telehor

Reprint Edition, 2013. 138 pages, 69 illustrations. Book measures 8.5 x 11.75 inches. Metal spiral ring binding, with additional supplemental commentary book.

In 1936 the first and only issue of the magazine telehor (Greek for tele-vision) was released in four languages, as a special edition on and by László Moholy-Nagy. It contains documents of great significance to the history of art and media, including explorations of the aesthetic potential of new technical media, key early theoretical texts on photography and film, as well as letters written by Moholy-Nagy and illustrations of his works.

The reprint makes the magazine accessible again in terms of its artistic and theoretical-historical dimensions. Particular attention has been paid to the production process. Thus the volume appears spiral-bound, an ultramodern technique in the mid-1930s. The commentary contains an editorial statement that places the magazine, telehor, in the context of the art and media of the 1920s and 1930s and unlocks the position of the artistic avant-garde at the intersection of two epochs. It also contains new translations of the original texts: in Mandarin, Russian, Hungarian and Spanish.

A fine copy.