Art After Dark

Nearly a hundred years ago, a radical artistic utopia was born in a tranquil town in Germany. Founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius, Bauhaus aimed to unite sculpture, painting, design and architecture into a single combined constructive discipline. A synthesis of liberated imagination and stringent structure intended to embellish and enrich our existence, provide illumination and clarity, combine order with playfulness. A century later, Bauhaus concepts continue to influence everyday 20th-century culture and inform contemporary designs, from Apple to the avant-garde of sustainable and future-oriented architecture.

But Bauhaus was never just an artistic experiment. Confronted with the social conditions of the time and experience of the First World War, the movement concerned itself with the political and social connotations of design from the very outset. Hence, Bauhaus history is not just the history of art, but also the history of an era.

Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus follows the fascinating evolution of the movement and its legacy; the contemporary artists, scientists and architects who keep the unfinished utopian project alive.

Bauhaus Spirit! Arrive early and join us for Bauhaus-inspired art making in the gallery!