Anni Albers (Guggenheim Museum Publications)
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Anni Albers (Guggenheim Museum Publications) Details
From Library Journal Anni Albers is undoubtedly the most widely known textile artist of the 20th century. Her Bauhaus-inspired aesthetic, like that of her husband, painter Josef Albers, has been tremendously influential in both art and design. This publication accompanies a centennial exhibition of Albers's weaving and printmaking showing at the Jewish Museum in New York after stops in Venice and Paris. The text and plates provide a solid overview of Albers's life, work, and beliefs. Weber, director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and friend of both Albers and her husband at the end of their lives, contributes an affectionate memoir. A cogent summary of Albers's artwork and its impact by art historian Virginia Gardner Troy is accessible to general readers, but a technical section by Jean-Paul Leclercq uses specialized language that will not be understood by those without a technical knowledge of weaving. Still, this is an improvement over Weber's catalog to a Smithsonian show 15 years ago (The Woven and Graphic Art of Anni Albers, LJ 9/15/85) and is recommended for most art and design collections.-Kathryn Wekselman, Cincinnati Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Read more Review "Her tactile masterpieces and experiments with printmaking are beautifully presented..." -- New York Times Book Review Read more See all Editorial Reviews
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It is completely insulting that Amazon has this listed under "home" and "hobbies." Albers was an important 20th century artist that attended one of the most significant art schools in the Western history of art pedagogy, yet because she is a woman, her monograph gets listed under "home." Ridiculous. This is a Guggenheim publication. Shouldn't that give you a hint that it is an art book and not a "home" or "hobbies" book?