Operational from 1919 through 1933, Bauhaus was a German art school founded on the idea that various forms of art and knowledge would eventually be brought together. The concept of one interconnected knowledge was combined with an effort to emancipate the people, release their potential, and ultimately lead to the creation of a “new man.” Almost 100 years later, this Bauhaus led dream of the “new man” persists — now found in Silicon Valley. This Saturday (2.12.17) projekt bauhaus, an international initiative founded to conduct a lively debate on the currency of the Bauhaus, will present its “Preliminary Course: From Bauhaus to Silicon Valley” — the first of a three-part undertaking, which is to be followed by a workshop at the Floating University Berlin (2018) and a theater production at the Volksbühne Berlin (2019). Seeking to expose contradictions of the Western idea of progress and discuss alternative approaches, perhaps even saying farewell to Bauhaus’ “new man,” join the conversation this Saturday, featuring input from Morehshin Allahyari, Shaina Anand, Armen Avanessian, Brave New Alps, Jesko Fezer, Reinier de Graaf, Orit Halpern, Denisa Kera, Joachim Krausse, Claudia Mareis, Anh-Linh Ngo, Philipp Oswalt, Jussi Parikka, Joanne Pouzenc, Henrike Rabe, Bernd Scherer, Paloma Strelitz, Fred Turner and Georg Vrachliotis. Get tickets here, and broaden your mind at this one day course — see you there! (Text: Devan Grimsrud)
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin-Tiergarten; map
Preliminary Course: From Bauhaus to Silicon Valley, 2.12.17 from 12-21.30h
For more information about the ongoing project visit, projekt bauhaus