The Bauhaus is moving / La Bauhaus si muove
Artists from the Bauhaus University Weimar as guests in Modena
29th May to 10th July 2005
Opening: 28th May 6pm with introduction by the curators
Centre for Contemporary Art Chiesa di San Paolo/Chiesa delle Monache
Via Francesco Selmi
Modena
Liz Bachhuber, Sylvie Boisseau und Frank Westermeyer, Susanne Bosch, Beatrice Catanzaro, Nicole Degenhardt, Elfi Fröhlich, Caroline Hake, Christine Hill, Norbert W. Hinterberger, Ralf Homann, Anna Kling, Barbara Nemitz, Natascha Rossi, Harry Sachs und Franz Höfner, Maria Vill, Herbert Wentscher
An initiative by the Province Modena in collaboration with the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio, the Bauhaus University Weimar and the Cultural Association LaRete
Conceived and curated by Dr. Julia Draganovic and Andrea Dietrich
Two public lectures will be offered in connection with the Istituto dArte Venturi and the University of Modena: May 27th 2005, 5 p.m., Istituto dArte Venturi: Prof. Liz Bachhuber: Art in public space and new artistic strategies.
June 8th 2005, 5 p.m. Chiesa di San Paolo, Modena: Andrea Dietrich and Julia Draganovic: The History of the Bauhaus
Following the neglection by and large of the history of the original Bauhaus for a long time, the succeeding institution, the Hochschule für Architektur und Bauwesen wanted to pay tribute to its own tradition in the process of becoming a University (Bauhaus University Weimar since 1996) by creating two new faculties: the faculty for design in 1993 with three departments (art, design and visual communication), and the faculty for media in 1996 with three departments (media design, media theory and media systems). Following in the tradition of Bauhaus, students have the possibility to take part in different lectures at all faculties in an interdisciplinary way.
The selected artists are teaching at both faculties. They have international experience and reputations. The show will present drawings, sculptures, installations, photographs and videos by the professors together with assistants and alumni. The exhibition will provide a catalogue to give a comprehensive insight into the current art production of the Bauhaus University.
