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Bauhaus in East Germany: The Formalism Debate


Published on 03.12.2016
Bauhaus Museum Dessau , view from Stadtpark (Image © Gonzalez Hinz Zabala courtesy Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau)
The planned new Bauhaus Museum Dessau, view from Stadtpark (Image © Gonzalez Hinz Zabala courtesy Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau)

Bauhaus in East Germany: The Immediate Post-War Years

Bauhaus Dessau, following the 1945 allied bombing of Dessau
Bauhaus Dessau, following the 1945 Allied bombing of Dessau (Source https://commons.wikimedia.org)

Bauhaus - "A Hostile Manifestation"

The ADGB Bundesschule in Bernau by the then "director of the so-called Dessau Bauhaus, Hannes Myer"
The ADGB Bundesschule in Bernau near Berlin by the "director of the so-called Dessau Bauhaus, Hannes Meyer"

Form Follows Dogma

Stalinallee Berlin ca. 1955
Stalinallee Berlin ca. 1955 (Photo Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-32583-0005 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Source https://commons.wikimedia.org)

Bauhaus in East Germany: The Slow Rehabilitation

Bauhaus Dessau, 2016
Bauhaus Dessau, 2016

Bauhaus in East Germany. Or, Lessons on the Misuse of Culture for Political Means

Bauhaus Dessau, 2016
Bauhaus Dessau, 2016

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