Max Bill Global

A key figure of modernism in Europe and globally connected renaissance man

Max Bill (19081994), a key figure of modernism in his native Switzerland and internationally, was a true renaissance man. Equally accomplished as a painter, sculptor, graphic and product designer, and architect, he was also an eminent theorist and educator, curator, and prolific publicist. Moreover, he engaged in Swiss politics and was an activist both in Switzerland and abroad. Throughout his career he connected with fellow artists and other leading figures of modernism, maintaining a lifelong and worldwide artistic and political dialogue.

This book, published in conjunction with a major exhibition at Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland, takes a fresh look both at Bill's remarkable achievements across his diverse fields of creative activity and at his international network, highlighting his contribution to art and society as a whole. Max Bill Global features some 80 of Bill's own works in all disciplines and a selection of his designed products that went into industrial production, as well as work by some of his artist friends. It also includes topical essays investigating Bill's interaction and networking with fellow artists in Dessau, Paris, Zurich, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and New York.

• New monograph on Max Bill, Swiss master of modernism and true renaissance man
• Offers a fresh look at and comprehensive survey of his remarkable achievements in all fields of his creative activity

• Investigates Bill's engagement in politics and as an activist as well as the network of fellow artists around the world, with whom he maintained a lifelong artistic and political dialogue

  Autorentext

Fabienne Eggelhöfer is chief curator and head of collection, exhibitions, and research at Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern.

Nina Zimmer is a scholar of art history and Director of Kunstmuseum Bern and Zentrum Paul Klee.

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A key figure of modernism in Europe and globally connected renaissance man