Difference between revisions of "László Moholy-Nagy"
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| + | |birth_date = {{birth date|1895|7|20|mf=y}} | ||
| + | |birth_place = Bácsborsód, Austria-Hungary | ||
| + | |death_date = {{Death date and age|1946|11|24|1895|7|20|mf=y}} | ||
| + | |death_place = Chicago, United States | ||
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| + | [[Image:Living_room_of_Laszlo_and_Lucia_Moholy-Nagys_Master_House_Dessau_c_1926_photograph_by_Lucia_Moholy.jpg|thumb|258px|Living room of László and Lucia Moholy-Nagy's Master House, Dessau, c. 1926. Photograph by Lucia Moholy.]] | ||
Born 1895 in Bácsborsód. In 1919 emigration to Vienna. From 1919 he was living in Berlin and had contact to the Dadaists. In 1921 he became acquainted with the Russian constructivism and was correspondent of the magazine [[MA]] (Today). In 1922 exhibition with Laszlo Peri in the gallery [[Der Sturm]], first photograms and telephone pictures. He finished the film-script for ''Die Dynamik der Grossstadt''. From 1923 he taught at the Weimar Bauhaus (metal-class). In 1924 photo-sculptures. From 1925 on publication of Bauhaus books. In 1927 encounter with Malevich. In 1928 separation from the Bauhaus. Designs for the Berlin State Opera and the Piscator-theater. In 1929 first film ''Marseille Vieux Port''. Publication of the book ''Vom Material zur Architektur''. He organized the Stuttgart Werkbund exhibition ''Film und Foto''. In 1930 he introduced the ''Light Requisite'' in Paris. Exhibitions in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Cologne, Paris, and Budapest. In 1931 he holds a series of 6 lectures at the [[School of Arts and Crafts, Bratislava]]. In 1934 emigration to Amsterdam. 1935-1936 he lived in London. Worked on films, photo-books, and advertising jobs. In 1937 he moved to Chicago and became the director of the New Bauhaus. In 1939 he founded the School of Design. He died of leukemia in 1946. | Born 1895 in Bácsborsód. In 1919 emigration to Vienna. From 1919 he was living in Berlin and had contact to the Dadaists. In 1921 he became acquainted with the Russian constructivism and was correspondent of the magazine [[MA]] (Today). In 1922 exhibition with Laszlo Peri in the gallery [[Der Sturm]], first photograms and telephone pictures. He finished the film-script for ''Die Dynamik der Grossstadt''. From 1923 he taught at the Weimar Bauhaus (metal-class). In 1924 photo-sculptures. From 1925 on publication of Bauhaus books. In 1927 encounter with Malevich. In 1928 separation from the Bauhaus. Designs for the Berlin State Opera and the Piscator-theater. In 1929 first film ''Marseille Vieux Port''. Publication of the book ''Vom Material zur Architektur''. He organized the Stuttgart Werkbund exhibition ''Film und Foto''. In 1930 he introduced the ''Light Requisite'' in Paris. Exhibitions in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Cologne, Paris, and Budapest. In 1931 he holds a series of 6 lectures at the [[School of Arts and Crafts, Bratislava]]. In 1934 emigration to Amsterdam. 1935-1936 he lived in London. Worked on films, photo-books, and advertising jobs. In 1937 he moved to Chicago and became the director of the New Bauhaus. In 1939 he founded the School of Design. He died of leukemia in 1946. | ||
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== External links== | == External links== | ||
* [http://www.moholy-nagy.com The Moholy-Nagy Foundation] | * [http://www.moholy-nagy.com The Moholy-Nagy Foundation] | ||
| + | * [http://bauhaus-online.de/en/atlas/personen/laszlo-moholy-nagy Moholy-Nagy on Bauhaus-Online.de] | ||
* [http://www.theartstory.org/artist-moholy-nagy-laszlo.htm Moholy-Nagy on TheArtStory] | * [http://www.theartstory.org/artist-moholy-nagy-laszlo.htm Moholy-Nagy on TheArtStory] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Moholy-Nagy Moholy-Nagy on Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Moholy-Nagy Moholy-Nagy on Wikipedia] | ||
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| Born |
July 20, 1895 Bácsborsód, Austria-Hungary |
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| Died |
November 24, 1946 (aged 51) Chicago, United States |
Born 1895 in Bácsborsód. In 1919 emigration to Vienna. From 1919 he was living in Berlin and had contact to the Dadaists. In 1921 he became acquainted with the Russian constructivism and was correspondent of the magazine MA (Today). In 1922 exhibition with Laszlo Peri in the gallery Der Sturm, first photograms and telephone pictures. He finished the film-script for Die Dynamik der Grossstadt. From 1923 he taught at the Weimar Bauhaus (metal-class). In 1924 photo-sculptures. From 1925 on publication of Bauhaus books. In 1927 encounter with Malevich. In 1928 separation from the Bauhaus. Designs for the Berlin State Opera and the Piscator-theater. In 1929 first film Marseille Vieux Port. Publication of the book Vom Material zur Architektur. He organized the Stuttgart Werkbund exhibition Film und Foto. In 1930 he introduced the Light Requisite in Paris. Exhibitions in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Cologne, Paris, and Budapest. In 1931 he holds a series of 6 lectures at the School of Arts and Crafts, Bratislava. In 1934 emigration to Amsterdam. 1935-1936 he lived in London. Worked on films, photo-books, and advertising jobs. In 1937 he moved to Chicago and became the director of the New Bauhaus. In 1939 he founded the School of Design. He died of leukemia in 1946.
Moholy-Nagy's films: Marseille (1929), Still Life in Berlin (1926), The City Gypsies (1931). [1]
Publications
- Richard Kostelanetz, "Moholy-Nagy: The Risk and Necessity of Artistic Adventurism", 1969.
- L. Moholy-Nagy, "The Contribution of the Arts to Social Reconstruction", 1943/1970.
- L. Moholy-Nagy, "Make a Light Modulator", 1940.
- Telehor: The International Review New Vision (Mezinárodní časopis pro visuální kulturu / Internationale Zeitschrift für visuelle Kultur / Revue internationale pour la culture visuelle). Brno, Czechoslovakia: Frantisek Kalivoda, 1936. Vol. 1 no 1-2: Published as a special double-issue devoted to L. Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946). [2]
