"This catalog is published on the occasion of the exhibition Josef Albers. Homage to the square 1950-1976. Josef Albers Museum. Quadrat Bottrop, October 19, 2022-February 26, 2023." -- Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (349-351).
Contents:
Preface / Heinz Liesbrock -- Thinking with the Eyes: Josef Albers and Homage to the Square / Heinz Liesbrock -- Before the Homage to the Square -- Albers, 1949 / Jeanette Redensek -- First Experiments -- Color Riot -- Color Is the Radiance of Life: A lecture at the Städelschule, Frankfurt, December 8, 1971 / Raimer Jochims -- Noch einmal Deutschland -- A Memorable Encounter: Josef Albers in front of Cézanne's The Quarry at Bibémus / Gottfried Boehm -- A New Visual Articulation -- Between Bottrop and New York: Josef Alberts and the Minimal Artists: On a few exhibitions at the Josef Albers Museum in Bottrop / Heinz Liesbrock -- Josef Albers, 1991 / Donald Judd -- If One Says "Red" -- The Play of Color -- In a Minor Key -- Listen to the voice of color The Paradoxes of Words and Color in Albers's Work / Vincent Broqua -- On Albers's Color, 1972 / Margit Rowell -- The Color Course and the Studio: Some insights into the relationship between Josef Albers's teaching and his Homage to the Square paintings / Fritz Horstman -- The Life and Afterlife of the Homage to the Square / Amy Jean Porter -- Notes on the Methods and Materials Albers used to paint the Homage to the Square / Jeannette Redensek -- Honesty and Modesty: Josef Albers and Heinz Liesbrock, Director of the Albers Museum / Nicholas Fox Weber
Summary:
Josef Alberss groundbreaking series Homage to the Square comprises roughly two thousand oil paintings. His continuous reflections and refinements for more than 25 years inspired numerous young minimal and conceptual artists in their search for a reduced formal language. This outstanding catalogue explores the secret of Alberss subtle aesthetic and unearths its preconditions: What is the significance of the square? How does his impression of color and its use as a material change during this period? Featuring studies on paper, archival materials, as well as essays by internationally-leading Albers experts such as Jeannette Redensek and Heinz Liesbrock, this richly illustrated publication sheds light on the various inspirations that influenced Albers early on in Europe and later in America, and illustrates the lasting impact of his art and thinking. 00Exhibition: Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop, Germany (19.10.2022 - 26.02.2023).
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