Craft becomes modern : the Bauhaus in the making / edited for the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation by Regina Bittner and Renée Padt ; translation, Amy Klement.

Main entry:

Handwerk wird modern. English.

Title & Author:

Craft becomes modern : the Bauhaus in the making / edited for the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation by Regina Bittner and Renée Padt ; translation, Amy Klement.

Publication:

Bielefeld : Kerber, [2017]
©2017

Description:

252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles ; 30 cm.

Series:

Edition Bauhaus ; 51
Kerber culture

Notes:
On the occasion of an exhibition held at Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, April 13, 2017 - January 7, 2018.
Includes bibliographical references.
Craft (in) the Modern Era: Paradox or Utopia? -- Craft as an Agent of Things -- Craft: A Hybrid Practice.

Summary:

"Craft Becomes Modern: The Bauhaus in the Making looks at the Bauhaus from the perspective of this noisy activity--handcraft. No term was more fiercely disputed there. Although conceived as "laboratories for industry," a great deal was still done by hand in the Dessau workshops. Workshops at the Bauhaus straddled the different priorities and practical realities at play, falling somewhere between factory and craft business, between free experimentation and industrial contract work. From this field of tension, the Bauhaus tried to define handcraft anew as a utopian pursuit that could coexist with industrial culture. The Bauhaus' interest in industrialization has been thoroughly studied; the persistence of craft among its teachers and students much less so. Craft Becomes Modern surveys this aspect of the Bauhaus' teaching and work, and puts it in historical context. And these debates are far from over--this volume includes contributions from a range of contemporary design theorists and practitioners, including Julia Bryan-Wilson, Martino Gamper, John Maciuika, Rafael Cardoso, Joseph Grima, Gerda Breuer, T'ai Smith, Eva Forgacs and Sara Ouhadou, offering new insights for understanding handcraft in the 21st century"--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9783735603432 (English edition ; cl.)
3735603432 (English edition ; cl.)

Subject:

Bauhaus Exhibitions.
Bauhaus.
Handicraft Exhibitions.
Design Exhibitions.
Art, Modern Exhibitions.
Handicraft History 20th century Exhibitions.
Handicraft History 21st century Exhibitions.
Artisanat Expositions.
Design Expositions.
Artisanat Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
Artisanat Histoire 21e siècle Expositions.
Art, Modern.
Design.
Handicraft.

Form/genre:

Catalog
Exhibition catalogs.
catalogs (documents)
illustrated books.
Catalogs.
History.
Illustrated works.
Catalogues.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Bittner, Regina, editor.
Padt, Renée, editor.
Klement, Amy, translator.
Edition Bauhaus ; 51.
Kerber culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295692
Call No.: BIB 242051
Status: Available

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