-33.
"Crowds With Shape of Reason Missing" Zone (New York), no. 1/2 (1986): 32-39.
1985
"Black Dice." Aperture, no. 100 (Fall 1985): 22-25.
Lecture notes. Camera Austria (Graz, Austria), no. 19/20 (1985/1986): 4-15.
"Two Crowds With Shape of Reason Missing." Journal: A Contemporary Art Magazine (Los Angeles) 5, no. 42 (Fall 1985): cover, 47.
Postcard: The reason why are no more because. Stichting de Appel (Amsterdam), no. 3/4 (Nov 1985): loose post card.
"A Six Pack For John Baldessari From Glenn O’Brien." A small booklet containing poems and short stories within the framework of John's exhibitions at Cornerhouse, Manchester, Serpentine, Stuttgart, Ljubljana, Oslo, and Lisbon.
1984
"John Baldessari: maudites allegories!" Art Press (Paris), no. 87 (Dec 1984): 9-14.
1982
Statement. Dialogue: The Ohio Arts Journal (Columbus, Ohio) 4, no. 3 (Jan/Feb 1982): 38—39.
"A Four-Sided Story--Part One: A Four Sided Story--Part Two." Views Beside.... Berlin, West Germany: Ed Vogelsang, 1982.
"Learn to Read, Learn to Write." Art Journal (New York) 42, no. 2 (Summer 1982): 134-136
1979"Make Sense. I Too Have Sinned. I'll Do It For Money..." 1970-1979. Ed. by Melody Sumner. Oakland, California: Burning Books, 1979.
"Artist/Saw/Legs...", Unmuzzled Ox (New York) 4, no. 4, vol. 5 (1979): 129-194.
"L Three Leers / W Three Whys." Journal: A Southern California Art Magazine (Los Angeles), no. 23 (June/July 1979): 48-49.
1978
"Attempts to Throw a Straight Line With 3 Balls." Domus (Milan), no. 583 (June 1978): 48. (Reprinted from Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts). Milan: Giampaolo Prearo Editore S.r.L.; and Galleria Toselli, 1973).
Statement in: "Ask Not What Our Country Can Do For Us, But When Will We Realize That We Are The Country--Or--What's On The Menu." Umbrella (Glendale, California) 1, no. 5 (Sept 1978): 100-102.
1977
"I Suppose So." LAICA Journal (Los Angeles), no. 16 (Oct/Nov 1977): cover.
Statement in: "White in Art is White?" Print Collectors Newsletter (New York) 8, no.1 (Mar/Apr 1977): 2.
1976
"The Bra Story." Unmuzzled Ox (New York) 4, no. 1, no. 13 (1976): 25.
"Sentence 1. Sentence 2. Sentence 3." Transit. Beuningen, Holland: Stichting Brummense Uitgevers, 1976, pp. 233—235.
1975
"I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art." Essaying Essays: Alternative Forms of Exposition. Ed. by Richard Kostelanetz. Out of London Press: New York, Sept 1975.p. 177.
"Boxed Thinking." Journal of Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), no. 6 (June/July 1975): 11.
"Retouch Portrait." Tri-Quarterly (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois) no. 32 (Winter 1975): two unpaginated pages.
"Three Ways to Measure Los Angeles." AQ (Dudweiler, West Germany), no. 15 (1975): cover, and four unpaginated pages.
1974
Cover illustration. Stooge (Oconomowoca Lake, Wisconsin), no. 11 (1974).
"John Baldessari: 'Easel Painting' 1972—73." Il Corpo Come Linguaggio (La "Body—Art" e storie simili). Ed. by Lea Verigine. Milan: Giampaolo Prearo Editore, four unpaginated pages.
"TV Like 1. A Pencil 2 Won't Bite Your Leg." Art-Rite (New York), no. 7 (Autumn 1974): 22-23. (Reprinted in Essays, Statements, and Videotapes Based on "Open Circuts: An International Conference on the Future of Television". Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1977).
1973
"Choosing .71." Interfunktionen (Cologne), no. 10, (1973): 126-130.
"Police Portraits." In Breakthrough Fictioneers. Ed. by Richard Kostelanetz. West Glover, Vermont: 1973. p. 336.
1972
"Two Artists." Artweek (Oakland, California) 3, no. 42 (9 Dec 1972): 16. (Reprinted from Ingres and Other Parables. London: Studio International Publications Ltd., 1972).
"John Baldessari: Parabole." Data (Milan), no. 4 (May 1972): 47-50. (Reprinted from Ingres and Other Parables. London: Studio International Publications Ltd., 1972).
