Bauhaus at the MoMA
Posted on November 10th, 2009 by steve
”It’s a Haushold word, the Bauhaus, but a misunderstood one. Its influence is all around us, from Ikea furniture to glass skyscrapers, but it is credited – and blamed – for much more than it should be.’ -Candace Jackson, Wall Street Journal
The bauhaus was about advanced thinking in design, and it has its successes and failures. It was a great experiment and it changed the world. Its influence can be seen in everything today.
Workshops for Modernity: Bauhaus 1919-1933 just opened in NYC. And the exhibition is about going beyond the basics, show how far reaching the school actually was.
WSJ article here. Exhibition info here. Catalog here. TIME magazine video here. Show runs thru January 25, 2010.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe armchair, 1927-30
