John Baldessari’s prodigious career in conceptual art and his commitment to teaching have influenced generations of artists, making him one of the most important artists of our time. Conceptual art, as understood in its emergence in the late 1960s and early 70s, is art in the form of objects, performances, or ephemera, in which the concepts or ideas are given preference over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Baldessari is known for making conceptual works that focus on the processes of chance, choice, and his selection to, as he says, grapple with order and disorder.
Location: Missoula Art Museum 335 North Pattee Missoula, MT