"Story Art." Interfunktionen (Cologne), no. 9 (1972): 66-73. (Reprinted from Ingres and Other Parables. London: Studio International Publications Ltd., 1972).
"Art Disasters." Third Assembling: A Collection of Otherwise Unpublishable Manuscripts. Ed. by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, and Mike Metz. New York: Assembling Press, 1972. Pp. 15—16.
1971
"Informationen." Interfunktionen (Cologne), no. 8 (1971): 105-108.
1970
"Boundary." Interfunktionen (Cologne), no. 5 (1970): 30.
"Affidavit." San Diego Union (San Diego, California), 10 Aug 1970.
"John Baldessari." Studio International (London) 180, no. 924 (July/Aug1970): 3.
1968
"On Bruce Nauman’s Sculpture: An Explanation," transcript of a talk at Southwestern College, 1968.
1965
"Polychrome Sculpture and Donald Duck." Catalogue forward for "Polychrome Sculpture," Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California, January 8-February 19.
http://www.baldessari.org/published.htm
Baldessari, John. “This Is A Chair / This Is Not A Chair.” In When Is A Chair Not A Chair? Roy McMakin, author. New York: Skira Rizzoli Publications, 2010, pp. 140. Also includes texts by Michael Darling, Lisa Eisner, and Michael Ned Holte.
Baldessari, John. “Photography Changes What Artists Do.” Click! Photography Changes Everything, [January 2010]. Online project of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative.
http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=665
2009
Baldessari, John. “Work In Progress: John Baldessari: Palazzo delle Esposizioni.” V Magazine (New York) no. 61, Fall 2009, p. 126. Artist’s statement.
Baldessari, John, Frank Gehry, Marla Prather and Marianne Stockebrand. “Remembering Coosje van Bruggen.” Chinati Foundation Newsletter (Marfa, Texas) vol. 14, October 2009.
Baldessari, John. “Sol LeWitt: Songs My Mother Never Taught Me.” In Sol LeWitt: 100 Years. Susan Cross and Denise Markonish, editors. North Adams, MA: MASS MoCA in association with Yale University Press, New Haven, CN, 2009, p. 13.
Baldessari, John. “Survey: John Baldessari” www.frieze.com. London, United Kingdom, March 2, 2009. Published online only:
http://www.frieze.com/comment/article/professionalization/
2008
Baldessari, John. “The Artists’ Artists.” Artforum International (New York) vol. 47, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 98-110. Various artists’ picks for the best exhibitions of 2008, including JB’s.
Baldessari, John. Lettre International (Berlin) no. 81, Summer 2008, p. 16. Freatures artwork by JB, Raised Eyebrows / Furrowed Brows: (Blue Eyebrow), 2008.
Baldessari, John. New York Magazine, March 24, 2008. Artwork created by JB for the issue, Spitzer (Split), 2008.
Baldessari, John. New York Times Magazine, March 23, 2008, p. 41. Artwork created by JB for the issue, For Miuccia Prada, 2008.
Baldessari, John. “Diary.” Whitewall (New York), Winter 2008, pp. 54-55.
2007
"Books: Best of 2007: 13 Scholars, Critics, Writers, and Artists Choose the Year’s Outstanding Titles: John Baldessari." Artforum International (New York) vol. 46, no. 4, December 2007, p. 106. Review by JB of Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein’s Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar.
"John Baldessari." W (New York) vol. 36, no. 11, November 2007, pp. 44, 84, 286-311. Artwork created for this issue in collaboration with fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti, curated by Dennis Freedman and Neville Wakefield.
Baldessari, John, and Mel Bochner. "Outside the Box: Mel Bochner and John Baldessari on Sol LeWitt." Artforum International (New York) vol. 45, no. 10, Summer 2007, pp. 101-102.
"The Art of Practicality." Paper (New York) vol. 23, no. 10, May 2007, pp. 84-85. Various artists including JB created images for designs of practical projects. Contribution by JB entitled Ear Sofa; Nose Sconces with Flowers (listed in article as "Sofa and Planters").
"Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York City, May 6, 1957." New York, May 14, 2007, pp. 44-51. Includes artwork created by JB for this issue, Marilyn Monroe: Partially Erased, based on a photograph by Richard Avedon, and text by JB regarding his piece.
Baldessari, John. "Guest Lecture." Artillery (Los Angeles) vol. 1, no. 1, September 2006, pp. 24-25. Artwork by JB, The Pencil Story (1972-73), presented as an excerpt from a forthcoming book of writing by JB, with introduction by Meg Cranston.
