Once dismissed as urban vandalism, street art has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past five decades—migrating from shadowy underpasses and subway trains into the climate-controlled world of galleries and auction houses.
The Bauhaus movement had a significant and lasting impact on the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, India—both ideologically and structurally. Though separated by geography and decades, NID’s founding in 1961 was deeply inspired by Bauhaus ideals, adapted to the Indian context.
Few movements have had as lasting and wide-reaching an impact on art and design as the Bauhaus. Founded in 1919 by architect Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany, the Bauhaus was more than just a school—it was a revolutionary idea that united art, craft, and technology.
