Book Launch
The Forgotten Women of Bauhaus
Fully booked
To celebrate the centenary year of the era-defining Bauhaus school for art and design, join novelists Naomi Wood (The Hiding Game) and Theresia Enzensberger (Blueprint) for an evening of discussion about some of the most exciting designers and artists of the 1920s avant-garde.
Both novels focus on young groups of students living and studying at the Bauhaus until pressure from the Nazis forced it to close in 1933, and take an in-depth look at what life might have been like amidst the blissful utopia of the school’s ideologies. In this anniversary year of the Bauhaus, you will likely hear of Paul Klee, Wasilly Kandinsky and Walter Gropius, but far less of the often overlooked female weavers, designers and photographers. This discussion will look at why both Naomi and Theresia believe these women need to be put back in the record books as some of the most exciting and interesting artists working in our modern history.
The discussion will be chaired by the acclaimed writer of historical fiction, Clare Clark.
Please note: this event is now fully booked and only returns may be available.
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This powerful novel tells a story of a time past that feels eerily reflective of the present. - Sunday Times
Impressive . . . With great conviction, Wood summons up the intensity of the students’ camaraderie and the forces that destroy it. - Sunday Times
Details
Goethe-Institut London
50 Princes Gate
Exhibition Road
London
SW7 2PH
United Kingdom
Price: Free Entry but Booking Required
+44 20 75964000 info-london@goethe.de
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