Josef Albers
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Basic Data
- Born: 19 March 1888
- Place of birth: Bottrop
- Died on: 25 March 1976
- Nationality: German/ American
- Studied at: Berliner Akademie, Kunstgewerbeschule Essen, Münchener Akademie, Bauhaus Weimar
- Teachers: Thorn-Prikker, F. v. Stuck
- Similar Artists: Victor Vasarely
- Era: Postmodernism, contemporary art
- Stylistic direction: Op art, minimalism
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Exhibitions
- 10.11.19 - 23.03.20 Folklore & Avant-garde - Kunstmuseen Krefeld.
- 06.11.19 - 11.01.20 The Whole World a Bauhaus – ZKM Karlsruhe.
- 23.10.19 - 27.01.20 Meeting Points – Centre Pompidou, Paris.
- 22.09.19 – 12.01.20 Der junge Josef Albers. Aufbruch in die Moderne - Josef Albers Museum, Bottrop.
- 11.06.19 – 13.10.19 Bauhaus Beginnings – The Getty, Los Angeles.
- 07.06.2019 - 26.04.2020 Von Albers bis Zukunft - Auf den Spuren des Bauhauses - Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld.
- 07.06.2019 - 26.04.2020 Von Albers bis Zukunft - Auf den Spuren des Bauhauses - Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld.
- 25.05.2019 - 26.10.2019 Vertigo. Op Art und eine Geschichte des Schwindels 1520–1970 - MUMOK, Vienna.
- 08.02.2019 - 28.07.2019 The Bauhaus and Harvard - Harvard Art Museums — Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, Arthur M. Sackler, Carpenter, Cambridge.
- 09.02.2019 - 28.04.2019 Josef Albers / Donald Judd. Thematic Variations - Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery.
- 27.07.2018 - 04.11.2018 Josef and Anni Albers - Voyage inside a blind experience - The Glucksman, Cork.
- 16.06.2018 - 08.10.2018 Josef Albers. Interaction - Villa Hügel, Essen.
- 19.05.2018 - 03.09.2018 Josef Albers in Mexico - Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice.
- 03.11.2017 - 18.02.2018 Josef Albers in Mexico - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
- 04.6. 2017 - 04.02.2018 Artists of Color - MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
- 21.10.2016 - 27.05.2017 An Imagined Museum. Works from the Centre Pompidou, Tate and MMK collections - Centre Pompidou-Metz.
Awards
- 1958: Cross of Merit First Class of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- 1964: Medal of the Year des American Institute of Graphic Art, New York.
- 1967: Award for Painting des Carnegie Institute.
- 1968: Elected member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York.
- 1968: Gran Premio "Presidente Frei" der 3. Bienal Americana de Grabadom Santiago de Chile.
- 1968: Grand Prize for Painting of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- 1970: Honorary citizen Bottrop.
- 1973: Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
- 1974: Extraordinary member of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin.
- 1975: Medal of Fine Arts des American Institute of Architects in New York.
Films
- Josef and Anni Albers: Art is Everywhere, documentation by Sedat Pakay, 57 min, USA 2006.
- Josef Albers: Optische Monographie, film by Dietrich Mahlow, 40 min, Germany 1969.
- Josef Albers teaching at Yale, silent film by John Cohen, 11 min, USA ca. 1955.
Literature
- Josef Albers. Life and Work, Charles Darwent, London 2018.
- Josef Albers. "So ist Kunst ... Erlebnis", Martina Sauer, Wiesbaden 2018.
- Josef Albers. Interaction, exhibition catalog, Heinz Liesbrock und Ulrike Growe (Publ.), Cologne 2018.
- Josef Albers: no tricks, no twinkling of the eyes, exhibition catalog, Tone Hansen and Milena Hoegsberg (Publ.), Cologne 2014.
- Josef Albers: Learning to see. Josef Albers as a Teacher, from Bauhaus to Yale, exhibition catalog, with texts by Giovanni Iovane, Elisa Nocentini, Gregorio Battistoni, Brenda Danilowitz, Samuele Boncompagni, Roberta Panichi, Bivange 2013.
- Malerei auf Papier. Josef Albers in Amerika, Hans Liesbrock (Publ.) Ostfildern 2010.
- Nur der Schein trügt nicht. Das Sehen als interaktiver Prozess, Silke von Berswordt-Wallrabe (Publ.), Bielefeld 2008.
- Anni und Josef Albers. Begegnung mit Lateinamerika, Brenda Danilowitz, Heinz Liesbrock (Publ.), Ostfildern 2007.
Own Writings
- POEMS AND DRAWINGS, Josef Albers, New Haven 2006.
- Formulation: Articulation, Josef Albers, New York 1972.
- Interaction of Color – Grundlegung einer Didaktik des Sehens, Josef Albers, New Haven 1963.
Collections
Australia
- Melbourne - National Gallery of Victoria
Denmark
- Humlebæk - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Germany
- Bottrop - Josef Albers Museum
- Essen - Museum Folkwang
- Munich - Staatliche Graphische Sammlung
France
- Saint-Etienne - Musée d´Art Moderne
Ireland
- Dublin - Irish Museum of Modern Art
Italy
- Genoa - Museo di Villa Croce
Japan
Austria
- Vienna - Museum Moderne Kunst MUMOK
Hungary
- Budapest - Museum of Fine Arts
USA
- Asheville - Asheville Art Museum
- Cleveland - Cleveland Museum of Art
- Detroit - Cranbrook Art Museum
- Los Angeles - Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
- Los Angeles - Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA
- New York - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Weblinks
- Josef Albers Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.
- The Josef & Anni Albers Foundation Detailed biography, collection and artwork overview.
- Josef Albers Museum Biography.