Baldessari, John
Baldessari Sings Lewitt
1972
| Object description | Video transferred to DVD, b/w, sound, 15 min |
|---|---|
| Object category | Medien-Video |
| Year of acquisition | 2005 |
| Inventory number | AV 132/0 |
| Creditline | mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien |
| Rights reference | Baldessari, John |
| Further information about the person | Baldessari, John [GND] |
In an ironic intersection of two systems – arcane theoretical discourse and popular music – Baldessari sings a famous tract by Minimalist artist Sol LeWitt. Introducing this performance by noting that “these sentences have been hidden too long in exhibition catalogues,” Baldessari sings LeWitt's forty-five-point tract on Conceptual Art to the tunes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Heaven”, among other songs. Baldessari's witty “art aria” functions as a meta-conceptual exercise.
© mumok – museum moderner kunst stiftung ludwig wien