Author reading and lecture by Ita Heinze-Greenberg: Erich Mendelsohn and the Czech premiere of the film by director Duki Dror UNWAVERING VISIONS OF ERICH MENDELsoHN
28.4. 2014 from 5:00 PM in the Vesmír cinema
Program – start 5:00 PM:
The culmination of the Monday meeting with the author will be a screening of the internationally awarded film by director Duki Dror “Incessant Visions of Erich Mendelsohn / Mendelsohn’s Incessant Visions” in its Czech premiere with Czech subtitles. This creative and rightly acclaimed tribute casts a clear light on the life of the German-Jewish expressionist architect Erich Mendelsohn. Visionary Mendelsohn, a contemporary of Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe, created works that influenced generations of architects. The story is based on letters exchanged with a young beautiful woman, Louisa, who became his wife. Director Duki Dror breathed life into the correspondence of two passionate artists who supported each other in tumultuous and troubled times. Mendelsohn's career followed a similar path to that of many Jewish emigrants fleeing Nazism; he worked in England, Israel, and eventually the USA. Mendelsohn's drawings pulse with energy, and his buildings are stunning. One of his first constructions, the Einstein Tower, stands among the most important examples of modern architecture. Dror skillfully juxtaposes the architect's original sketches with contemporary footage as seen by architects and people who utilize these unique buildings today – testifying to Mendelsohn's integrity and the timelessness of his visionary designs.
According to the Haaretz newspaper, it is “An impressive artwork... that you must see!”
The individual parts of the Monday event will be connected by the unique Ostrava singer-songwriter Václav Fajfr.
The event is part of the international festival of architecture, design, and art ARCHIKULTURA 2014.
Free admission
- Festive book launch
- Lecture by the author of the book ERICH MENDELSOHN … FROM THE LIFE of Itah Heinze-Greenberg
- Break
- Czech premiere of the film by director Duki Dror INCESSANT VISIONS OF ERICH MENDELSOHN / MENDELSOHN’S INCESSANT VISIONS
The culmination of the Monday meeting with the author will be a screening of the internationally awarded film by director Duki Dror “Incessant Visions of Erich Mendelsohn / Mendelsohn’s Incessant Visions” in its Czech premiere with Czech subtitles. This creative and rightly acclaimed tribute casts a clear light on the life of the German-Jewish expressionist architect Erich Mendelsohn. Visionary Mendelsohn, a contemporary of Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe, created works that influenced generations of architects. The story is based on letters exchanged with a young beautiful woman, Louisa, who became his wife. Director Duki Dror breathed life into the correspondence of two passionate artists who supported each other in tumultuous and troubled times. Mendelsohn's career followed a similar path to that of many Jewish emigrants fleeing Nazism; he worked in England, Israel, and eventually the USA. Mendelsohn's drawings pulse with energy, and his buildings are stunning. One of his first constructions, the Einstein Tower, stands among the most important examples of modern architecture. Dror skillfully juxtaposes the architect's original sketches with contemporary footage as seen by architects and people who utilize these unique buildings today – testifying to Mendelsohn's integrity and the timelessness of his visionary designs.
According to the Haaretz newspaper, it is “An impressive artwork... that you must see!”
The individual parts of the Monday event will be connected by the unique Ostrava singer-songwriter Václav Fajfr.
The event is part of the international festival of architecture, design, and art ARCHIKULTURA 2014.
Free admission
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