The White Man’s House

Kunstfest Weimar, Weimar

2019

The publi­cation “The White Man’s House—A Litho­graph by Johannes Itten (1921)” is an explo­ration of the litho­graph of the same name by Johannes Itten, which he created in 1921. Upon closer inspection, the seemingly simple depiction of a white house composed of cubes in the middle of a garden offers a deep insight into the painter’s inner world—a world in which he was not only committed to the Bauhaus theories of color and form but was also an enthu­si­astic follower of the racially charged sect Mazdaznan. 

This publi­cation examines various aspects of the litho­graph and Itten’s biography through scholarly essays, artistic contri­bu­tions, and histo­rical documents.

With contri­bu­tions by Ute Ackermann, Eva Badura-Triska, Anja Baumhoff, Ursula Baus, Torsten Blume, Mathias Böswetter, Dorothea Fischer-Leonhardt, Cordula Hamschmidt, Niklas Hoffmann-Walbeck (ed.), Kenneth Hujer (ed.), Theo Lorenz, Elena Marchetti, Thomas Martin, David McAlmont, Pádraic E. Moore, Janek Müller (ed.), Nora Neuhaus, Irina Rastor­gueva, Luisa Rossi, Gregor Schneider, Friederike Schütt, Marek Szcze­pański, Marcus Steinweg, Sonja Vogel, Christoph Wagner, Mats Werchohlad, and Joshua Wicke

Concept & Editors: Kenneth Hujer, Janek Müller, Niklas Hoffmann-Walbeck

Curatorial Assistant & Production: Martin Naundorf

Design: Happy Little Accidents