Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts) was the third artist's book conceived by John Baldessari consisting of fourteen loose sheets. Twelve pages document photographically the artist's attempts to throw three orange balls in the air to form a straight line, the best of thirty-six attempts [thirty-six being the length of a roll of color photographic film].
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Condition: Good. Hand addressed by Darboven to recipient, mailed copy with mailing marks and wear. Moderate bumping and handling wear and a 17.5 cm. gentle bend along card.
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Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts) was the third artist's book conceived by John Baldessari consisting of fourteen loose sheets. Twelve pages document photographically the artist's attempts to throw three orange balls in the air to form a straight line, the best of thirty-six attempts [thirty-six being the length of a roll of color photographic film].
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Artists' book published by Galleria Tomaselli in Milan, Italy, 1974. Features black-and-white reproductions of hand-written notes/instructions and accompanying drawings. Text in Italian.
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Card announcing the publication of the artist's book, "Once Upon A Time / C'era Una Volta," with text by Lawrence Weiner and photography by Giorgio Colombo, launched March 18, 1973.
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