Lewis Baltz Retrospective at Albertina: Photography as Art
The Albertina in Vienna will host a significant retrospective of Lewis Baltz from March 1 to June 2, 2013, organized by the Kunstmuseum Bonn and Kestnergesellschaft Hannover. This exhibition highlights his creations prior to 1990, featuring series such as The Tract Houses (1969-1971) and Generic Night Cities (1989-2000). Following 1989, Baltz transitioned to creating site-specific public art, marking The Deaths in Newport (1989) as a pivotal moment. He voiced his discontent with America during the Reagan administration and distanced himself from the populism of the 'photography world.' His later works delve into surveillance technologies. Baltz also collaborated with architect Jean Nouvel in Tuscany, asserting that art is essential for appreciating beauty. Recent exhibitions place his work alongside that of prominent artists.
Key facts
- Retrospective at Albertina, Vienna, March 1 – June 2, 2013.
- Exhibition organized by Kunstmuseum Bonn and Kestnergesellschaft Hannover.
- Focus on work before 1990, including series from 1969 to 2000.
- Baltz shifted to site-specific public art after 1989.
- The Deaths in Newport (1989) marked a turning point.
- Baltz collaborated with Jean Nouvel in Colle Val d'Elsa.
- New Topographics movement described as critical and subversive.
- Later works explore surveillance and technology.
Entities
Artists
- Lewis Baltz
- Robert Irwin
- Ed Ruscha
- Stephen Shore
- Henry Wessel
- Bernd and Hilla Becher
- Robert Adams
- William Jenkins
- Jean Nouvel
- Daniel Buren
- Sophie Calle
- Alessandra Tesi
- Bertrand Lavier
- Sol LeWitt
- Richard Serra
- Donald Judd
- Carl Andre
- Robert Smithson
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Adam Weinberg
- Barry Schwabsky
- Michael Fried
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Eisenstein
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Renzo Piano
- Maxime Boidy
Institutions
- Albertina
- Kunstmuseum Bonn
- Kestnergesellschaft
- Newport Harbor Art Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
- National Gallery of Art
- Tate Modern
- Fotomuseum Antwerp
- Galerie Thomas Zander
- Art Basel
- K-Stiftung
- Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- BnF
- Università IUAV di Venezia
- artpress
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Bonn
- Germany
- Hannover
- Newport
- California
- United States
- Irvine
- Nevada
- Park City
- Utah
- San Quentin Point
- Reno
- Lofoten Islands
- Norway
- Fos-sur-Mer
- France
- Venice
- Italy
- Paris
- Colle Val d'Elsa
- Tuscany
- London
- United Kingdom
- Chicago
- Illinois
- Washington
- District of Columbia
- Cologne
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Aachen
Sources
- artpress —