Mel Bochner Blah Blah Blah
Large Mel Bochner BLAH BLAH BLAH (INVERSE) Silkscreen, 62"H
By Mel Bochner
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Mel Bochner (American, 1940-2025)
Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 12
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
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Blah, Blah, Blah (Limited Edition face mask with Bochner's most famous text)
By Mel Bochner
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Brand new in original sealed packaging (not shown) - never opened
MEL BOCHNER
Blah, Blah, Blah
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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
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Textile, Cotton, Mixed Media, Screen
$295
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Mel Bochner, Kick Against the Pricks (Blah Blah Blah) Silkscreen Signed/N Framed
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
MEL BOCHNER
Kick Against the Pricks (Blah..Blah...Blah...), 2018
Two color silkscreen on boutique
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
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Mel Bochner (American, 1940-2025)
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Lithograph
Conceptual Art Hand Signed Mel Bochner Lithograph Print Abstract Geometric Ed 30
By Mel Bochner
Located in Surfside, FL
Mel Bochner (American, 1940-2025)
Color lithograph (color line photo-engraving on off-white wove
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Conceptual Art Hand Signed Mel Bochner Lithograph Print Abstract Geometric Ed 30
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Conceptual Art Hand Signed Mel Bochner Lithograph Print Abstract Geometric Ed 30
By Mel Bochner
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Mel Bochner (American, 1940-2025)
Color lithograph (color line photo-engraving on off-white wove
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Conceptual Art Hand Signed Mel Bochner Lithograph Print Abstract Geometric Ed 30
By Mel Bochner
Located in Surfside, FL
Mel Bochner (American, 1940-2025)
Color lithograph (color line photo-engraving on off-white wove
Category
1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Conceptual Art Hand Signed Mel Bochner Lithograph Print Abstract Geometric Ed 30
By Mel Bochner
Located in Surfside, FL
Mel Bochner (American, 1940-2025)
Color lithograph (color line photo-engraving on off-white wove
Category
1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Blah Blah Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
Mel Bochner, a leading figure of the American Conceptual Art movement, developed a text-based
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Monoprint
BLAH BLAH BLAH
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Signed recto in graphite
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Prints and Multiples
Mel Bochner 'Blah Blah Blah' Unique work, 2023
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
Mel Bochner 'Blah Blah Blah' Unique work, 2023 is signed in pencil on front by the Artist. This
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2010s Mixed Media
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Mel Bochner "Blah, Blah, Blah" oil monoprint with collage, engraving, embossment
By Mel Bochner
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handmade paper by artist Mel Bochner from Two Palms Publishing. Signed and dated Bochner '23 lower right
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise, Print, Screenprint, Text Art by Mel Bochner
By Mel Bochner
Located in London, GB
MEL BOCHNER
Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise, 2013
Double sided screenprint on printed paper
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2010s Contemporary More Prints
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Screen
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Rich colors stand out upon your first glance at Mel Bochner's Blah, Blah, Blah. The background
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Blah Blah Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Mel Bochner Blah, Blah, Blah, 2022 is a quintessential offering from American conceptualist, Mel
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Prints
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Oil, Engraving, Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Mel Bochner Blah, Blah, Blah, 2023 is a quintessential offering from American conceptualist, Mel
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Oil, Handmade Paper, Engraving, Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah, 2024
By Mel Bochner
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Bochner Blah, Blah, Blah, 2024 is a unique and original work.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
1. Bochner, Mel
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2010s Contemporary More Prints
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Oil, Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise -- Screenprint, Text Art by Mel Bochner
By Mel Bochner
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Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise, 2013
Mel Bochner
Double sided screenprint on printed paper
A
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Blah, Blah, Blah
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Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2017
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
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Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
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Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2018
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Blah, Blah, Blah
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Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2018
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
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Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2018
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
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Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2018
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
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Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in London, GB
Mel Bochner
1940 -
Blah, Blah, Blah, 2014
signed and dated upper left, recto
Monoprint with collage
Category
2010s Conceptual Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2017
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Oil, Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2019
Medium: Monoprint with collage
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2017
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2016
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Oil, Engraving, Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2017
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2017
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
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Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
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Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2017
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
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Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
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Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2019
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
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Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
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Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2019
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
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Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2019
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2019
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2019
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bochner, Mel
Title: Blah, Blah, Blah
Date: 2018
Medium: Oil Paint Monoprint with
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Monoprint
Blah Blah Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
handmade paper
Mel Bochner (American, b.1940) is one of the pioneers of Conceptual Art. He has helped to
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Blah Blah Blah
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Blah Blah Blah 2014
monoprint, with collage, engraving, embossment on hand dyed Twinrocker
Category
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Materials
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Blah Blah Blah
By Mel Bochner
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Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper.
