Police Drawing
1971
video (PAL, black-and-white, sound), duration 23:09 min.
tijdsduur / duration 00:23:09
currently not on display
acquired in 2001
inventory number 2576
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Description
Emerging from Baldessari's investigations into the nature of the photograph as evidence, Police Drawing documents a 1971 performance, "Police Drawing Project". In this piece, Baldessari walked into a class of art students who had never seen him, set up a video camera to document the proceedings, and left the room. Subsequently, a police artist entered and, based on the students' testimony, sketched a likeness of the artist.