2006
Baldessari, John. "John Baldessari: Questionnaire, 2005." In Jonathan Monk. Bignan (France): Domaine de Kerguéhennec, 2006, p. 170. Catalog for "Jonathan Monk: Family of Man" exhibition at Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Bignan, France, July 2 - September 18, 2005. Questions written by JB (unanswered).
Baldessari, John. "A Person Wears Many Masks and Perhaps We Are Not Who We Think We Are." In Gagarin (Antwerp, Belgium) vol. 7, no. 2, 2006, pp. 92-100, illus. cover. Includes within JB’s text a text by Analia Saban, "The Baldessarian Method."
2005
"How Has Art Changed?: Survey" Frieze: Contemporary Art and Culture (London) no. 94, October 2005, p. 160. Responses to a survey by various artists, including JB.
"Letters to a Young Artist." Art on Paper (New York)vol. 9, no. 6, July-August 2005, p. 34. Letters from various artists, including JB.
La Grange, Ashley. Basic Critical Theory for Photographers. Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2005, pp. 193-195, 198, illus. p. 217. Untitled text by JB in chapter 13, "Robert Adams’, John Baldessari’s and Peter Godwin’s Analysis of Particular Photographs."
2004
Yours in Food, John Baldessari. With Meditations on Eating by Paul Auster, John Baldessari, David Byrne, Dave Eggers, David Gilbert, Tim Griffin, Andy Grundberg, John Haskell, Michael More, Glenn O’Brien, Francine Prose, Peter Schjeldahl, Lynne Tillman. A Blind Spot Book, published by Princeton Architectural Press, all photographs by John Baldessari, 2004.
Crowe, Dan, ed., Zembla Magazine, autumn 2004, Art Project 1by John Baldessari: Eight Adventures (Male): With Geometric Blockages (Orange) Arranged from Narrowest to Widest, published by Simon Finch, 2004, PP 8, 11, 13, 15, illus. 13, 78 — 85.
"My Files of Movie Stills: A Sort of Reality," Flash Art International, July — September 2004,
Vol. XXXVII No. 237, pp 80 — 85. Text originally appeared in Blasted Allegories, 1987 MIT Press. Follows interview with Gea Politi.
Heartways: the exploits of Genny O, Edited by Rita McBride and Erin Cosgrove, with text by John Baldessari, "Genny O’s Opening," pp, 35-46, copublished by ArsenalAdvance, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Printed Matter, Inc., 2004.
"Log Cabin, Deer, and Two Figures (One with Baby Bottle), 2004," The New Yorker, July 26, 2004, p 72. This image was created for publication. Short fiction by Annie Proulx.
"ArtBasel Conversations: Art Basel Miami Beach December 2-5, 2004/Art 35 Basel June16-21, 2004," includes "Art Basel Conversations/The Curators’ Circle: Should an Artist Curate a Major Art Exhibition?" panel discussion including John Baldessari, Roger Buergel, Ute Meta Bauer, Catherine David and Jens Hoffman, June 20, 2004, Art Basel and Hatje Cantz Publishers, published in collaboration with BVLGARI, 2004. Pp. 139 — 149.
2003
Statement in "The Next Documenta Should Be Curated By An Artist": http://www.e-flux.com (online project by curator Jens Hoffman).
2002
Overleaf introduction to A Way Into India, Raghubir Singh. Phaidon Press Limited, New York, NY, 2002.
Bow Down. Text by poet Douglas Messerli. ML & NLF editions, NuovaLitoEffe, Castelvetro Piacentinto (Piacenza), Italy.
"Naked Came The: Night Nurse," collaboration between John Baldessari and Erin Cosgrove, Rita McBride catalogue, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Germany, 2002, Edition 1000. Also in German, "Nackt kamder Fremde," edition 1000.
"John Baldessari: Intersection Series." Blind Spot, Issue 20, Spring 2002.
"Fish and Crowd. In Four Parts (For Gustinet)," From #5, Witte de With. 2001. P 74.
2001
"Intersect: Gorilla With Group (Yellow)." Lettre International, Heft 55, IV/2001, A 5821, p. 24.
Bars de Recontres et Montaigne. Contrat Main, December 20, 2001. French translation of a text published in 1994 in conjunction with the 1994 MOMA exhibition.
2000
"From love to pot-lids: Twenty-four Icelandic proverbs." X-Tra, Volume 3, No. 5, September 2000, p. 31.
