{"id":2755,"date":"2019-02-14T09:34:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2019-02-14T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:35:00","slug":"bauhaus-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/14\/bauhaus-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Bauhaus today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article about the resurgence of #bauhaus on social media<\/a> on the AIGA website caught my interest when it was first published on January 8. I’ve kept open in a browser tab ever since, returning to read it several times since. And now I’m posting about it so I can close the tab \ud83d\ude42 (Housekeeping is such chore.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article raises a few separate issues that resonate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, what does it mean when a hashtag gains popularity? Do those who post it know what they’re saying? We don’t know because it arrives with little or no context. And #bauhaus in particular! a concept that is all about context and interdisciplinary work, and which sought to weave art and craft into the fabric of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet. And yet. As the article points out, social media has succeeded beyond every expectation in weaving itself into our everyday activities \u2014 without much of the art\/craft, one could say. But new ways of communicating, the memes, the construction<\/em> of meme generators \u2014 many of these are so creative and on-point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the article points out, both the Bauhaus school and the social media companies have attempted to present a neutral face, letting their students\/users take the political stands. It hasn’t worked out well for Bauhaus or Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This article about the resurgence of #bauhaus on social media on the AIGA website caught my interest when it was first published on January 8. I’ve kept open in a browser tab ever since, returning to read it several times since. And now I’m posting about it so I can close the tab \ud83d\ude42 (Housekeeping … <\/p>\n

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