bauhaus | documenta
Bauhaus and documenta are two globally successful cultural brands, representing a modern Germany that is both cosmopolitan and innovative. They both came into being at a time when civilization was in a state of collapse, and they both exemplify the idea of the liberating power of art and culture. Looking at them in parallel brings out their similarities and differences and reveals that to some extent they serve to complement one another: for the one, the focus is on mass-produced articles and their everyday usage; the idea of universalism; and the design of consumer goods; for the other, encounters with unique artworks; the experience of diversity; and the critiquing of capitalist consumerism.
Rotunda at the Fridericianum, first documenta, 1955, Inventory Number: docA, MS, d1, DCA-005-18.001-d01.027
The four parts of the project:
1. Exhibition (May 24 – September 08, 2019)
bauhaus | documenta. Vision and Brand
Curators: Philipp Oswalt, Daniel Tyradellis
Design: Studio TheGreenEyl, Berlin
2. Virtual Exhibition (August 15, 2019)
How much Bauhaus is in documenta? Seeking traces
Curator: Birgit Jooss
Design: L2M3, Stuttgart
3. Symposium (June 14 – 15, 2019)
Never been modern? Bauhaus and documenta in true affinity
Directed by Heinz Bude
Organization: Michael Flörchinger
4. Publication
Published by Birgit Jooss, Philipp Oswalt und Daniel Tyradellis
Authors: Arnold Bode, Gerda Breuer, Bazon Brock, Kathryn M. Floyd, Andreas Gardt, Walter Grasskamp, Martin Groh, Walter Gropius, Werner Haftmann, Birgit Jooss, Christiane Keim, Harald Kimpel, Gila Kolb, Julia Meer, Hannes Meyer, Philipp Oswalt, Anna Rühl, Nora Sternfeld, Daniela Stöppel, Annette Tietenberg, Fred Turner, Daniel Tyradellis, Wolfgang Ullrich, Frank Werner
Editorial: Lutz Stirl
Publisher: Spector Books, Leipzig
A project by the documenta archiv and the University of Kassel in cooperation with the Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
Project coordinators: Birgit Jooss and Philipp Oswalt
Project management: Andrea Linnenkohl
Project team: Martin Groh, Harald Kimpel, Frank Werner
Student assistants: Verena Bornmann, Laura Diermann
Financed by
Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
Hessische Kulturstiftung
documenta archiv
Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
Kasseler Sparkasse
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