Bauhaus Beginnings succeeds in reanimating the dialogue that began in the school’s classrooms and hallways, and in following it, as it spilled out into the streets of a country.
Oskar Schlemmer
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Searching for Redemption in Post-WWII German Art
While Inventur proposes that we seek to understand and empathize with these artists, their biographies constantly nag at the moral centers of the brain.
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Oskar Schlemmer’s Prophetic, Dancing Robots
An exhibition at the Centre Pompidou-Metz highlights the German artist’s paintings, drawings, choreography, and costume designs that imagine the integration of humans and machines.
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The Long Shadow of Artificial Darkness on Modern Culture
The emergence of artificial darkness in the 19th century, from the darkroom to the theater, radically influenced our experiences with art.
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The Exuberant Postcard Art of the First Bauhaus Exhibition
In 1923, a flurry of colorful postcards heralded the first major Bauhaus school exhibition.