Hungarian-born Bauhaus educator László Moholy-Nagy is set to feature in a new movie, highlighting the role he played in bringing the school's ideology to America. For our Bauhaus 100 series, the film's producer Alysa Nahmias speaks to Dezeen.
Moholy-Nagy is often overshadowed by Bauhaus stars like Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, yet he played a critical role in continuing the school's teachings after it was shut down in 1933. The New Bauhaus documentary aims to draw attention to his legacy.
"Moholy is not within the Bauhaus 'all-stars', but is instrumental in so many aspects of the Bauhaus. But somehow I think not given his due, and I hope that the film can do a major part," Nahmias told Dezeen.
László Moholy-Nagy is the focus of an upcoming documentary. Photo is by László Moholy-Nagy, courtesy of Moholy Nagy FoundationTwo years in production and set to release in 2019, the film is produced by former architect Nahmias and cinematographer Petter Ringbom, in collaboration with Erin Wright and Marquise Stillwell. It focuses on Moholy-Nagy's time in Chicago, where he established the New Bauhaus design school, and will explore his personal history and formative ideas.
"We should look at Moholy in the same way as Gropius or Mies"
"One of Moholy's ideas is that the person is above the product, that as we are creating artwork, design and products, we are also creating ourselves, bot...