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1971
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1971
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see a white sheet of paper filled top to bottom with the same sentence, handwritten over and over: “I will not make any more boring art.” Baldessari made this in 1971 as a student punishment—he had his class write the line repeatedly, like a schoolroom detention. The repetition turns a simple phrase into something funny and sharp. If you like this kind of dry humor, look up more work by John Baldessari.
