Populært produkt – Anni & Josef Albers

A spectacular and unprecedented visual biography of the leading pioneers and protagonists of modern art and designJosefpainter, designer, and teacherand Anni Alberstextile artist and printmakerare among the twentieth centurys 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 documentsmany published here for the first timeall tracing the remarkable lives and careers of this legendary couple.Dispersed throughout area series of short essays on artists that focuses on the Alberses 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.