Lucia Moholy – Exposures
‘Lucia Moholy - Exposures’ - Exposure of a versatile photographer. Guided tour with the curator and artist Jan Tichy
A central work is the installation No. 30 (Lucia), 2016, which deals with a decisive period in Moholy’s life: in 1933, she had to flee Berlin due to her Jewish origins, leaving behind hundreds of glass plate negatives. Many of these photographs resurfaced unexpectedly after the Second World War – in books, exhibitions and in the catalogue of the Bauhaus exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. However, they were reproduced without Moholy’s consent and without a copyright notice. Walter Gropius, co-founder of the Bauhaus, refused to return the negatives for a long time and denied owning them. It was only after lengthy legal disputes that Lucia Moholy received some of them back in the 1950s – 280 negatives are still considered lost today.
These 280 lost images are at the centre of Tichy’s installation, which was shown in the oxyd-Kunsträume from 8 February to 2 March 2025: 330 full-size glass plates, illuminated in the dark room, formed a fragile monument to the photographer, art historian, critic, writer and archivist.
The number of places is limited ➔ Register here!
The guided tour is in English.
The event is organised in collaboration with Omanut – Forum for Jewish Art and Culture.
Photogram – Creating with Light, for families
Light reflections, shadow plays, pin sharp silhouettes and superimpositions: Photograms are images that are created in the darkroom without a camera. All that is needed is light, photographic paper and liquids to develop the images. With the help of creative ideas and different materials such as figurines, stencils or various objects interesting image compositions are created.
The workshop is designed as a family workshop. All persons, children and adults, require their own ticket.
Age: suitable for all age groups (children under the age of ten must be accompanied by an adult), no previous knowledge necessary.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Educator: Sophia Remer
Costs: CHF 30.– per person
Note: This workshop requires a minimum of eight registered participants and is limited to a maximum of twelve people, based on the space available in the photo lab.
Registration deadline: one week before the event
This workshop takes place in German.
Lucia Moholy – Exposures
with Pearlie Frisch, in German
The guided tour is free.
Admission to the exhibition: CHF 14.– (reduced CHF 12.–)
Limited number of places. Participants can register for the tour at the ticket desk (at the earliest 30 minutes before the tour starts).
Photogram – Creating with Light, for adults
Age: from 16 years, no previous knowledge necessary
Duration: 2.5 hours
Educator: Sophia Remer
Costs: CHF 55.– per person
Note: This workshop requires a minimum of five registered participants and is limited to a maximum of eight people, based on the space available in the photo lab.
Registration deadline: one week before the event
This workshop takes place in German.
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