Signed in pencil
Category
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BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
By Mel Bochner
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Signed recto in graphite, from the edition of 30.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Aquatint
BLAH BLAH BLAH
By Mel Bochner
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Original monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper. Frame size approx 17.75 x 18.25 in.
...
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2010s Conceptual Mixed Media
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Handmade Paper, Engraving, Monoprint
Blah Blah Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in London, GB
Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper.
Signed in pencil.
29.8 x 43.2 cm
Category
2010s Prints and Multiples
'Blah Blah Blah' Unique work, 2024
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
'Blah Blah Blah', 2024 is a unique work by Mel Bochner, with dimensions 71.875 x 48.875 in., and
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2010s Conceptual Abstract Prints
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'Blah, Blah, Blah' Limited Edition Black and Grey Conceptual Screen Print, 2022
By Mel Bochner
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artist Mel Bochner. This piece was created in 2022 and is part of a limited Edition of 30, 5 APs, 5 PPs
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Conceptual Art Hand Signed Mel Bochner Lithograph Print Abstract Geometric Ed 30
By Mel Bochner
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Mel Bochner (American, 1940-2025)
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Head Honcho, 2012
By Mel Bochner
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Mel Bochner's Head Honcho, 2012, is a unique monoprint that exemplifies his exploration of
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Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise -- Screenprint, Text Art by Mel Bochner
By Mel Bochner
Located in London, GB
MEL BOCHNER
Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise, 2013
Double sided screenprint on printed paper
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
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Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise -- Screenprint, Text Art by Mel Bochner
By Mel Bochner
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MEL BOCHNER
Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise, 2013
Double sided screenprint on printed paper
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Screen
Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise, Print, Screenprint, Text Art by Mel Bochner
By Mel Bochner
Located in London, GB
MEL BOCHNER
Blah, Blah, Blah + Background Noise, 2013
Double sided screenprint on printed paper
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
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Blah, Blah, Blah
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MEL BOCHNER
Blah, Blah, Blah Limited Edition Mask, 2021
Machine washable lightweight fabric with
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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
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Blah, Blah, Blah (Limited Edition face mask with Bochner's most famous text)
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
Brand new in original sealed packaging (not shown) - never opened
MEL BOCHNER
Blah, Blah, Blah
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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
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Textile, Cotton, Screen, Mixed Media
H 3.9 in W 7.9 in D 0.3 in
Blah Blah Blah - Mel Bochner
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Mel Bochner, 'Blah Blah Blah', 2013
Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed
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Monoprint
Blah Blah Blah
By Mel Bochner
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Mel Bochner, a leading figure of the American Conceptual Art movement, developed a text-based
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
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Handmade Paper, Engraving, Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
Mel Bochner, a leading figure of the American Conceptual Art movement, developed a text-based
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2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Monoprint
Blah, Blah, Blah
By Mel Bochner
Located in Tokyo, 13
LOT:20221011N01
Monoprint with collage engraving and embossment on hand dyed Twirocker handmade paper
Signed
Unique
Provenance: TWO PALMS, New York
Category
2010s Abstract Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Engraving, Monoprint
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Mel Bochner experimented with a range of styles before finding his eventual success as a pioneer in Conceptual art. An audacious 1966 show at School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan that he presented, “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” remains a seminal touchstone for Conceptualism.
Bochner was born to a Pittsburgh sign painter in 1940. While attending the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon) in the late 1950s, he studied color theory and modernist movements as well as classical drawing, a balance that was formative in his career. After graduation, he moved to San Francisco, creating paintings influenced by Clyfford Still and Jean Dubuffet.
It wasn’t until Bochner “found his way out of the labyrinth of late Abstract Expressionism,” as he put it to The Brooklyn Rail, that he began to create his most meaningful work. Following a stint auditing philosophy classes after a friend introduced him to the work of Heidegger, Bochner relocated to New York, finding work as a guard at the Jewish Museum. In Manhattan, he ran in the same circles as Dan Flavin, Brice Marden and Donald Judd.
“One of the conversations going on in New York in the late ’60s was about the relationship of the object to the art experience,” Bochner said. “...Younger artists like myself were talking about what it would mean to eliminate the object altogether.” This idea would become the foundation of the Conceptual movement, in which Bochner was instrumental. The artist is probably best known for his text-focused paintings, including a series that plays with the phrase “Blah Blah Blah.” He produces work that regards art as an experience, rather than an object, centering on the process of creation and viewership as opposed to the finished product.
Bochner’s “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art” featured drawings, notes and outlines from the likes of Milton Glaser, Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt and others as well as pages from Scientific American. Bochner, then an art history professor at SVA, photocopied the assemblage of works, added them to binders and positioned them on pedestals for the exhibition because the show’s organizers lacked the funds to frame the pieces.
Bochner’s works can be found in the collections of many major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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