You can go anywhere: Josef & Anni Albers Foundation at 50
Publisher: Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
Publication Date: 2022
Edited by Édouard Detaille and Willem van Roij
On the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation publishes You can go anywhere. This collection of essays by Foundation staff and collaborators reveals the broad scope of how the nonprofit has carried on the legacy of the Alberses over the years.
After an introduction exploring the Foundation's history, You can go anywhere features a wide range of essays by people from around the world who have contributed to the Foundation’s work, such as architects Manuel Herz and Toshiko Mori; designers Paul Smith and Christopher Farr; and curators, museum directors, and staff members. The book is richly illustrated with photos by Iwan Baan, Giovanni Hänninen, and Sofia Verzbolovskis, as well as archival material and art by the Alberses. The heart of the book is devoted to the Foundation’s many donations to international museums, including rarely shown works of art.
In 2005, the Foundation supported the creation of the humanitarian organization Le Korsa, which helps local communities in Senegal, through health services, education, agriculture, and culture programs. Essays about Le Korsa are sure to inspire the art world, public institutions, and philanthropists.
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Details
Publisher: Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
Artist: Anni Albers, Josef Albers
Publication Date: 2022
ISBN: 9782958329808
Retail: $71.50
Status: Not Available
Designer: Graphic Thought Facility
Printer: Marcel Meesters
Binding: Hardcover Slipcase over Paperback
Dimensions: 9.75 × 9.75 in
Pages: 450
Reproductions: 309 illustrations
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.
Josef Albers
Josef Albers (1888–1976) is considered one of the most influential abstract painters of the twentieth century, as well as an important designer and educator. Albers’s artistic career, which bridged European and American Modernism, consisted mainly of a tightly focused investigation into the perceptual properties of color and spatial relationships.
$71.50