Utopian visions: Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack and Percy Grainger
06 Aug 2005 to 30 Oct 2005
Curator: Joanna Bosse
Level two east gallery
Percy Grainger (1882–1961) and Ludwig
Hirschfeld Mack (1893–1965) are key figures within Victoria’s cultural
history. The university holds an outstanding collection of items by
Percy Grainger, a world pioneer of experimental music, including a
number of terry-towelling costumes. The design of the costumes can be
traced to the dominant modernist concerns of the early twentieth
century. Similarly, paintings, prints and drawings by Bauhaus-trained
artist Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack provide insights into the European
modernist tradition. Drawing strong visual links between the patterning
and colour of the towelling clothes and the colour theories of the
Bauhaus, this display offered viewers opportunities to connect
with contemporary music and colour theory and gain insight into
Hirschfeld Mack’s and Grainger’s individual quests for utopian ideals.
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