Oskar Schlemmer: Das Bauhaus und der Weg in die Moderne

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Painter, draughtsman, graphic artist, sculptor, wall designer, set designer, choreographer, author: Oskar Schlemmer (1888-1943) is one of the most diverse artists of the modern age. Embodying the all encompassing Bauhaus concept of uniting the arts and crafts, his works always focused on a vision of the future in which modern man would live in harmony with technical and societal innovations. To mark the Bauhaus anniversary in 2019, the first monographic exhibition on Oskar Schlemmer in Eastern Germany is to take place in Gotha in 2019. With two inspiring essays as well as a biography and chronology, this catalogue introduces us to the Bauhaus master's fascinating world of ideas, and in particular the vibrant 1920s and 1930s. The book contains rarely shown works of the artist and focuses on his watercolours. They impressively illustrate Schlemmer's examination of his favourite subject: Man and his relationship to space.

Timo Trumper is director of the Academic and Collections Department at the Schloss Friedenstein Gotha Foundation (DE), where as academic associate he is responsible for the Paintings and Sculpture Division. Ina Conzen is deputy academic director of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (DE) and, as a curator, is also responsible for the art of the Classical Modern Era.