moma:

Bauhaus: 1919–1928

In 1938, MoMA issued a press memo informing New York City editors that on December 7, the Museum would open “what will probably be considered its most unusual exhibition—and certainly one of its largest.” That exhibition was Bauhaus: 1919–1928, an expansive survey dedicated to this incomparably influential German school of art and design. On display were nearly 700 examples of the school’s output, including works of textile, glass, wood, canvas, metal, and paper. It was a celebration of the remarkable creativity and productivity of the Bauhaus, which had been forced to close under pressure from the Nazi Party just five years prior. The size and scope of this tribute indicated the importance of the Bauhaus to MoMA’s development: the school had served as a model for the Museum’s multi-departmental structure, and inspired its multidisciplinary presentation of photography, architecture, painting, graphic design, and theater.

Work by one of the Bauhaus’s most influential teachers is currently featured in One and One Is Four: The Bauhaus Photocollages of Josef Albers, on view at the Museum through April 2. Read the catalogue, see images of the 1938 installation, and more at mo.ma/52exhibitions.

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yama-bato:

Bruno Di Bello
Progetto di intervento sul chiaro di luna
Riporto fotografico su tela
cm. 120 x 120

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blueberrymodern:

The Bauhaus Textiles of Gunta Stölzl & Anni Albers

Beautiful

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moma:

Bauhaus: 1919–1928

In 1938, MoMA issued a press memo informing New York City editors that on December 7, the Museum would open “what will probably be considered its most unusual exhibition—and certainly one of its largest.” That exhibition was Bauhaus: 1919–1928, an expansive survey dedicated to this incomparably influential German school of art and design. On display were nearly 700 examples of the school’s output, including works of textile, glass, wood, canvas, metal, and paper. It was a celebration of the remarkable creativity and productivity of the Bauhaus, which had been forced to close under pressure from the Nazi Party just five years prior. The size and scope of this tribute indicated the importance of the Bauhaus to MoMA’s development: the school had served as a model for the Museum’s multi-departmental structure, and inspired its multidisciplinary presentation of photography, architecture, painting, graphic design, and theater.

Work by one of the Bauhaus’s most influential teachers is currently featured in One and One Is Four: The Bauhaus Photocollages of Josef Albers, on view at the Museum through April 2. Read the catalogue, see images of the 1938 installation, and more at mo.ma/52exhibitions.

anne-sophie-tschiegg:

Comanche Painted Hide Shield , 19th century.

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hragv:

Favorite shirts get old. Worm away into memory.

instagram:

Hashtag Highlight: #WhenPeopleMatchPlaces with Deepa Paul

This post is part of our Hashtag Highlight series, showcasing the most creative community hashtags on Instagram. For more creative takes on people’s surroundings, browse the #WhenPeopleMatchPlaces on Instagram.

#WhenPeopleMatchPlaces highlights “the sweet spot where the personal and the public intersect,” explains Deepa Paul (@currystrumpet). Deepa, who lives in Amsterdam, looks for street art wherever she goes. On a recent trip to Barcelona she spotted a geometric mural, and when she posed for a photo, she realized she was wearing a matching black-and-white striped dress! Deepa’s tip for capturing similar moments: stay sharp, stay curious and don’t force it. “It can be such a delight to find a piece of our innermost selves echoed by our surroundings,” she says. “It makes me feel a little bit more at home in the world.”

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urbnite:

Paulistano Chair by Paulo Mendes de Rocha

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