Laszlo Moholy-Nagy – författare

Moholy-Nagy’s efforts to have photography and filmmaking recognized as means of artistic design on the same level as painting are propounded and explained at length. The use of artistic instruments is thus radically reformed. The Hungarian artist makes the case for a functional transformation within the visual arts and for the further development of photographic design options.Alongside theoretical and technical approaches as well as detailed forays into the broad field of the medium of photography, Moholy-Nagy uses an extensive appendix of illustrations to provide a thorough survey of the numerous possibilities that photographic and cinematic work had in store as early as 1925.This English edition appears in original design and with separate commentary.

In his third and last contribution within the series, the founder and long-standing director of the school, Walter Gropius, gives a comprehensive overview of the Bauhaus in Dessau. In addition to a brief outline of the origins and development of the institution, Gropius presents the architectural design of the new Bauhaus building and the associated Masters’ Houses. Through documentary photographs and planning sketches, the technical development is traced with extreme precision.