Anni Albers: Notebook 1970–1980
Publisher: David Zwirner Books
Publication Date: 2017
Afterword by Brenda Danilowitz
A superb facsimile of the only known notebook of legendary artist Anni Albers, this publication offers insight into the methodology of a modern master.
Beginning in 1970, Anni Albers filled her graph-paper notebook regularly until 1980. This rare and previously unpublished document of her working process contains intricate drawings for her large body of graphic work, as well as studies for her late knot drawings. The notebook follows Albers's deliberations and progression as a draftsman in their original form. It reveals the way she went about making complex patterns, exploring them piece by piece, line by line in a visually dramatic and mysteriously beautiful series of geometric arrangements.
An afterword by Brenda Danilowitz, Chief Curator of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, contextualizes the notebook and explores the role studies played in the development of her work.
Details
Publisher: David Zwirner Books
Artist: Anni Albers
Contributors: Brenda Danilowitz
Publication Date: 2017
ISBN: 9781941701744
Retail: $40 | £32
Status: Available
Designer: Sarah Schrauwen
Printer: VeronaLibri, Verona
Binding: Hardcover
Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 10 in | 19.7 x 25.4 cm
Pages: 152
Reproductions: 148 color
Artist and Contributors
Anni Albers
Known for her pioneering graphic wall hangings, weavings, and designs, Anni Albers (née Annelise Fleischmann; 1899–1994) is considered one of the most important abstract artists of the twentieth century, as well as an influential designer, printmaker, and educator. Across the breadth of her career, she combined a deep and intuitive understanding of materials and process with her inventive and visually engaging exploration of form and color.
Brenda Danilowitz
Brenda Danilowitz is an art historian and chief curator at The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. She is the author and editor of numerous books and essays on the work of Josef and Anni Albers and has organized exhibitions of their work in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Latin America.
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