sisterMAG presents: new Books about »Bauhaus«

sisterMAG presents: new Books about »Bauhaus«

A little preview of the best new releases

The Bauhaus has always been the subject of countless publications and novels. As the famous art school celebrates its centenary in 2019, publishing numbers are rising once again.
Here’s a little preview of the best new releases – maybe one or the other will find its way onto your shelves?

See for yourself…

»ITTEN, GROPIUS, KLEE AM BAUHAUS IN WEIMAR«

Christoph Wagner takes on the big task of telling the history of the Bauhaus in Weimar (1919-1925) using the newly evaluated works of Johannes Itten as a source. The focus is on the relationships between Johannes Itten, Walter Gropius, Oskar Schlemmer and Paul Klee. A new point of view to understand the aesthetic utopia of the Bauhaus. (only available in German)

»Itten, Gropius, Klee am Bauhaus in Weimar«
Christoph Wagner
Utopie und historischer Kontext
Gebrüder Mann Verlag 2019 (to be published)
ISBN 978-3-7861-2615-7,
Ca. 69,00€

»MOHOLY ALBUM. CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROADMAPS OF MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY, 1925-1937«

A world premiere: Hattula Moholy-Nagy, daughter of artist and Bauhaus-craftsman László Moholy-Nagy, has opened her archives and published Moholy- Nagy’s album of contacts from 1925 to 1937. The formerly unseen source of pictures shows new aspects of his photographic works: the play between film and photography, as well as his travels through Europe.

»Moholy Album. Changing Perspectives on the Roadmaps of Modern Photography, 1925-1937«
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 2019
ISBN 978-3958-2910-72
68,00€

»TOD AM BAUHAUS. NORMA TANNS ACHTER FALL«

A politician is shot in front of the German National Theatre in Weimar. Private investigator Norma Tann starts a new case as her friend Timo suddenly vanishes – the only hints seem to be a piece of Bauhaus-furniture and a glass negative from Bauhaus-photographer Lucia Moholy. An incredible case takes us back to the years of the Weimar Republic… (only available in German)

»Tod am Bauhaus. Norma Tanns achter Fall«
Susanne Kronenberg
Gmeiner Verlag, February 2019
ISBN 978-3-8392-2399-4
13,00€

»WALTER GROPIUS. DER ARCHITEKT SEINES RUHMS«

Walter Gropius – one of the greats of modern architecture. But what did he really build? Not a lot. After two years at university, he quickly discovered that he was missing the talent to become an architect. Bernd Polster meticulously researched the life of Gropius and put together something other than a hero’s tale. A different kind of biography. (only available in German)

»Walter Gropius. Der Architekt seines Ruhms«
Bernd Polster
Carl Hanser Verlag Munich 2019
ISBN 978-3446-2626-38
32,00€

»THE HIDING GAME«

Wood’s new novel is a contemporary dedication to the Bauhaus art school. In the flourishing Weimar of 1922, five young students meet and form close friendships based on their mutual love of avant-garde art. As friendship turns to happy and fateful love, Wood masterfully leads us through a time of blooming and tragic change.

»The Hiding Game«
Naomi Wood Pikador, July 2019
ISBN 978-1509892785
22,00€

»ILSE SCHNEIDER-LENGYEL. FOTOGRAFIN, DICHTERIN. EIN PORTRÄT«

During the 1920s, she was one of the women to open up contemporary art: Ilse Schneider- Lengyel (1903-1972). She studied ethnology, art history and became a photographer at the Bauhaus and published her first photo book about indigenous masks in 1934 – inspired by the »New Seeing« of László Moholy-Nagy. An intriguing portrait about an artist and her varied works. (only available in German)

»Ilse Schneider-Lengyel. Fotografin, Dichterin. Ein Porträt«
Peter Braun
Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2019
ISBN 978-3835-3339-01
24,90€