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I would have loved to talk to them about it, but we never had contact with each other, and they never attempted to reach out to us before. The phone call from Lutz von Pufendorf came as a huge surprise. The Berlin attorney and former State Secretary for Cultural Affairs had been commissioned by a testamentary executor to oversee the fulfilment of a testament. What did this have to do with us? Jakob R. Maier? The name was completely unfamiliar to me. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ho-lane-item col col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-md-offset-6\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ho-div\">\t<p class='ho-sd-body-einzug'>Mr von Pufendorf explained that the artist Jak R. Maier had died several years earlier and now his wife had just passed away. In their testament, the couple left everything they owned to the Bauhaus-Archiv. I took a deep breath. What did this mean? Did we have time to sleep on it? Were there documents? 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Maier mit einem Skulptur-Modell, in Fotoalbum von Jak R. Maier mit 10 Fotografien seiner Metall-Skulpturen, 1970er-Jahre<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-image-description\">Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin, Foto: Jak R. 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We initially assumed that that they had been members of the Bauhaus-Archiv\u2019s association of friends \u2013 but that wasn\u2019t the case. A quick search on the Internet pulled up an image of a sculpture in public space and mentions of Tailfingen in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Jakob Maier\u2019s birthplace. Why did the couple entrust their estate to us? In their testament, it only said that Jakob Maier felt a deep devotion to the Bauhaus. He had begun his career as an artisanal apprentice and subsequently earned a degree in the fine arts. His works are characterised by primary colours in brilliant blues, reds and yellows, their design and execution are rendered in elementary forms, clearly at home in the 1960s and 1970s \u2013 authentic for their time. The fact that he and his wife decided to leave their entire estate to an institution dedicated to cultivating the philosophy and material legacy of the Bauhaus is extraordinary and remarkable. 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We noticed that even here a pre-selection had been made regarding which items supposedly belonged to his artistic estate. We looked around and did a precursory inspection. Aside from graphics cabinets containing all sorts of works on paper, documents and photographs, we discovered a shelf with small, but truly impressive and magical-looking models of Maier\u2019s sculptures. We then ventured outside. In the front yard, we had already encountered a metal sculpture and we suspected that more of them were concealed in the heavily overgrown property. Indeed, we discovered a gravestone for Marianna Maier\u2019s mother, which had probably been designed by Jakob Maier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ho-lane-item col col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-md-offset-6\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ho-div\">\t<p class='ho-sd-body-einzug'>We were torn between joy and disbelief. Should we accept the inheritance, and if so, what would it mean for the museum? We asked ourselves: Would we consider ever displaying Maier\u2019s works? These are matters of conscience for a museum. To discard the pieces was no option. The quality of Maier\u2019s works is simply too exquisite. The estate is a piece of Berlin art history with a distinct affinity for the Bauhaus. 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Maier\u201c, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-image-description\">Foto: Konrad Langer <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/section>\n\n<section class='wp-block-ho-pattern show-optional-headline' data-pattern='ho\/text-einzug'>\n\n<div  class='margin-bottom-7'>\t<div class=\"wp-block-ho-lane-wrapper\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\" data-lane-item-count=\"2\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid cf-gutter-5 cf-side-5\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block wp-block-ho-grid row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"wp-block-ho-lane-item col col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-md-offset-6\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ho-div\">\t<p class='ho-sd-body-einzug'>In their testament, the Maiers stipulated that their estate should be used to establish a foundation. The objective of the foundation is to cultivate the works of Jakob Maier and support the activities of the Bauhaus-Archiv \u2013 a dual-purpose, so to speak. Thanks to the efforts of our research associates and other project participants, both purposes come together brilliantly in the exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bauhaus.de\/en\/visit\/exhibitions\/unpacking-jak-r-maier-en\/\" data-type=\"exhibition\" data-id=\"23967\">Unpacking Jak R. Maier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ho-lane-item col col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-md-offset-6\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ho-div\">\t<p class='ho-sd-body-einzug'>With every new acquisition or donation, I always ask myself the same question: Am I and my team doing the right thing? Our place and time in this world are finite, and we do not collect for the sake of collecting, but rather for a purpose. The objects place demands on an institution and its employees. One must store them appropriately and take care of them. What will future directors, curators, archivists, educators and visitors have to say about it? Are the things we\u2019ve acquired going to be viewed someday as a burden, or will they inspire new impulses?<br><br>It\u2019s a consideration which has institutional consequences, but also very personal ones, since I, as head of the archive, am responsible for the direction of our institution during my term in office. I must assess the matter carefully and arrive at a clear-eyed decision \u2013 not knowing how future generations will respond or think about it. One can only speculate at the potential hidden within certain objects. I can only guess what the future will gain from these objects with its own, entirely fresh perspective. 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