Anni & Josef Albers

Name: Anni & Josef Albers
Brand: Hachette Australia
SKU: 9781838661427
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Equal and Unequal

By Nicholas Fox Weber

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Summary

Anni & Josef Albers explores the intertwined lives and creative journeys of two pioneering 20th-century abstract artists. It traces their beginnings at the Bauhaus in Germany, their influential tenure at Black Mountain College in the United States, and their prolific years in Connecticut. This volume showcases their rich artistic legacy in painting, textile design, printmaking, and graphic design, illustrating the depth of their partnership and contribution to modern art.
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Format: Hardback

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Anni & Josef Albers

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This elegant monograph will appeal to enthusiasts of modern art and design, students of the Bauhaus movement, and admirers of abstract art. It makes a thoughtful gift for artists and art historians interested in the lives and works of key figures in 20th-century art.

A spectacular and unprecedented visual biography of the leading pioneers and protagonists of modern art and design

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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.

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Los Angeles Times highlights the book's tandem examination of Anni and Josef as two of the century's most influential abstract artists. Galerie praises it as a handsome visual biography celebrating their prolific output and relationship. The Strategist recommends it as an ideal gift for artist couples, while Financial Times, How to Spend It notes its rare photographs and visual biography format, making it the first volume fully dedicated to the couple.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838661427

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 41.0mm

Width: 238.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 3016g

Pages: 512

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About the Author

Nicholas Fox Weber is the director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. He has written fifteen books, including biographies of Balthus, Le Corbusier, and Freud. Fox Weber's writing has appeared in numerous exhibition catalogs as well as the New Yorker, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, and Vogue, among other publications.