Uta Barth

German/American, b. 1958

Nowhere Near (Untitled 99.20)
1999

Chromogenic prints in artist frame; Diptych
35.25 x 44.25 x 1.5 in.
Gift of Michael Schreter
2019.21

Inverting the understanding of foreground and background within photography, Barth’s pieces focus on an empty foreground, often highlighting a busy, poignant or chaotic background. Nowhere Near features views from Barth’s Los Angeles home. The prints capture an exposure involving multiple days and times creating a layered view. By combining and overlaying multiple exposures, Barth highlights different elements.

Born in Berlin in 1958, Barth moved from West Germany to California with her family. Barth received her Bachelor of Art from the University of California, Davis in 1982 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1985. Following her graduation, she worked as a professor, teaching in the art departments of the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena and the University of California, Los Angeles. Barth has been on the faculty of the University of California, Riverside since 1990.

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This object has the following keywords:

• black
• diptych
• grids - Networks of horizontal and vertical lines used to guide the layout of graphic material.
• house
• neighborhoods - Residential areas within a larger town or city, more or less cohered into integral communities having their own shops and other facilities, and other distinguishing characteristics.
• night - The period between sunset and sunrise, especially the hours of darkness.
• photographs
• windows

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Looking Backward & Forward , 1/29/2022 - 5/5/2023

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