u003cpu003eOffered a position at the Weimar Bauhaus in 1923, László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) soon belonged to the inner circle of Bauhaus masters. When the school moved to Dessau, Moholy-Nagy and Walter Gropius began a fruitful collaboration as joint publishers of the u003ciu003eBauhausbücheru003c/iu003e series. u003cpu003eIn addition to designing and editing the u003ciu003eBauhausbücheru003c/iu003e, Moholy-Nagy produced a title of his own: the legendary u003ciu003ePainting, Photography, Filmu003c/iu003e. In this book, Moholy-Nagy's efforts to have photography and filmmaking recognized as art forms on the same level as painting are propounded and explained at length. The artist makes the case for a radical rethinking of the visual arts and the further development of photographic design to keep pace with a radically changing technological modernity. u003cpu003eAlongside theoretical and technical approaches and forays into the nature of the medium, Moholy-Nagy uses an extensive appendix of illustrations to provide a thorough survey of the numerous possibilities that photography and film could offer--from press photography and scientific imagery to Moholy-Nagy's own abstract photograms and New Vision photographs. u003cpu003eThis English translation of u003ciu003ePainting, Photography, Filmu003c/iu003e is based in content and design on the 1925 German first edition, making the latter available to an international readership for the first time. The publication includes a brief scholarly text providing crucial contextual information and reflecting on the history and legacy of Moholy-Nagy's book.u003c/pu003e
