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Jan 2021
33m 55s

Episode 31 | The Bauhaus Episode

DAVID ZWIRNER
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A conversation about the influence of the Bauhaus today, and its evolution from a seminal early-twentieth-century school of thought into popular shorthand for an aesthetic style that—like minimalism—is used for everything from furniture to smartphones. With guest Nicholas Fox Weber, the executive director of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, and the auth ... Show More
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