Lewis Baltz Works (10 volume boxed set)

Baltz, Lewis

ISBN 10: 3869301147 / ISBN 13: 9783869301143

Published by Steidl Verlag, Gottingen, 2010

10 volumes 27 x 28 cm comprising: The Prototype Works; The Tract Houses; The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California; Maryland; Nevada; Park City; San Quentin Point; Near Reno; Continuous Fire Polar Circle; Sites of Technology. Wth full-page colour or b&w illustrations throughout.Cloth, all fine in fine slipcase. No. 506 of the limited edition of 1,100 copies of the boxed set, signed by the photographer. Seller Inventory # 13949

Synopsis:

Baltzs work exemplifies the ways in which photography, beginning some four decades ago, started to loose the bonds of its isolation within its own segregated history and aesthetics and began to take its place as an equal among other media. Adam D. Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director, Whitney Museum of American Art Works celebrates Lewis Baltzs indelible influence on the development of contemporary photography. Comprising ten volumes in a slipcase, Works contains reissues of Baltzs most significant books, many of which are now collectible rarities, as well as four as yet unpublished projects. Each of the books has been crafted in close collaboration with Baltz, who oversaw each stage of production at Steidl. From scanning of the vintage prints, to book design, selection of paper and binding materials, pre-press and printing, Baltz has shaped the form and aesthetic of these publications. Printed in luminous quadrotone, Works is a testament to the importance of the book as a primary medium in Baltzs practice. Lewis Baltz, born 1945 in California; his work has been the subject of over 50 solo exhibitions. Baltz became famous as a part of the New Topographics movement in the 1970s, and has published 17 monographs. He lives in Paris and Venice.

From the Back Cover: "Baltz's work exemplifies the ways in which photography, beginning some four decades ago, started to loose the bonds of its isolation within its own segregated history and aesthetics and began to take its place as an equal among other media." Adam D. Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director, Whitney Museum of American Art Works celebrates Lewis Baltz's indelible influence on the development of contemporary photography. Comprising ten volumes in a slipcase, Works contains reissues of Baltz's most significant books, many of which are now collectible rarities, as well as four as yet unpublished projects. Each of the books has been crafted in close collaboration with Baltz, who oversaw each stage of production at Steidl. From scanning of the vintage prints, to book design, selection of paper and binding materials, pre-press and printing, Baltz has shaped the form and aesthetic of these publications. Printed in luminous quadrotone, Works is a testament to the importance of the book as a primary medium in Baltz's practice. Lewis Baltz, born 1945 in California

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lewis Baltz Works (10 volume boxed set)
Publisher: Steidl Verlag, Gottingen
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)