Anni Albers came to prominence in the German Bauhaus, when the stark gender separations within the school prevented many female artists from pursuing painting and architecture. Anni turned to textiles as a means of exploring modernist ideas of abstraction and color, building on her predecessors’ work in the Bauhaus weaving workshop. After moving to the states and taking up residency at Black Mountain College, where she taught alongside her beloved Josef Albers, she became the first designer to have a one-person show at MoMA. Her writings and designs transform the idea of timelessness into heart-held truth.
With Verticals detail, 1946. Photo from The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
Design for Smyrna Rug, 1925. Photo from The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and MoMa.
Wall Covering Fabric Sample, after 1933. Photo from The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and MoMa.
Anni in her weaving studio at Black Mountain College, 1937. Photo by Helen Post Modley.
If you’re in Los Angeles, the Black Mountain College exhibition at the Hammer is going on now.