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Anni Albers

Albers, Anni, artist, Coxon, Ann, editor, contributor, Fer, Briony, editor, contributor, Mèuller-Schareck, Maria, editor, contributor, Droste, Magdalena, contributor, Smith, T'ai Lin, 1975- contributor, Minera, Marâia, contributor, Danilowitz, Brenda, contributor, Reynolds-Kaye, Jennifer, contributor, Mistry, Priyesh, contributor, Weber, Nicholas Fox, 1947- contributor, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany), host institution, organizer, Tate Modern (Gallery), host institution, organizer, Yale University Press, publisher

2018

Overview

Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a German textile designer, weaver, and printmaker, and among the leading pioneers of 20th-century modernism. Although she has heavily influenced generations of artists and designers, her contribution to modernist art history has been comparatively overlooked, especially in relation to that of her husband, Josef. In this groundbreaking and beautifully illustrated volume, Albers's most important works are examined to fully explore and redefine her contribution to 20th-century art and design and highlight her significance as an artist in her own right. Featured works--from her early activity at the Bauhaus as well as from her time at Black Mountain College, and spanning her entire fruitful career--include wall hangings, designs for commercial use, drawings and studies, jewelry, and prints. Essays by international experts focus on key works and themes, relate aspects of Albers's practice to her seminal texts On Designing and On Weaving, and identify broader contextual material, including examples of the Andean textiles that Albers collected and in which she found inspiration for her understanding of woven thread as a form of language. Illuminating Albers's skill as a weaver, her material awareness, and her deep understanding of art and design, this publication celebrates an artist of enormous importance and showcases the timeless nature of her creativity.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Albers, Anni Exhibitions. / Albers, Anni Criticism and interpretation. / Albers, Anni Themes, motives. / Albers, Anni. / 1900-1999 / Textile crafts United States 20th century Exhibitions. / Textile fabrics History 20th century Exhibitions. / Jewish women artists Germany 20th century Exhibitions. / Textile artists Germany 20th century Exhibitions. / German American artists 20th century Exhibitions. / Textile fabrics.
• ISBN: 9780300237252, 0300237251

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NK8898.A43 A4 2018	1	BOOK	ARTS