-
JOSEF ALBERS: MINIMAL MEANS - MAXIMUM EFFECT
(ALBERS, JOSEF). Weber, Nicholas Fox, Oliver Barker, Brian Clarke, Olaf Thormann, Phyllis Rose, Brian Wallis, Charlotte Weber, Rebecca Salter, Brenda Danilowitz, Heinz Leisbrock, Ulrike Bestgen, Laura Mattioli, Mickey Cartin, Pozzi Escot, et al.. Kaohsiung City, KOREA: Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, 2010. First Edition 1/700. 4to. Illustrated Flexible Boards. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 272pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Korean. With a chronology, bibliography, and exhibition checklist. This is the beautifully appointed catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 2010 retrospective of the work of legendary abstract artist and Bauhaus design teacher Josef Albers held at Korea's Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts. Organized under the auspices of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and the Kaohsiung Culture Foundation, in addition to reproducing nearly three hundred pieces it features textual contributions by Nicholas Fox Weber, Oliver Barker, Brian Clarke, Olaf Thormann, Phyllis Rose, Brian Wallis, Charlotte Weber, Rebecca Salter, Brenda Danilowitz, Heinz Leisbrock, Ulrike Bestgen, Laura Mattioli, Mickey Cartin, Pozzi Escot, Jeanette Redensek, Lucy Weber, Peggy Huang, and the artist himself. A bright, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon document limited to seven hundred unnumbered copies showing just a tiny crimp to the front board at the upper foredge tip. 9-8602-3706-9 Inventory Number: 026536