Catalog of the held at the Kunstmuseum Basel 19 March - 20 June 2021, Tate Modern, London 13 July - 17 October 2021, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 21 November 2021 - 12 March 2022. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Frances Morris -- Sophie Taeuber-Arp: direct abstractions / Medea Hoch and Bettina Kaufmann -- Plates -- Sophie Taeuber-Arp / Paule Vezelay -- Letters from Sophie Taeuber-Arp / selected by Medea Hoch and Walburga Krupp.
Summary:
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) was an artist but also a dancer, designer, puppet maker, architect and editor. A true pioneer of modern art, for Taeuber-Arp, abstraction was never just an idea; it was her way of life. This 'lived abstraction' plays a large part in the exhibition as the artworks on show, many together for the first time, explore how Taueber-Arp's subversive, dissident and often revolutionary style radiated into every facet of her life and paved the way for modern artists to come. Taeuber-Arp became a teacher after studying art and dance and later taught others how to design patterns for textiles. In the terrible wake of the first world war, European civilisation was on the brink of collapse and a group of young people were rebelling from the world of destruction around them. They themselves defined themselves as nonsensical, cynical, savage and abstract - the dadaists. Responsible for co-founding the dada art movement, Tauber-Arp's way with colours and shapes unlocked new possibilities in art, costume and interior design. Exhibition: Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland (19.03.-29.06.2021) / Tate Modern, London, UK (13.06.-17.10.2021) / MoMA, New York, USA (21.11.2021 - 12.03.2022).
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