Josef Albers's Class: A Laboratory of Color and Material

An exhibition catalog focusing on Josef Albers, who significantly influenced 20th-century art as a painter, designer, and educator.

Albers, who studied at the Bauhaus, later became responsible for the basic course at the same school. After its closure, he moved to the United States, where he taught at Black Mountain College and Yale University, nurturing post-war American artists such as Cy Twombly and Robert Rauschenberg.

What Albers emphasized in his classes was "opening one's eyes." Rather than unilaterally imparting knowledge, his focus was on the process of students discovering the possibilities of colors and materials through hands-on work and trial and error.

This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Josef Albers' Class: Laboratory of Color and Material" held at the DIC Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art in 2023. It includes major works such as "Homage to the Square," along with studies that shed light on the creative process, photographs and video materials of classes, and student works from Bauhaus, Black Mountain College, and Yale University.

In addition to texts by Albers himself, it also features essays by Brenda Danilowitz, Yasushi Nagahara, Ryo Sawayama, and Yusuke Kameyama. The content is rich, approaching Albers' practice from both his creative and educational aspects.

With 160 pages of rich color illustrations, this book traces the lineage of modern design education.

[Title] Josef Albers' Class: Laboratory of Color and Material
[Publisher] Suiseisha
[Publication Date] November 10, 2023 (1st Edition, 2nd Print)
[Page Count] 352 pages
[Size] Approx. 260×190mm
[Format] Hardcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] JOSEF ALBERS NO JYUGYO IRO TO SOZAI NO JIKKENSHITSU
[Author/Editor, etc.] DIC Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art / Ed.
[Printing] -
[ISBN] 9784801007505
[Condition] Used【7】Good
[Accessories] None
[Featured in] -
[Related Exhibition] "Josef Albers' Class: Laboratory of Color and Material" (DIC Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, 2023)

Josef Albers (1888-1976)

Born in Germany in 1888. Painter, designer, educator.

He studied at the Bauhaus and later became responsible for its basic course. After the school's closure in 1933, he moved to the United States, where he taught at Black Mountain College and Yale University, profoundly influencing post-war American art.
He explored issues of color, material, and perception, creating works including his masterpiece "Homage to the Square." Known as an educator, his practical teaching, which emphasized "seeing," nurtured many artists such as Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly.

As a key figure in the lineage of modernism education from Bauhaus to America, he continues to significantly influence both design and art education today.

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