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The New Bauhaus poster. Courtesy of the studio.
Outdoor Film and Talk: The New Bauhaus
September 25, 2020, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Please use the link below to purchase a ticket to watch the film online. Ticket purchasers for the online screening will receive a link to watch the film at any time during a one-week window, September 23 through September 30.
REGISTER TO VIEW THE FILM ONLINE
2019, Documentary, 85 minutes
Director/Producer: Alysa Nahmias
In 1937, László Moholy-Nagy came to Chicago to start the New Bauhaus, an art institute that aimed to pioneer the development and dissemination of modern design. The film’s narrative weaves original interviews with archival footage, voiceover, and stylized filming featuring Hans-Ulrich Obrist. The result is a new perspective view of a man who was ahead of his time and is increasingly relevant in today’s contemporary art and design discourses. Following recent retrospectives of Moholy-Nagy’s work at major museums, this film offers a more accessible and intimate, emotional journey through his life and his work as an artist, designer, visionary, and teacher. Moholy-Nagy believed that designing was “not a profession but an attitude,” he brought together art students and design students—something unheard of at the time—and challenged them to look at the world differently.
The screening is preceded by a conversation with executive producer Marquise Stillwell; producer, cinematographer, and designer/animator Petter Ringbom; and co-producer Ashley Lukasik; moderated by András Szántó, author, cultural strategist, and Art Basel Conversations host.
Alysa Nahmias, Director
Alysa Nahmias is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of the Los Angeles-based production company Ajna Films. Alysa’s debut feature, Unfinished Spaces, won a 2012 Independent Spirit Award, numerous festival prizes, and is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alysa recently directed and produced The New Bauhaus (2019), and her producing credits include the Emmy-nominated and Sundance award-winning Unrest (2017) directed by Jennifer Brea. Her films have been distributed on platforms such as Netflix, PBS and HBO. Alysa is the lead creative advisor for Film Independent’s Global Media Makers Documentary Track, and she is a 2019 Sundance Momentum Fellow.
Advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is required.
All tickets are sold pre-event and online only. No sales at the door. All sales are final, non-transferable, and non-refundable.
The event takes place outdoors on the Museum’s terrace, with possible use of the Event Lawn in good weather. Please bring your own chairs, no Museum seating is available.
You must wear a mask to access the event. The event is limited capacity with designated seating areas based on safe social distancing. Face coverings must be worn when in aisles or moving through spaces.
No outside food or drink is permitted. Individually packaged food and drinks will be available to pre-purchase through the cafe vendor, Elegant Affairs. Please follow the link to view the menu and purchase your food and drink by the end of the day on Thursday, September 24: https://www.parrishartcafe.com/
Restrooms will be open during the event. Hand sanitizer and wipes will be available. The Parrish is being regularly disinfected for the safety of our staff and visitors.
No pets are allowed on the Museum grounds or in the galleries.
Friday Nights at the Parrish are made possible, in part, by Presenting Sponsor:
Additional support provided by Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder.
Outdoor Film and Talk: The New Bauhaus
September 25, 2020, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Please use the link below to purchase a ticket to watch the film online. Ticket purchasers for the online screening will receive a link to watch the film at any time during a one-week window, September 23 through September 30.
REGISTER TO VIEW THE FILM ONLINE
2019, Documentary, 85 minutes
Director/Producer: Alysa Nahmias
In 1937, László Moholy-Nagy came to Chicago to start the New Bauhaus, an art institute that aimed to pioneer the development and dissemination of modern design. The film’s narrative weaves original interviews with archival footage, voiceover, and stylized filming featuring Hans-Ulrich Obrist. The result is a new perspective view of a man who was ahead of his time and is increasingly relevant in today’s contemporary art and design discourses. Following recent retrospectives of Moholy-Nagy’s work at major museums, this film offers a more accessible and intimate, emotional journey through his life and his work as an artist, designer, visionary, and teacher. Moholy-Nagy believed that designing was “not a profession but an attitude,” he brought together art students and design students—something unheard of at the time—and challenged them to look at the world differently.
The screening is preceded by a conversation with executive producer Marquise Stillwell; producer, cinematographer, and designer/animator Petter Ringbom; and co-producer Ashley Lukasik; moderated by András Szántó, author, cultural strategist, and Art Basel Conversations host.
Alysa Nahmias, Director
Alysa Nahmias is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of the Los Angeles-based production company Ajna Films. Alysa’s debut feature, Unfinished Spaces, won a 2012 Independent Spirit Award, numerous festival prizes, and is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alysa recently directed and produced The New Bauhaus (2019), and her producing credits include the Emmy-nominated and Sundance award-winning Unrest (2017) directed by Jennifer Brea. Her films have been distributed on platforms such as Netflix, PBS and HBO. Alysa is the lead creative advisor for Film Independent’s Global Media Makers Documentary Track, and she is a 2019 Sundance Momentum Fellow.