1996
Obrist, Hans Ulrich, do it, Kjarvalsstadir Listansafn Reykjavikur, The Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, 1996.
"Seven Drinks / One Drink," Random Access 2: Ambient Fears, ed. Pavel Buchler and Nikos Papastergiadis, Rivers Oram Press, London, 1996.
Gott, Richard "Red Gold", Versus no 5, 1995-96. p. 30/31.
Gabler, Neal, "The Reel America," Los Angeles Times, Sunday, June 30, 1996, Section M, p1. Responses elicited from various people, including John.
1995
Nannucci, Maurizio. Bookmakers. Payss-Paysage, France. 1995.
1994
"John Baldessari: Prosject for Hyperfoto number 1 1994,"Hyperfoto, Number 1, 1994, pp 19-27.
1989
Statement in: McKenna, Kristine. "You're a Pop Artist —— The Museum Says So." Los Angeles Times Calendar, 23 Apr 1989.
"Some Notes on Recent Work," Special Affects, Gaincarlo Politi Editore, Milan, Italy, 1989, p 166.
Statement in: "The State of California." Artcoast 1, no. 2 (May/June 1989): 34—35. Projects for Periodicals and Books by the Artist
"Special Project for Tema Celeste: Two Elephants (from pink to blue with conflict between), 1989." Tema Celeste (Siracusa, Italy), no. 22—23 (Oct—Dec 1989): 58—61.
1988
Statement. Flash Art News (Flash Art Supplement) (Milan), no. 142 (Oct 1988): 15.
"Two Viewpoints (Blue) On Red Horizon." C Magazine (Toronto, Canada), no. 17 (Spring 1988): 38-43.
"2 Smiles." MAG Magazine (Santa Monica, California) 1, no. 1 (Apr 1988): cover.
"Return of the Hero." Aperture (New York), no. 110 (Spring 1988): 9—15.
1987
Statement. "John Baldessari." Artfinder (New York), April/June 1987, pp. 66-67.
Statement. Artsreview (National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C.) 4, no.3 (Spring 1987): 41-42.
"A Text by John Baldessari." Spazio Umano/Human Space (Milan), no. 1/87 (Jan 1987): 68.
"My Files of Movie Stills." Blasted Allegories: An Anthology of Writings by Contemporary Artists. New York: The New Museum of Contemporary Art; and Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1987. (Reprinted from Carnegie International 1985. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute, 1985).
"Two Men (One With Vertical Lines; One With Radiating Lines)". Picture This: Films Chosen by Artists Ed. by Steve Gallagher. Buffalo, New York: Hallwalls, 1987.
"Athletes (Study for Olympic Poster Design)" New Observations (New York), no. 46 (March 1987): 13.
"Back To Back Is Not The Same As Side By Side." Parkett (Zurich), no. 7 (1987): insert.
"If Not About Money, It's Not About Much." Artists' Statements. Ed. by Richard Kriesche. Graz, Austria: Richard Kriesche, 1987.
"Disneyworld In France." Lyon Liberation (Lyon, France), no. 203 (May 2—3, 1987): 32.
1986
Exhibition About TV and Art——Have Any Artists Withstood It? Perhaps A Counter/Parallel Show of Such Artists? The Numbers Would Be Few." Also
"Notebook Entries to Myself for Work That Is Not Yet." TV Generations. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, 1986.
'Yellow, (With On Lookers)';'Spaces Between (One Risky)’Bomb (New York), no.16 (Summer 1986): 32-33.
"Crowds With Shape of Reason Missing" Zone (New York), no. 1/2 (1986): 32-39.
1985
"Black Dice." Aperture, no. 100 (Fall 1985): 22-25.
Lecture notes. Camera Austria (Graz, Austria), no. 19/20 (1985/1986): 4-15.
"Two Crowds With Shape of Reason Missing." Journal: A Contemporary Art Magazine (Los Angeles) 5, no. 42 (Fall 1985): cover, 47.
Postcard: The reason why are no more because. Stichting de Appel (Amsterdam), no. 3/4 (Nov 1985): loose post card.
"A Six Pack For John Baldessari From Glenn O’Brien." A small booklet containing poems and short stories within the framework of John's exhibitions at Cornerhouse, Manchester, Serpentine, Stuttgart, Ljubljana, Oslo, and Lisbon.
1984
"John Baldessari: maudites allegories!" Art Press (Paris), no. 87 (Dec 1984): 9-14.
1982
Statement. Dialogue: The Ohio Arts Journal (Columbus, Ohio) 4, no. 3 (Jan/Feb 1982): 38—39.
