The New Bauhaus – The Life & Legacy of Moholy-Nagy(MOViE MOViE: Life is Art 2022)

In the 1920s, rising artist László Moholy-Nagy taught at the revolutionary Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. He established himself as a visionary; the approach he developed while teaching became the ethos of his work: training artists to live “happier lives in modernity.”

Forced into exile by the Nazis, Moholy moved to Chicago inspired by the sense of re-invention in the American city. Initially at the New Bauhaus and ultimately through the Institute of Design, Moholy challenged students to create systemic, human-centered design. Motivated by the challenge of creating within the limitations of the Great Depression and World War II, Moholy’s embrace of artistic versatility and technological possibility continues to reverberate today.

Moholy’s own output as an artist remained “relentlessly experimental”, with pioneering work created in a range of mediums including painting, photography, typography, collage, sculpture, and film. His central lessons as a teacher were reflected in his own work: the thought behind creation was as important as the work itself.

With post-screening sharing:

11.11 (Fri)｜7:45pm｜MMCP
Guest: Keith Tam (Director of the Centre for Communication Design, Hong Kong Design Institute), Renatus Wu (Director of Edited, Graphic Designer)

18.11 (Fri)｜7:45pm｜PE
Guest: Prof. Eric Yim (Chairman of Hong Kong Design Centre), Ar Corrin Chan (Honorary Treasurer, Hong Kong Institute of Architects)