'I think what I do now is colliding states of mind in some way. I jam one image against another image, trying to create some emotional tension between them.'
John Baldessari
In the October issue of frieze, Benjamin Weissman presents an homage to, meditation on, conversation with and analysis of the 50-year career of John Baldessari. Also, the artist Barbara Bloom responds to the work of Baldessari – her friend and former teacher.
Plus: Jennifer Bornstein, Tacita Dean, Lara Favaretto, Dan Fox on pretentiousness, the Polyphonic Voices of Georgia, Fritz Haeg, Tehching Hsieh, Michelangelo and Paulina Olowska.
Also featuring: novelist A.M. Homes' short story inspired by the work of British photographer Paul Graham.
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