"A Four-Sided Story--Part One: A Four Sided Story--Part Two." Views Beside.... Berlin, West Germany: Ed Vogelsang, 1982.
"Learn to Read, Learn to Write." Art Journal (New York) 42, no. 2 (Summer 1982): 134-136
1979"Make Sense. I Too Have Sinned. I'll Do It For Money..." 1970-1979. Ed. by Melody Sumner. Oakland, California: Burning Books, 1979.
"Artist/Saw/Legs...", Unmuzzled Ox (New York) 4, no. 4, vol. 5 (1979): 129-194.
"L Three Leers / W Three Whys." Journal: A Southern California Art Magazine (Los Angeles), no. 23 (June/July 1979): 48-49.
1978
"Attempts to Throw a Straight Line With 3 Balls." Domus (Milan), no. 583 (June 1978): 48. (Reprinted from Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts). Milan: Giampaolo Prearo Editore S.r.L.; and Galleria Toselli, 1973).
Statement in: "Ask Not What Our Country Can Do For Us, But When Will We Realize That We Are The Country--Or--What's On The Menu." Umbrella (Glendale, California) 1, no. 5 (Sept 1978): 100-102.
1977
"I Suppose So." LAICA Journal (Los Angeles), no. 16 (Oct/Nov 1977): cover.
Statement in: "White in Art is White?" Print Collectors Newsletter (New York) 8, no.1 (Mar/Apr 1977): 2.
1976
"The Bra Story." Unmuzzled Ox (New York) 4, no. 1, no. 13 (1976): 25.
"Sentence 1. Sentence 2. Sentence 3." Transit. Beuningen, Holland: Stichting Brummense Uitgevers, 1976, pp. 233—235.
1975
"I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art." Essaying Essays: Alternative Forms of Exposition. Ed. by Richard Kostelanetz. Out of London Press: New York, Sept 1975.p. 177.
"Boxed Thinking." Journal of Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), no. 6 (June/July 1975): 11.
"Retouch Portrait." Tri-Quarterly (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois) no. 32 (Winter 1975): two unpaginated pages.
"Three Ways to Measure Los Angeles." AQ (Dudweiler, West Germany), no. 15 (1975): cover, and four unpaginated pages.
1974
Cover illustration. Stooge (Oconomowoca Lake, Wisconsin), no. 11 (1974).
"John Baldessari: 'Easel Painting' 1972—73." Il Corpo Come Linguaggio (La "Body—Art" e storie simili). Ed. by Lea Verigine. Milan: Giampaolo Prearo Editore, four unpaginated pages.
"TV Like 1. A Pencil 2 Won't Bite Your Leg." Art-Rite (New York), no. 7 (Autumn 1974): 22-23. (Reprinted in Essays, Statements, and Videotapes Based on "Open Circuts: An International Conference on the Future of Television". Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1977).
1973
"Choosing .71." Interfunktionen (Cologne), no. 10, (1973): 126-130.
"Police Portraits." In Breakthrough Fictioneers. Ed. by Richard Kostelanetz. West Glover, Vermont: 1973. p. 336.
1972
"Two Artists." Artweek (Oakland, California) 3, no. 42 (9 Dec 1972): 16. (Reprinted from Ingres and Other Parables. London: Studio International Publications Ltd., 1972).
"John Baldessari: Parabole." Data (Milan), no. 4 (May 1972): 47-50. (Reprinted from Ingres and Other Parables. London: Studio International Publications Ltd., 1972).
"Story Art." Interfunktionen (Cologne), no. 9 (1972): 66-73. (Reprinted from Ingres and Other Parables. London: Studio International Publications Ltd., 1972).
"Art Disasters." Third Assembling: A Collection of Otherwise Unpublishable Manuscripts. Ed. by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, and Mike Metz. New York: Assembling Press, 1972. Pp. 15—16.
1971
"Informationen." Interfunktionen (Cologne), no. 8 (1971): 105-108.
1970
"Boundary." Interfunktionen (Cologne), no. 5 (1970): 30.
"Affidavit." San Diego Union (San Diego, California), 10 Aug 1970.
"John Baldessari." Studio International (London) 180, no. 924 (July/Aug1970): 3.
1968
"On Bruce Nauman’s Sculpture: An Explanation," transcript of a talk at Southwestern College, 1968.
1965
"Polychrome Sculpture and Donald Duck." Catalogue forward for "Polychrome Sculpture," Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California, January 8-February 19.
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