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Josef Albers in Mexico

Hinkson, Lauren, author, organizer, Barriendos Rodrâiguez, Joaquâin, author, Albers, Josef, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, organizer, host institution

Overview

On his first trip to Mexico, in 1935, Josef Albers (1888-1976) encountered the magnificent architecture of ancient Mesoamerica. He later remarked in a letter to Vasily Kandinsky, a former colleague at the Bauhaus, \"Mexico is truly the promised land of abstract art.\" With his wife, artist Anni Albers (1899- 1994), Josef Albers visited Mexico and other Latin American countries nearly a dozen times from 1935-67. They saw numerous archeological sites and monuments, especially in Mexico and Peru. On each visit, he took hundreds of black-and-white photographs of the pyramids, shrines, and sanctuaries at these sites, often grouping multiple images printed at various scales onto 8 by 10 inch sheets. Albers's experiences in Latin America offer an essential context for understanding his paintings and prints, particularly from his Homage to the Square and Variant/Adobe series, examples of which are featured in this show. Exhibition: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States (03.11.2017 - 18.02.2018).

• Publisher: Guggenheim Museum Publications
• Subject: Albers, Josef Exhibitions. / Albers, Josef Travel Mexico Exhibitions. / Albers, Josef. / Indian art Mexico Influence Exhibitions. / Indian architecture Mexico Influence Exhibitions. / Indian architecture Influence. / Indian art Influence. / Travel. / Mexico.
• ISBN: 9780892075362, 0892075368

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
N6888.A5 A4 2017	1	BOOK	ARTS