Moholy-Nagy : future present /
Moholy-Nagy, László,1895-1946,artist.
Witkovsky, Matthew S.,1967-editor,writer of supplementary textual content.
Eliel, Carol S.,1955-editor,writer of supplementary textual content.
Vail, Karole P. B.,editor,writer of supplementary textual content.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,host institution.
Art Institute of Chicago,host institution.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art,host institution.
"The pioneering artist László Moholy-Nagy (1894-1946) worked across a range of art forms including painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, film, advertising, and theater. This publication, which offers a fresh and extensive examination of his output, accompanies the first major American survey of Moholy's oeuvre in nearly a half century and represents the most extensive English-language book on the artist in thirty years. The catalogue reproduces a vast selection of Moholy's early paintings and photograms, his whimsical photomontages--all of which are reproduced together here for the first time--and late works in Plexiglas. Distinguished scholars offer new insights into his materials and working methods; the relation among writing, administration, and art making in his practice; and his influence on contemporary art. Particular emphasis is given to Moholy's American years and his leadership of the Chicago Bauhaus as well as his reception as a painter"--
"The Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum".
Published to accompany the exhibition Moholy-Nagy: Future Present held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, May 27-September 7, 2016, The Art Institute of Chicago, October 2, 2016-January 3, 2017, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, February 12-June 18, 2017.
On the double title-page spread and the spine, the title "Moholy-Nagy" occurs between the words of the subtitle, "future" and "present". Front cover has title "Moholy-Nagy" without subtitle, but transparent dustjacket has the subtitle only, spaced so that the title appears between the words.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314) and index.
"The pioneering artist László Moholy-Nagy (1894-1946) worked across a range of art forms including painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, film, advertising, and theater. This publication, which offers a fresh and extensive examination of his output, accompanies the first major American survey of Moholy's oeuvre in nearly a half century and represents the most extensive English-language book on the artist in thirty years. The catalogue reproduces a vast selection of Moholy's early paintings and photograms, his whimsical photomontages--all of which are reproduced together here for the first time--and late works in Plexiglas. Distinguished scholars offer new insights into his materials and working methods; the relation among writing, administration, and art making in his practice; and his influence on contemporary art. Particular emphasis is given to Moholy's American years and his leadership of the Chicago Bauhaus as well as his reception as a painter"--
Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946
Art, Modern
Photography, Artistic
Sculpture, Modern
ART / Individual Artists / Monographs.
ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General.
ART / Mixed Media.