Lecture Series on Bauhaus Centenary and the 1st Memorial Anniversary of Da-Hong Wang| Theme 3: The Chimera Group and the Bauhaus—The Bauhaus in Post-War America + Remembering the Chimera Group
Speakers
Chao-Lee Kuo Founder, Taiwan Alliance for Arch Modernity
Location
DH Café (No. 153, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City)
Fee
One lecture for $500, including special snacks (sandwiches, desserts, drinks), and 10% discount on event book purchases.
Introduction
Da-Hong Wang was passionate about the arts. In the past, at his home on Jianguo South Road and at Honglu, he frequently invited fellow enthusiasts from the literary and artistic circles for cross-disciplinary exchanges. Much like the Bauhaus, he organized a small group named “Chimera” (named after the mythical hybrid creature with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent). Regular participants included Tsang-Houei Hsu (music), Liang-Hui Kuo (literature), Yuyu Yang (sculpture), Jing-Shan Lang (photography), De-Jinn Shiy (painting), among others. When Wang founded the group, he subtitled it “A Bauhaus Organization in Free China,” revealing a profound influence from figures like Gropius and Mies.
This year marks the centennial of the Bauhaus (1919-2019). To kick off this series of cultural events, the DH Café has specially curated a thematic series, titled “The Chimera Group and the Bauhaus,” to explore their relationship. This session's topic is “The Bauhaus in Post-War America + Remembering the Chimera Group.”
