Craft becomes Modern.
The Bauhaus in the Making
13 Apr 2017–7 Jan 2018
daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Bauhaus Dessau
Hammering, planing, sawing and weaving – it was pretty loud and dusty in the workshop wing of the School of Design, the Bauhaus Dessau. Although conceived as ‘laboratories for industry’, a great deal was still done by hand in the Dessau workshops. The exhibition "Craft becomes Modern. The Bauhaus in the Making" in the original setting, the weaving workshop in the Bauhaus building in Dessau, tells the story of the workshops from the perspective of craft – a discipline that was already pivotal to the foundation of the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar. That said, at the Bauhaus the concept of craft was more contentious than any other.
In the microcosm of workshop praxis, the exhibition shows the prevailing wide-ranging eld of conflict in which craft at the Bauhaus was redefined as a utopia, albeit one that coexisted with industrial culture. Through sketches, lesson notes, material studies, objects, photos and documents, visitors learn about design, making and production at the Bauhaus.
Contemporary positions in design that conceptualise craft as critical design praxis enter into a dialogue with modern craft at the Bauhaus.
Visitor Services
Public guided tours of the exhibition
first Sunday of every month, 2 p.m.
Guided tour for senior citizens
(Reduced admission € 4.50)
first Wednesday of every month, 3 p.m.
Curator guided tour
with Dr. Regina Bittner
Sundays, 21 May and 10 Sept 2017, 11 a.m.
Combined group guided tour
Exhibition and the Bauhaus building (please reserve)
Meeting place
Visitors Centre, Bauhaus building
Price: € 5 per person plus admission,
free for under-18s
Contact
besuch@bauhaus-dessau.de
P +49-(0)340-6508–251
Current events
In Conversation with the Masters
Guest textile designer Elke Wolf
10 September 2017
1 pm - 3 pm
Object Lab:
Textiles between Bauhaus and the Andes
21 September 2017
5 pm – 6.30 pm
Supporting Programme and Catalogue
Craft becomes Modern.
The Bauhaus in the Making
The Supporting Programme
Craftsmanship is at work in almost every type of human activity, be it cooking, knitting, repairing, gardening, writing …
Craft becomes Modern.
The Bauhaus in the Making
The catalogue of the exhibition.
With Texts by Gerda Breuer, T’ai Smith, Éva Forgács, John Maciuika, Rafael Cardoso, Julia …
