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- NAME: John Baldessari
- OCCUPATION: Photographer, Filmmaker
- BIRTH DATE: July 17, 1931 (Age: 81)
- EDUCATION: San Diego State College, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles
- PLACE OF BIRTH: National City, California
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
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John Baldessari is an artist whose work in altered and adjusted photographic imagery and video were central to the development of U.S. conceptual art.
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John Baldessari was born July 17, 1931, in National City, California. He became a central figure in the growth of Los Angeles as a major art centre. Initially he worked with what has been called the “phototext canvas,” words painted on a canvas. His interest in language-based art led him to create a great variety of works, all in some combination of words, still images, and video.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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