Editor’s Pick: The Paintings of Moholy-Nagy

László (or Ladislaus) Moholy-Nagy, Composition, n.d. (ca. 1922-23). Paper collage on paper. SBMA, Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Mack. Courtesy photo.

László (or Ladislaus) Moholy-Nagy, Composition, n.d. (ca. 1922-23). Paper collage on paper. SBMA, Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Mack. Courtesy photo.

The Paintings of  Moholy-Nagy: The Shape of Things to Come is an exciting mash-up of one of the most influential members of the Bauhaus: László Moholy-Nagy’s artwork, with “interventions” inspired by Moholy’s art by designer Alex Rasmussen, whose Goleta-based company Neal Feay reinterprets artistic forms in anodized aluminum. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., July 5 through September 27. 805/963-4364, sbma.net.

—Leslie Dinaberg

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine, Summer 2015