Josef Albers was a German artist, mathematician and educator whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of some of the most influential and far-reaching art education programs of the 20th century. Albers was born in Bottrop, Westphalia (Germany). He studied art in Berlin, Essen, and Munich before enrolling as a student at the prestigious Weimar Bauhaus in 1920. He began teaching in the preliminary course of the Department of Design in 1922, … Wikipedia
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This thought-provoking and visually stunning exhibition is a long overdue opportunity to rediscover two pioneers of Modernism: German-born Josef Albers (1888-1976) and Hungarian-born Lszl Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946). tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/albersmoholy
Josef Albers, one of the most pioneering artists of his era, and his wife Anni, considered by many to be the foremost textile artist of the twentieth century, shared an aesthetic vision and philosophy which helped to transform the look of the modern domes www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibitions/albers/index.asp
