John Baldessari’s work “Wrong!” (“Context”) questions traditional standards of artistic beauty by presenting an intentionally ‘bad’ photo, challenging the notion that photographs that do not follow the ‘rules’ of a good photograph cannot be considered art (“Wikiart”). While technically the photograph may be considered ‘bad’, in conceptual art it becomes ‘great’. Prompting the viewer to rethink artistic conventions and the role of the artist. This conceptual artwork by Baldessari is a great example of how the context of a photo is far more important than the photo itself.

Works Cited:

Wikiart. 4 Nov. 2020, www.wikiart.org/en/john-baldessari/wrong-1967. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.

“Context – its about the title – Blog Post 1” ISB, https://dx.isb.cn/dash/#/classroom/648607/sections/lesson/344114/page/344116. Accessed 22 August 2024.

 

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