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HE Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman said "As an organisation that believes strongly in the role of art in our community, DIFC is always keen to support events that showcase works belonging to the great art movements in history. DIFC is happy to partner with Deutsche Bank to host this unique exhibition that brings the works of the Bauhaus masters to the wider public in the region."
Dr. Josef Ackermann said:
"This exhibition is a single manifestation of our extensive CSR engagement in the world of art and a glimpse into a vast collection that spans over 53,000 works. It is also a concrete manifestation of our aim to make the Deutsche Bank art collection accessible to a wider audience and thus to foster creativity, which is the prerequisite for innovation, growth, and prosperity."
The selection of 55 paper works, on view in Dubai, is dedicated to the Bauhaus school as one of the most influential artistic movements of the early 20th century. As a new form of an art academy, it was established between 1919 and 1933 in Germany. Following a completely new perception of beauty based on simplicity and functionality, this movement lead to a new form of non-figurative art. Almost all famous teachers of the Bauhaus school are included in the exhibition: Max Bill, Lyonel Feininger, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Oskar Schlemmer and, as representatives of the students' generation, Josef Albers and Fritz Winter. The importance of prints as a medium in this context is reflected especially well in the pieces chosen for this exhibition and references the focus of the Deutsche Bank Collection - works on paper.
Nearly 30 years ago, Deutsche Bank began to acquire the works of young artists. Today, the Bank's collection, which also includes selected works of Classical Modernism, is one of the most important corporate collections in the world. The works are on display in the Bank's buildings and staff offices around the globe. Additionally, the Bank presents them worldwide at its own exhibitions and loans them to museums.
An exhibition catalogue (Arabic/English) picturing all exhibits of the show is being issued with a foreword by Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank, His Excellency Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the DIFC, and essays by Dr. Omar Akbar, Director of the Foundation Bauhaus Dessau, Mishaal Al Gergawi, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, and Friedhelm Hütte, Curator of the exhibition and Global Head of Deutsche Bank Art.
Posted by Nadeen El Ajou
