[Ephemera] John Baldessari, announcements from the 1980s and 1990s Collection of 11 items comprising: (1) John Baldessari at de Vleeshal Middelburg 1985. Large folded poster, 70 x 47 cm, printed both sides. Recto with a full sheet b/w image of the Billboard project Minneapolis Minnesota June/July 1985. (2-5) Four Baldessari exhibition cards from the 1980s published by: Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels, Magasin Grenoble, Galerie Meert Rihoux Brussels, Musée d'Art Contemporain Bordeaux. (6) Small poster for a Baldessari show at Mai 31 Galerie Lausanne in 1991. Colour printed, folded as issued. (7-11) Five cards from the 1990s promoting shows at Cirrus Gallery Los Angeles, Texas Gallery Houston, Mai 36 Galerie Lausanne, Serpentine Gallery London, and Klemens Gasser Bolzano. (total 11)

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