June 23: Book Discussion with Nicholas Fox Weber

Presented by 192 Books and Paula Cooper Gallery, Nicholas Fox Weber will discuss his new book, iBauhaus: The iPhone as the Embodiment of Bauhaus Ideals and Design (Knopf, 2020) at 5pm ET on Tuesday, June 23.

The live event will stream directly on this page on Tuesday, June 23 at 5pm ET. There is no login or rsvp required. A recording will be posted shortly afterwards. During the broadcast, please email your questions to evan@192books.com.

iBauhaus: The iPhone as the Embodiment of Bauhaus Ideals and Design
By Nicholas Fox Weber (Published by Knopf)

Nicholas Fox Weber, in this deft, entertaining, and brilliant rumination on art and technology, writes of the iPhone as the essence of the Bauhaus principles of form following function–of honesty of design and materials that reflect the true nature of objects and buildings, favoring linear and geometrical forms; adhering to line, shape, and colors; synthesizing art to modern times; the fusion in design of art and technology. Weber, an authority and celebrant of twentieth-century modernism, ranging from the paintings of Balthus to the architecture of Le Corbusier, was a close associate of Anni and Josef Albers, the last living giants of the Bauhaus, and absorbed firsthand its truest beliefs. Weber writes that the Bauhaus was not a style but an attitude: clear design and visual acuity as the embodiment of morality and honesty. And in iBauhaus, Weber explores how the iPhone, with its effective design and its versatility, honors these deepest beliefs, as well as the values that the Bauhaus sought to give to the world.

Photo: Marion Ettlinger

Nicholas Fox Weber has been the executive director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation for four decades. He is a graduate of Columbia College and received his MA from Yale University. He is the author of many articles, essays, and widely acclaimed books including Balthus: A Biography and Patron Saints.