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Join the Mies van der Rohe Society for this fluid and energetic engagement that will emphasize the centennial of the Bauhaus's founding and its relationship to Illinois Tech and its host city, Chicago.
Mies, Hilberseimer, and Peterhans were obvious transplants from this institution; however, contemporary artists-in-residence Barbara Kasten (Bortolami Gallery), Venetia Stifler (Ruth Page Foundation), Tony Kidonakis and Ruti Abramovitch (VanderCook College of Music), and IIT College of Architecture have continued to produce work in this vein.
This is where art, architecture, music, and dance intersect—in the Bauhaus tradition.
$55 per person or $125 per person includes ticket plus one year membership to the Mies van der Rohe Society at the Concrete ($100) level.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
5:30 p.m. Reception (open to paid attendees only) 6:30 p.m. Program & Dance Performance (open to all) 7:10 p.m. "Toast" to Mies
Illinois Tech Mies CampusS. R. Crown Hall3360 South State StreetChicago, IL 60616
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Sonia Rivas at 312.567.5030 or rsvpevents@iit.eduRegister online
The Bauhaus was a German art school operational beginning in 1919. The curriculum combined crafts and the fine arts and became known for the methodological approach to design it taught. The German term Bauhaus literally means “building house” which can be interpreted as “School of Building”. Ironically, the school did not have an architecture program in its early years. The Bauhaus was established in Weimar from 1919-1925 (Walter Gropius) , moved to Dessau from 1925-1932 (Hannes Meyer) and finally to Berlin (Mies van der Rohe) from 1932-1933.
The idea of Gesamtkunstwerk (creating a total work of art) was established at the Bauhaus. Given this philosophy, all of the arts, including architecture, would eventually be brought together.
The Bauhaus’ influence on architecture, art, music, dance and theatrical performances has continued from its founding in 1919 through the present.
Partners: American Institute of Architects Chicago, American Institute of Architects students at IIT, Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, IIT College of Architecture, National Trust, Society of Architectural Historians, Bortolami Gallery, Ruth Page Foundation, and VanderCook College of Music
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