Josef Albers in Mexico
By: Lauren Hinkson
Contributors: Barriendos Rodríguez, Joaquín, author; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Publisher: Guggenheim Museum Publications
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9780892075362
Subjects: Indian art; Travel; Influence; Exhibitions; Indian architecture
Description: On his first trip to Mexico, in 1935, Josef Albers (1888-1976) encountered the magnificent architecture of ancient Mesoamerica. He later remarked in a letter to Vasily Kandinsky, a former colleague at the Bauhaus, "Mexico is truly the promised land of abstract art." With his wife, artist Anni Albers (1899- 1994), Josef Albers visited Mexico and other Latin American countries nearly a dozen times from 1935-67. They saw numerous archeological sites and monuments, especially in Mexico and Peru. On each visit, he took hundreds of black-and-white photographs of the pyramids, shrines, and sanctuaries at these sites, often grouping multiple images printed at various scales onto 8 by 10 inch sheets. Albers's experiences in Latin America offer an essential context for understanding his paintings and prints, particularly from his Homage to the Square and Variant/Adobe series, examples of which are featured in this show. Exhibition: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States (03.11.2017 - 18.02.2018).
Notes: "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Josef Albers in Mexico, organized by Lauren Hinkson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, November 3, 2017-February 18, 2018."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Ruins in reverse: Josef Albers In Mexico / Lauren Hinkson; title: Devouring squares: Josef Albers in the center of the pyramid / Joaqún Barriendos; title: Truthfulness in art / Josef Albers; title: Map: on journeys; title: Plates : Monte Albán ; Mitla ; Teotihuacán ; Tenayuca ; Uxmal ; Oaxaca ; Chichén Itzá.