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John Baldessari — Five Pickles (With Fingerprints in the Shape of a Hand), from Artists & Photographers
John Baldessari

Five Pickles (With Fingerprints in the Shape of a Hand), from Artists & Photographers

Five color photographs arranged to form the shape of a hand, each image depicting a pickle and bearing the artist's fingerprint, mounted to a single sheet of German etching paper. Created by conceptual art pioneer John Baldessari, the work playfully merges the mundane with the personal, using everyday objects and bodily marks to explore identity and authorship. The piece reflects Baldessari's signature wit and his ongoing interrogation of what constitutes art and meaning.

Medium
Five color photographs, mounted to one sheet of German etching paper (as issued), the full sheet.

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October 17, 2017

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John Baldessari, Five Pickles (With Fingerprints in the Shape of a Hand), from Artists & Photographers

Five color photographs arranged to form the shape of a hand, each image depicting a pickle and bearing the artist's fingerprint, mounted to a single sheet of German etching paper. Created by conceptual art pioneer John Baldessari, the work playfully merges the mundane with the personal, using everyday objects and bodily marks to explore identity and authorship. The piece reflects Baldessari's signature wit and his ongoing interrogation of what constitutes art and meaning.

Medium
Five color photographs, mounted to one sheet of German etching paper (as issued), the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Photography, 20th Century, Twentieth Century, Color Photography, Male Artist, Grid Format, Conceptual Art, Postmodern, Muted Tones, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Food Subject, Everyday Objects, Late 20th Century, Deadpan Humor, Multiple Panel Format, Figurative, Humor And Wit, Photographic Collage

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