"bauhaus | documenta. Vision and Brand" action: destruction of the fake Wagenfeld lamps

The exhibition is illuminated with dozens of plagiarisms of the famous Bauhaus lamp by Wilhelm Wagenfeld, which stand equally for the success and the erosion of the Bauhaus brand. As part of the Kassel Museum Night and also the penultimate day of the exhibition, these plagiarisms will now be destroyed in a joint and public event, as regularly happens in industry with counterfeits of trademarked products. The provocative format - in which functioning luminaires are destroyed because they do not meet copyright and trademark criteria - expands the dialogue on this multi-layered subject area. With this action, the curators aim to stimulate a dialogue on topics such as "original and counterfeit," "product and cultural asset," and "brands and sustainability," which are also central to the exhibition.

Further information: www.documenta-archiv.de/de/aktuell/termine/1431/bauhaus-documenta-vision-und-marke