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Subversion of the status quo produces art worth remembering. In turn, art worth remembering changes the status quo. Chicago's IIT Institute of Design, formerly the New Bauhaus School, has been a primary catalyst of such change for over 80 years.


Alysia Nahmias's film explores the school’s revolutionary legacy through the life of its founder, László Moholy-Nagy. As a professor at the “Original Bauhaus School” in Weimar-era Germany, Moholy-Nagy developed a reputation for integrating technology and media, resulting in works that had profound and lasting influence. Amidst political instability in Europe, he relocated to Chicago, where the “New Bauhaus” was born. A struggle between art and commerce ensued, causing the professor and his students to fuse outsider instincts with everyday industrial design in ways that still influence our lives today. In the spirit of its subject, The New Bauhaus is a film that delights in surprises and visual feasts (where even an everyday bar of soap takes on a new, stylish light under filmmaker Nahmia’s lens). An inspiration for designers, artists, and the creative iconoclast within us all. -CP


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  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    89 minutes
  • Country
    US
  • Premiere
    British Columbia
  • Director
    Alysa Nahmias