In these turbulent times, creativity and empathy are more necessary than ever to bridge divides and find solutions. Artnet News’s Art and Empathy Project is an ongoing investigation into how the art ...

It wasn’t his art history degree from Columbia University that would lead Nicholas Fox Weber, now the Executive Director of the Albers Foundation, into the art world. It was romance. Or, more ...

Josef Albers began using glass as a primary medium, fusing together pieces he salvaged from the Weimar, Germany, garbage dump, when he started studying at Bauhaus in 1920 at the age of 32. His ...

Josef Albers, “Bullfight, San Sebastian” (1929), the Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired through the generosity of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, and Jon L ...

Josef Albers, “Homage to the Square” (1962), oil on Masonite, 24 x 24 inches (© 2016 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York) “Every color, every form should speak ...

Like many artists of his time, including Pablo Picasso, the famed artist and theorist Josef Albers culled from the cultural artifacts of less appreciated cultures to find inspiration. With his wife, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Painter, furniture designer, colour theorist, glassmaker, writer, educator: Josef Albers was a ...

‘Anni Albers avoided defining herself in narrow terms and was constantly innovating and exploring new avenues for creating art,’ says Lucy Weber, director of Albers by Design at the Josef and Anni ...

Anni and Josef Albers met at the Bauhaus and both became hugely influential designers. As we continue our Bauhaus 100 series celebrating the school's centenary, we explore the couple's works and ...

I was introduced to the teachings of Josef Albers in a color theory course my senior year of art school at Boston University. My professor Richard Raiselis had studied under Albers during his time at ...