Studio
1988
Baldessari's conceptual exploration of artistic process finds elegant expression in this lithograph and screenprint, executed on Arches 88 paper as part of his broader investigation into the mechanisms of art-making. The work emerged from the collaborative environment of Cirrus Editions, bearing their distinctive blindstamp and representing the kind of innovative printmaking that defined Los Angeles art in the late 1980s. Co-published with Art LA 88, this impression comes from the distinguished collection of master printer Jean Milant, offering notable provenance from one of the key figures in contemporary print publishing.
- Medium
- Lithograph and screenprint in colors on Arches 88 paper
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
Notes
Made in L.A. Property from the Collections of Master Printer Jean Milant and Cirrus Editions. Co-published by Art LA 88 and Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles with Cirrus blindstamp. Printed in the United States. Framed.
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Barbara Kruger
American · b. 1945
Kruger similarly combines appropriated photographic imagery with conceptual text based strategies in large format prints, sharing Baldessari's interrogation of visual language and the mechanisms of meaning making within a Pop Art influenced framework.
Ed Ruscha
American · b. 1937
Ruscha was a central figure in Los Angeles conceptual and Pop art printmaking during the same era, producing screenprints and lithographs that blend deadpan imagery with conceptual wit in ways that closely parallel Baldessari's Studio.
Richard Prince
American · b. 1949
Prince's appropriation of found photographic imagery and his exploration of cultural representation through printed media mirror Baldessari's use of sourced photography and chromatic layering to question authenticity and artistic authorship.
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