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Left : Moon Bridge , 1974 , Acrylic on canvas , Collection of the Aspen Institute , Gift of Barry A . Berkus Above : Deposition , 1940 , Oil on canvas , The Aspen Institute , Gift of Javan and Britt Bayer
The inaugural exhibition was dedicated to the evolution of Bayer from a magazine designer to an advertiser , painter , photographer , sculptor , interior designer and architect — immersing gallery visitors into the many chapters of his career — in a center that spans 7,000-square-feet . The displays showcase Bayer ’ s work from his native Austria to landing in the states in New York to his first work in Aspen , depicting owls into Aspen trees and eventually , light refractions and Bauhaus motifs .
Though this particular installation is only on display until April , a new exhibit will open in June 2023 . “ Concept of a Visualist : Herbert Bayer ’ s World Geo-Graphic Atlas ” examines Herbert Bayer ’ s 1953 World Geo-Graphic Atlas , a landmark work of visual education and modernist design . Commissioned by Walter Paepcke to mark the 25th anniversary of Container Corporation of America , the World Geo-Graphic Atlas was first presented at the 1953 International Design Conference at the Aspen Institute . In the 70 years since its
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