With the question, “Can the Universal Be Specific?,” project bauhaus is reengaging with the ideas of universalism and internationalism posited by classical modernism—and critically reexamining their emancipatory potential. At the event, we’ll present different positions from the fields of political anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, art, architecture, and design, exploring the space for negotiation that lies between the universal and the specific—and in this tension, unearthing contemporary approaches to design.

With Aristide Antonas, Anne-Julchen Bernhardt & Jörg Leeser / BeL Sozietät für Architektur, Christian Benimana / MASS Design Group, Sabine Drewes, Jesko Fezer, Hans Peter Hahn, Christian Hiller, Ina Kerner, Anh-Linh Ngo, Marion von Osten, Philipp Oswalt, Matteo Pasquinelli, Ruben Pater, Ethel Baraona Pohl, Walter Prigge, Stephan Trüby, and Karin Wilhelm.