Josef and Anni Albers. Art and Life

Josef (1888-1976) and Anni Albers (1899-1994), pioneer artists of 20th century modernism, met at the Bauhaus, and spent their lives together in a sensitive, creative dialogue on questions of colour, form and technique. In 1933, when the Nazi regime closed the Bauhaus, Josef and Anni Albers moved to the USA, where they both taught at Black Mountain College, and trained generations of major artists, from Robert Rauschenberg to Sheila Hicks. 

The exhibition spans their careers, both as individuals and together and, through their abundant artistic output, reflects their interaction and the sensitivity of their shared inspiration. The exhibition features over 250 works (paintings, photographs, graphic works and textiles, as well as a selection of furniture from the Bauhaus period) from prestigious public and private collections, both French ans international, to illustrate the creative developement of these two exceptional artists. The exhibition is organised in collaboration with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut, and the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat un Bottrop, Germany. 

This exhibition is adapted from Anni and Josef Albers : l'Art et la Vie, presented in Paris in the autumn 2021.