Description:

This exceptional book offers a fresh and extensive examination of the work of pioneering artist Lszl Moholy-Nagy (18941946). The first major American survey of his oeuvre in nearly a half century and the most extensive English-language book on the artist in thirty years, the catalogue offers an integrated presentation of Moholys production across a range of art forms including painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, film, advertising, and theater.

Distinguished scholars offer new insights into Moholy's materials and working methods; the relation among writing, administration, and art making in his practice; and his influence on contemporary art. Particular emphasis is given to Moholy's American years and his leadership of the Chicago Bauhaus as well as his reception as a painter.

Over 300 works are illustrated in colour, including the artist's early paintings and photograms, his whimsical photomontages---all of which are reproduced together here for the first time---and late works in Plexiglas. Beautifully designed and produced, with a PVC plastic jacket printed on the inside and a foil stamped casewrap, the book is a marvellous tribute to this phenomenally innovative artist.