Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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Museums page for Laszlo Moholy-Nagy ((1895 - 1946)), known for Assemblage, etcher, photographer. Showing 10 museum collections and exhibitions.
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy MUSEUMS
1895 Bacsborsod, Hungary - 1946 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Assemblage, etcher, photographer.
Painter, photographer, philosopher of new aesthetics, filmmaker, builder of light-space machines, and teacher, Moholy-Nagy was born in Hungary. "A prolific writer, as well as one of the most fertile... Read full biography
Painter, photographer, philosopher of new aesthetics, filmmaker, builder of light-space machines, and teacher, Moholy-Nagy was born in Hungary. "A prolific writer, as well as one of the most fertile experimental artists of his time, he believed that art offered a way to reorder society after the... Read full biography
Painter, photographer, philosopher of new aesthetics, filmmaker, builder of light-space machines, and teacher, Moholy-Nagy was born in Hungary. "A prolific writer, as well as one of the most fertile experimental artists of his time, he believed that art offered a way to reorder society after the traumatic years of World War I, and he looked especially to technology to pave the way." . Early paintings by Moholy-Nagy reflected his interest in German Expressionist painting. In the early 1920s, he... Read full biography
Painter, photographer, philosopher of new aesthetics, filmmaker, builder of light-space machines, and teacher, Moholy-Nagy was born in Hungary. "A prolific writer, as well as one of the most fertile experimental artists of his time, he believed that art offered a way to reorder society after the traumatic years of World War I, and he looked especially to technology to pave the way." . Early paintings by Moholy-Nagy reflected his interest in German Expressionist painting. In the early 1920s, he met Kurt Schwitters and Paul Klee, and explored Dadaism. It was his contact with Russian Constructivism, though, that fueled both the style his art would take and his ideas about art's role as a vehicle for social change. He believed that since art... Read full biography
Painter, photographer, philosopher of new aesthetics, filmmaker, builder of light-space machines, and teacher, Moholy-Nagy was born in Hungary. "A prolific writer, as well as one of the most fertile experimental artists of his time, he believed that art offered a way to reorder society after the traumatic years of World War I, and he looked especially to technology to pave the way." . Early paintings by Moholy-Nagy reflected his interest in German Expressionist painting. In the early 1920s, he met Kurt Schwitters and Paul Klee, and explored Dadaism. It was his contact with Russian Constructivism, though, that fueled both the style his art would take and his ideas about art's role as a vehicle for social change. He believed that since art is rooted in society, the artist had a responsibility to address social issues. "He saw the artist as a visionary---one who would provide the form... Read full biography
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy - Artist Info
About Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (10)
All MuseumsArt Institute of Chicago, AIC
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814McNay Art Museum
6000 North New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78209-0069Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
Northampton, MA 01063Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10128Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271