About this episode
Nicholas Fox Weber discusses the life and work of Anni Albers, a pioneering textile artist.
TODAY on the GWA Podcast: the renowned art historian and writer, Nicholas Fox Weber discussing ANNI ALBERS! A graduate of Columbia College and Yale University, who received his PhD at the University of Groningen, Weber is a prolific and esteemed author of over a dozen books – including The Bauhaus Group, Le Corbusier, Balthus A Biography, Patron Saints, The Art of Babar, and many more – as well as being the founder of a non-profit organisation that supports arts, education and medical care in Senegal… But! The reason why we are speaking to him today is because, for nearly 50 years, he has devoted himself to the lives and works of the pioneering 20th century German-born artists – who lived in the US for much of their adult life – Josef and Anni Albers. As the Executive Director of their foundation, Weber has written extensively on them, bringing their work to the fore, and championing and preserving their legacy. While Josef Albers is a trailblazing artist whose theories on colour, and teaching methods, have shaped much of contemporary art, it is the brilliant Anni Albers who we will be discussing today. Born in 1899, and a student of the Bauhaus and a teacher at Black Mountain…
People in this episode
Host: Katy Hessel
Guest: Nicholas Fox Weber
Topics covered
- Anni Albers
- art history
- Bauhaus
- textile art
- legacy of artists
Keywords
- Anni Albers
- Nicholas Fox Weber
- Bauhaus
- textile art
- art history
- Josef Albers
- weavings
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Columbia College, Yale University, University of Groningen, Museum of M, Bauhaus, Black Mountain College
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