Sharon Coplan Hurowitz

John Baldessari

John Baldessari, conceptual artist and teacher, has lived and worked in California all his life. Considered a pioneer of postmodern ideas in the 1970s, he came to prominence with his early text paintings and moved on to photographic images paired with text. He has maintained his interest in the relationship of words and imagery, of delighting in the absurd, and pointing out the irony in contemporary art theory for more than 35 years. Baldessari has been active as a printmaker since 1970; The Prints of John Baldessari, A Catalogue Raison marks the first comprehensive accounting of this tremendous body of work and the influence this artist has had on the international art world. AUTHORS: Sharon Coplan Hurowitz is a New York-based art consultant and prints researcher. Wendy Weitman, until 2007, was curator in the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, where she had worked since 1980. In addition to curating a number of important exhibitions, Ms. Weitman has taught and lectured widely on prints in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. SELLING POINTS: The first definitive study of print work of this prolific artist's career that has spanned nearly forty years Baldessari is a recipient of the Americans for the Arts' Lifetime Achievement Award This publication features recently completed work that has never been published 195 colour & 50 b/w illustrations

A Catalogue Raisonné of Prints and Multiples, 1971-2007

Amanda Benchley

A behind-the-scenes look at leading contemporary artists at work, with original art projects to recreate at home Open Studio goes behind closed doors with a host of prominent visual artists to capture them in the act of creation as they draw, paint, sculpt, or design an original project for readers to then recreate themselves at home. Showcasing the artists' working environments and specific processes, this innovative book leads us step-by-step through each artist's project and supplies pull-out templates and other essential elements. The result is sure to inspire people everywhere to blaze their own creative trails.

Sharon Coplan Hurowitz

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