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A square canvas with the words "PURE BEAUTY" carefully painted in black.
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Pure Beauty

John Baldessari
1966–68

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A grid of six squares of matte color, each labeled with a corresponding food. From the top left, a brown square labeled "Warm Brownie," a solid yellow labeled "American Cheese," a vibrant orange labeled "Carrot Stick," a dusty black labeled "Black Bean Soup," a pale pink-orange labeled "Perky Peach," and a pale green labeled "Leek."

John Baldessari

Prima Facie (Fifth State): Warm Brownie/American Cheese/Carrot Stick/Black Bean Soup/Perky Peach/Leek, 2006
An unframed square canvas depicting a dark streetview photograph. Text in the lower margin reads "National City, sunset." and handwritten below this is "BALDESSARI".

John Baldessari

National City, sunset, 1966–67
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