Lewis Baltz Bücher

In the late 1960s and early 70s, Lewis Baltz's fascination with the American landscape led to a groundbreaking exploration of urban and suburban environments. His work captured the stark beauty of industrial sites and the impact of development on nature, challenging traditional notions of photography and art. Through a minimalist approach, Baltz's images evoke themes of isolation and the passage of time, prompting viewers to reflect on the changing landscape of America during a transformative era.

Conceived and edited by artist Slavica Perkovic, this book for Lewis Baltz presents letters she asked Baltz_s friends to write to him without seeing the images he had secretly made while teaching in Venice. (Baltz had told all he had stopped photographing; he had in fact continued to do so, walking the empty Lido beach to the Grand Hotel des Bains, then closed for renovation.) The first book of new material by Baltz since his passing in 2014, For Lewis Baltz. 8 + 38 texts.14 images is shaped by the continuing resonance of his oeuvre, his absence and the complex notion of self. Lewis left me negatives that he_d never printed. He knew about this book and asked me to wait four years before bringing it to fruition. Slavica Perkovic

This much anticipated edition is one of the publishing phenomena of the year, encompassing the oeuvre of one of the most significant artists working with photography in the twentieth century. Limited to 1,100 copies each signed and numbered by Lewis Baltz, this edition contains ten hardback, linen bound volumes, housed in an embossed slipcase. WORKS celebrates Lewis Baltz’s indelible influence on the development of contemporary photography and contains reissues of Baltz’s most significant books, many of which are now collectible rarities, as well as four as yet unpublished projects.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 with Gerhard 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 quadratone, WORKS is a testament to the importance of the book as a primary medium in Baltz’s practice. “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.

Foreword by Angela Vettese. Text by Antonello Frongia.