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John BALDESSARI

2/2/2024 - 2/18/2024

Tokyo Photographic Art Museum 2F Exhibition Gallery

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John BALDESSARI

Teaching a Plant the Alphabet, 1972.
© John Baldessari 1972. Courtesy Estate of John Baldessari © 2023 Courtesy John Baldessari Family Foundation
Courtesy Sprüth Magers
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Teaching a Plant the Alphabet (1972) is a performance video with a simple structure: a man continuing to teach a houseplant the alphabet by showing it cards on which letters of the alphabet are written. When something that has “meaning” in human perception turns into “meaninglessness,” this completely senseless act draws humor from the irony of human-centered communication and questions its true nature.

Dates: February 2 – 18, 2024, 10:00–20:00 (Until 18:00 on the final day)
Closed on Mondays [Please note the exhibition is open on Monday, February 12 but closed on Tuesday, February 13]
Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum 2F Exhibition Gallery

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