Hungarian Studies Review 2010 [antikvár]

Lászív MofioCy-Nagy: Translating Utopia into ActionINTRODUCTIONOliver A. I. Botar and Hattula Moholy-NagyWe are very pleased to publish the proceedings of the memorable symposium "László Moholy-Nagy: Translating Utopia Into Action," held in lohn M. Clayton Hall at the University of Delaware on 20 October 1995, just a few months after the centenary of László Moholy-Nagy s birth, (figs. 1-5) The Symposium, co-sponsored by the University Gallery and the Department of Art History of the U. of D., was spear-headed by the principal organizer of the exhibition and the editor of its catalogue lászló moholy-nagy: from Budapest to herlin 1914-1923, Gallery Director Helena Chapp.' (figs. 6, 7) Chapp also took on the task of editing the papers presented for publication,^ but when she left her position as Director, she passed it on to Hattula Moholy-Nagy, who in turn recruited Oliver Botar to share in the work.While we, the editors, had transcriptions of the proceedings at our disposal, we decided to give the Symposiums speakers the choice of how they wished to be represented in these Proceedings. Eleanor Hight chose to use her paper as the basis for what is essentially a new article (though one related to her fine book on Moholy-Nagys photography), which she generously prepared for publication. Alain Findeli had held a talk that was built around slides and an outline rendered only in point form.