László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) was one of the most important figures of Modernism in Hungary. Some of his first drawings were made on postcards between 1914 and 1917, during his time as a soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army in World War I. About 300 of the drawings, made on the back of postcards, are known to survive in collections around the world. Half of these drawings have been acquired by the Első Magyar Látványtár Foundation since 1990. A travelling exhibition of the drawings has been organised by Hungarian cultural institutes in Brussels and Paris, and now they will travel to Berlin. The exhibition, entitled ?Zeichnungen aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg?, will be open from June 21 until September 10.
At the same time, Berlin?s Bauhaus Archive will present a collection of Moholy-Nagy?s experimental photographic works, entitled ?Color in Transparency?. The exhibition of works, made between 1936 and 1946, will be shown from June 20 until September 4.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Moholy-Nagy?s death, the two institutions will also organise a joint symposium of Hungarian and German experts at the Collegium Hungaricum on June 21.
"László Moholy-Nagy: Zeichnungen aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg"
June 21 ? September 10, 2006
Collegium Hungaricum Berlin
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 9, 10178
The exhibition will be opened by director of Bauhaus-Archiv Dr Annemarie Jaeggi at 19:00 on June 21, 2006
"Color in Transparency"
Farbfotoexperimente von László Moholy-Nagy
June 20 ? September 4, 2006
Bauhaus-Archiv
Klinelhöferstraße 14, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
Source: ArtNet
