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John Baldessari
(1931 - 2020)
Throwing Three Balls in the Air to get a Straight Line (best of 36 attempts), 1973
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12 colored photolithographs in original folder
9.5 x 12.7 in. (6.8 x 10.2 in. picture) each
Edition of 2000
Edition cured by Giampaolo Prearo, Galleria Toselli, Milan
Enigmatic author because impossible to slot into a predefined scheme, capable of a joyful research that leads him to extravagant territories such as the aesthetic outfitting of a racing BMW that participated in the 24 Hours of Daytona, John Baldessarri has often played with arbitrariness mixing science and paradox, formal rigor of language and unprecedented perspectives of non-Euclidean geometries. This work is an excellent example of this where he suggests throwing three balls in the air in order to obtain a straight line. The author always chooses the best photographs from the 36 he takes, the maximum number obtainable from a 35 mm camera roll.
9.5 x 12.7 in. (6.8 x 10.2 in. picture) each
Edition of 2000
Edition cured by Giampaolo Prearo, Galleria Toselli, Milan
Enigmatic author because impossible to slot into a predefined scheme, capable of a joyful research that leads him to extravagant territories such as the aesthetic outfitting of a racing BMW that participated in the 24 Hours of Daytona, John Baldessarri has often played with arbitrariness mixing science and paradox, formal rigor of language and unprecedented perspectives of non-Euclidean geometries. This work is an excellent example of this where he suggests throwing three balls in the air in order to obtain a straight line. The author always chooses the best photographs from the 36 he takes, the maximum number obtainable from a 35 mm camera roll.