The Bauhaus, the German school of art and design, operated from 1919 to 1933 with a faculty that brought together artists, architects, and designers. In the years since it closed at the hands of the Nazis, it has continued to be a touchstone and a source of ideas, as well as the subject of many myths. Barry Bergdoll and Leah Dickerman, the curators of the exhibition Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops of Modernity (2009-2010) at The Museum of Modern Art, discuss ten key principles for understanding what the Bauhaus was—and was not—and why it has continued to be so important to modern culture.
Ten Things to Know About the Bauhaus: Opening Dinner and Discussion Part 2
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