Politics of Bacteria

1995, printed 2014

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image shows rectangular and square shapes arranged across three panels. Among the shapes are buildings and partial human figures, creating scenes from various angles. Some patterns resemble surveillance cameras, people moving, and digital screens with text. The colors and visuals suggest a collection of fleeting moments, similar to a series of video stills.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    12 silver dye bleach prints

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Knaus

  • Dimensions

    overall (installed): 219.46 × 931.55 cm (86 3/8 × 366 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.42.1.a-l

  • Copyright

    © Lewis Baltz

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Sausalito, CA; David Knaus, Palm Springs, CA, 2014; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on first panel: on verso, signed by artist, lower center in black ink on applied label: L.B; lower center printed in black ink on applied label: LEWIS BALTZ / POLITICS OF BACTERIA, 1995 / 41 X 8-FOOT INSTALLATION / EDITION #2 OF 3; bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: galleryluisotti / at Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue number a2 Santa Monica, California 90404 / Lewis Baltz / Politics of Bacteria [italicized], 1995 / From Sites of Technology, The Trilogy [italicized], 1989-95 / Installation of 12 Cibachrome prints, / each mounted to Dibond / Edition # 2 of 3 / Panel 1 of 12 / 72 x 39 15/16 inches;
on second panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 2 of 12 / 72 x 47 1/2 inches;
on third panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 3 of 12 / 36 x 44 5/16 inches;
on fourth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 4 of 12 / 36 x 44 5/16 inches;
on fifth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 5 of 12 / 72 x 18 3/8 inches;
on sixth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 6 of 12 / 86 3/8 x 14 3/4 inches;
on seventh panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 7 of 12 / 43 3/16 x 65 1/4 inches;
on eighth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 8 of 12 / 43 3/16 x 65 1/4 inches;
on ninth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 9 of 12 / 72 x 38 5/16 inches;
on tenth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Edition # 2 of 3 / Panel 10 of 12 / 72 x 25 inches;
on eleventh panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 11 of 12 / 72 x 28 3/16 inches;
on twelfth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 12 of 12 / 72 x 45 1/8 inches

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