“The 20th century produced its fair share of powerhouse artist couples.... But for sheer longevity and high-voltage aesthetic give-and-take, none rivals the union of Josef and Anni Albers, who met at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, arrived in the U.S. to teach at Black Mountain College in 1933, and were married for 51 happy and productive years.’’

Image: Josef and Anni Albers at Black Mountain College, 1949. Photo by Theodore Dreier. Courtesy The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation

Albers and Morandi: Never Finished

The Wall Street Journal recalls how the duo inspired each other and a generation of artists

Anni and Josef Albers

“They were brothers in perseverance. To my amazement, viewing them together electrifies, as their works’ extremes play off each other. Think of it as a pas de deux of a drill sergeant (Albers) and an enchanter (Morandi). There’s a crackle in perception when you turn from works by one artist to those of the other.’’

 is on view at 537 West 20th Street, New York, through April 3, 2021.

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“Asawa’s time is now,” the poet and critic John Yau writes in 

, “because we realize we have such a narrow aesthetic that left too many people out.” Asawa was also featured in 

's 2020 “True Believers’’ series, which explores her life and recognition as an American master.

Browse available works online in 

, the first major monograph on the artist published by David Zwirner Books. Published earlier this year, Marilyn Chase’s biography 

Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa Drawing in Space

"An American master"

Celebrating Ruth Asawa

Here, Laura Mattioli, art historian and Founder and President of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) in New York, leads a walkthrough of the exhibition 

 with gallery Partner David Leiber, who curated the show.

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