Conceptual Alchemy: A Conversation with John Baldessari.

The article presents a profile of artist John Baldessari, whose work over the past four decades, often incorporating photographs and film stills and always driven with a feisty irreverence and wit, has made him one of the most influential artists on the contemporary international art scene. The stream of retrospectives, gallery shows, and prestigious awards in Europe and the United States since the 1970s is an impressive index of the high regard in which he is held. Often described as a conceptual artist, his work in reality defies such easy categorization, mixing aspects of concept-based, pop, and minimalist art.