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John Baldessari — Repository (Orange/Blue); and Repository (Red/Green)
John Baldessari

Repository (Orange/Blue); and Repository (Red/Green)

Two white ceramic multiples feature sprayed glaze surfaces in bold contrasting color combinations of orange and blue, and red and green, overlaid with text applied through a screen glaze process. Baldessari, a pioneering conceptual artist known for merging language and image, uses these ceramic vessels to explore the tension between object and meaning. The works function as repositories not only in title but in form, containing and presenting text as a material element integral to the piece itself.

Medium
Two white ceramic multiples with sprayed glaze surface and screened glaze text.

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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection

April 18, 2017

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John Baldessari, Repository (Orange/Blue); and Repository (Red/Green)

Two white ceramic multiples feature sprayed glaze surfaces in bold contrasting color combinations of orange and blue, and red and green, overlaid with text applied through a screen glaze process. Baldessari, a pioneering conceptual artist known for merging language and image, uses these ceramic vessels to explore the tension between object and meaning. The works function as repositories not only in title but in form, containing and presenting text as a material element integral to the piece itself.

Medium
Two white ceramic multiples with sprayed glaze surface and screened glaze text.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Minimalist Aesthetic, Male Artist, Text Art, Conceptual Art, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Duotone Color Palette, Contemporary Art, Ceramic, Sculptural Multiple

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery