Centre Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, Geneva, Switzerland
1989–1991, printed 2006
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chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 17.7 × 26.4 cm (6 15/16 × 10 3/8 in.) sheet: 28.1 × 35.4 cm (11 1/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Stephen G. Stein
Accession Number
2020.29.107.31
Art Historical Context
Lewis Baltz, a pioneering American photographer associated with the New Topographics movement of the 1970s, captured the stark beauty of modern industrial and technological landscapes in a cool, objective style. His photograph *Centre Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, Geneva,* (1989–1991, 2006) depicts, the world-renowned particle physics laboratory in Switzerland, during a pivotal era of scientific advancement. Created as part of Baltz's *Sites of Technology* series, it documents facilities pushing the boundaries of human knowledge, rendered with precise detachment that invites viewers to...
About the Artist
Lewis Baltz
Lewis Baltz (1945–2014) was born on September 12 in Newport Beach, California, where he developed an early passion for photography, beginning seriously at age 12. His father passed away when he was 11, an event that marked his childhood. Baltz pursued formal training at Monterey Peninsula College in 1967, followed by a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1969 and an MFA from Claremont Grad...