Yours in Food, John Baldessari.YOURS IN FOOD, JOHN BALDESSARI John Baldessari, (b. June 17 1931, National City, California) is a conceptual artist. His work often attempts to point out irony in contemporary art theory and practices or reduce it to absurdity. His art has been featured in more than 120 solo exhibitions in the U.S. by John Baldessari. Princeton Architectural Press/139 pp./$25.00 (hb). The conceptual artist John Baldessari has brought together this collection of writings that focus on food and the many ways in which it can effect personal experiences. These meditations
Meditations (Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, literally "thoughts/writings addressed to , written by Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947, Newark, New Jersey) is a Brooklyn-based author known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction, such as The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005). , Baldessari and David Byrne, to name a few, range from the ritual of cooking to the impact of eating habits in the progression of a relationship. The book recognizes food as a universal part of being human as well as that which can embody em·bod·y tr.v. em·bod·ied, em·bod·y·ing, em·bod·ies 1. To give a bodily form to; incarnate. 2. To represent in bodily or material form: culture and reflect personality. The accompanying images were appropriated from films and video but share certain visual qualities. Food is present in all of the images. Most of them take place in some kind of social setting and the figures in the compositions are often partially cropped, making them secondary to the food. The tone is light and amusing while frequently thought provoking pro·vok·ing adj. Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations: a provoking delay at the airport. pro·vok . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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