How Two Artists Met and Revolutionized the Bauhaus
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Escaping Nazi Germany to Teach Art in America
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The Mind-Bending Magic of Color and Squares
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Master of Josef and Anni Albers
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When the shadows grew in Germany, Josef and Anni Albers took their vision. They came to Black Mountain College, And taught art how to truly see.
Language of Art: When Josef Albers fled Nazi Germany, he spoke almost no English. Yet, his hands-on style made him a legendary and influential American educator.
streetspirit After fleeing Germany, Anni Albers reinvented weaving without even a loom.
“Something speaks to us, a sound, a touch, hardness or softness, it catches us and asks us to be formed.” - Anni Albers
An influential German art school closed by the Nazis, prompting Josef and Anni Albers to flee to America. It's the reason modern minimalist design looks so clean.
Einstein's helping hand: Architect Philip Johnson and modern art allies helped the Alberses secure visas to escape Nazi Germany just in time.