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Bauhaus 1919-1933 : Workshops for Modernity

by Bergdoll, Barry

Book - 2009

The Bauhaus, the school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919 and shut down by the Nazis in 1933, brought together artists, architects and designer...Show more The Bauhaus, the school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919 and shut down by the Nazis in 1933, brought together artists, architects and designers - among them Anni and Josef Albers, Herbert Bayer, Marcel Breuer, Lyonel Feininger, Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Lilly Reich, Oskar Schlemmer, Gunta Stolzl - in an extraordinary conversation on the nature of art in the industrial age. Show less

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Gropius

The Man Who Built the Bauhaus

by MacCarthy, Fiona

Book - 2019

The impact of Walter Gropius can be measured in his buildings--Fagus Factory, Bauhaus Dessau, Pan Am--but no less in his students. I. M. Pei, Paul Rudolph...Show more The impact of Walter Gropius can be measured in his buildings--Fagus Factory, Bauhaus Dessau, Pan Am--but no less in his students. I. M. Pei, Paul Rudolph, Anni Albers, Philip Johnson, Fumihiko Maki: countless masters were once disciples at the Bauhaus in Berlin and at Harvard. Show less

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Anni Albers

by Albers, Anni

Book - 2018

Anni Albers (1899–1994) was a German textile designer, weaver, and printmaker, and among the leading pioneers of 20th-century modernism. Although she has ...Show more Anni Albers (1899–1994) was a German textile designer, weaver, and printmaker, and among the leading pioneers of 20th-century modernism. Although she has heavily influenced generations of artists and designers, her contribution to modernist art history has been comparatively overlooked, especially in relation to that of her husband, Josef. In this groundbreaking and beautifully illustrated volume, Albers’s most important works are examined to fully explore and redefine her contribution to 20th-century art and design and highlight her significance as an artist in her own right. Show less

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Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

by Cohen, Jean-Louis

Book - 2007

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was one of the leading figures of twentieth-century architecture. For architects and many others who are committed to the moderni...Show more Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was one of the leading figures of twentieth-century architecture. For architects and many others who are committed to the modernist tradition, he is a pivotal figure. With in-depth, scholarly essays and opulent photographs and plans, this book traces the multifaceted development of his work, including his first Berlin buildings, his villa projects, his work at the Bauhaus in the 1930s, and his American projects of the postwar years. Show less

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Vasily Kandinsky : From Blaue Reiter to the Bauhaus, 1910-1925

by Kandinsky, Wassily

Book - 2013

The catalogue explores the evolution of a Gesamtkunstwerk in the work of Kandinsky including essays by leading Kandinsky scholars on painting as a total work of art, or the artist's interest in music and theatre. The catalogue explores the evolution of a Gesamtkunstwerk in the work of Kandinsky including essays by leading Kandinsky scholars on painting as a total work of art, or the artist's interest in music and theatre. Show less

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The Story of the Bauhaus

by Ambler, Frances

Book - 2018

Now 100 years old, the Bauhaus still looks just as fresh and new today as it did when it began. It was a place to experiment and embraced a new creative freedom. Thanks to this philosophy, the Bauhaus still shapes the world around us. Now 100 years old, the Bauhaus still looks just as fresh and new today as it did when it began. It was a place to experiment and embraced a new creative freedom. Thanks to this philosophy, the Bauhaus still shapes the world around us. Show less

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Paul Klee

by Klee, Paul

Book - 1985

Gathers drawings and paintings by the modern Swiss artist, discusses the themes and techniques used in his work, and examines his influence on twentieth century art Gathers drawings and paintings by the modern Swiss artist, discusses the themes and techniques used in his work, and examines his influence on twentieth century art Show less

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Moholy-Nagy

Future Present

Book - 2016

The pioneering artist László Moholy-Nagy (1894-1946) worked across a range of art forms including painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, film, ...Show more The pioneering artist László Moholy-Nagy (1894-1946) worked across a range of art forms including painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, film, advertising, and theater. This publication, which offers a fresh and extensive examination of his output, accompanies the first major American survey of Moholy's oeuvre in nearly a half century and represents the most extensive English-language book on the artist in thirty years. Show less

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Formulation - Articulation

by Albers, Josef

Book - 2006

Albers was a student and a teacher at the Bauhaus from 1920 to 1933, escaped to America and taught at Black Mountain College until 1949, and was chairman ...Show more Albers was a student and a teacher at the Bauhaus from 1920 to 1933, escaped to America and taught at Black Mountain College until 1949, and was chairman of the Department of Design at Yale University until 1958. As both artist and teacher he influenced innumerable artists, including Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, and Robert Rauschenberg. Albers's seminal text, Interaction of Color (1963), which was translated into eight languages, affected art teaching all over the world. Show less

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Lyonel Feininger : at the Edge of the World

by Haskell, Barbara

Book - 2011

This comprehensive survey, which examines the artist's broad-ranging interests and influences including his involvement in German Expressionism and the Bauhaus, will reintroduce his art to American audiences. This comprehensive survey, which examines the artist's broad-ranging interests and influences including his involvement in German Expressionism and the Bauhaus, will reintroduce his art to American audiences. Show less

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