Anni & Josef Albers : equal and unequal / Nicholas Fox Weber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weber, Nicholas Fox, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Albers, Anni.

Albers, Josef.

Women artists--Germany--Biography.

Women artists.

Germany.

Artists--Germany--Biography.

Artists.

Genre:

Biographies.

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

511 pages: illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Other Title:

Anni and Josef Albers : equal and unequal

Equal and unequal

Place of Publication:

London : Phaidon Press Limited ; New York, NY : Phaidon Press Inc., 2020.

Summary:

Josef - painter, designer, and teacher - and Anni Albers - textile artist and printmaker - are among the twentieth century's most important abstract artists, and this is the first monograph to celebrate the rich creative output and beguiling relationship of these two masters in one elegant volume. It presents their life and work as never before, from their formative years at the Bauhaus in Germany to their remarkable influence at Black Mountain College in the United States through their intensely productive period in Connecticut. Exhibition: Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France (12.03.-18.07.2021).

A spectacular and unprecedented visual biography of the leading pioneers and protagonists of modern art and design - Josef - painter, designer, and teacher - and Anni Albers - textile artist and printmaker - are among the twentieth century's most important abstract artists, and this is the first monograph to celebrate the rich creative output and beguiling relationship of these two masters in one elegant volume. It presents their life and work as never before, from their formative years at the Bauhaus in Germany to their remarkable influence at Black Mountain College in the United States through their intensely productive period in Connecticut. Accessibly written, the book is packed with more than 750 artworks, archival images, and documents-many published here for the first time-all tracing the remarkable lives and careers of this legendary couple. Dispersed throughout area series of short essays on artists that focuses on the Albers's relationship with a number of important artists and architects of the 20th century, like Ruth Asawa, Marcel Breuer, Merce Cunningham, Philip Johnson, Paul Klee, Jacob Lawrence, and many more. The beautifully cloth-bound package utilizes an elegant color palette and design that speaks to the work of both artists. This comprehensive visual biography showcases the artists' rich and dynamic lives, and their infinite influence on each other, as they shared the profound conviction that art was central to human existence. -- Amazon.com

Contents:

Author's note

Introduction

Josef 1888-1920

Anni 1899-1922

At the Bauhaus 1920-33

Black Mountain College 1933-49

Connecticut 1950-76

Anni 1976-94.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1838661425

9781838661427

OCLC:

1153063416