Anni Albers: Notebook 1970-1980

by Anni Albers, Brenda Danilowitz (Contributor)

A superb facsimile of the only known notebook of legendary artist Anni Albers, this publication offers insight into the methodology of a modern master.

Beginning in 1970, Anni Albers filled her graph-paper notebook regularly until 1980. This rare and previously unpublished document of her working process contains intricate drawings for her large body of graphic work, as well as studies for her late knot drawings. The notebook follows Albers's deliberations and progression as a draftsman in their original form. It reveals the way she went about making complex patterns, exploring them piece by piece, line by line in a visually dramatic and mysteriously beautiful series of geometric arrangements.

An afterword by Brenda Danilowitz, Chief Curator of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, contextualizes the notebook and explores the role studies played in the development of her work.

Genres: Art

152 pages, Hardcover

Published November 21, 2017

Reviews

[Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very nice book, as an object, but not all that revealing in content. Almost every work is complete. There is no breaking down and working through elements, there is no heavy erasing, recalibrating or listing options. It's softly sketched works that are nice to look at. I didn't find the knots very compelling and the triangular works without color start to grow boring, but it's fine.