"One of the most important books on color ever written."-Michael Hession, Gizmodo "Interaction of Color with its illuminating visual exercises and mind-bending optical illusions, remains an indispensable blueprint to the art of seeing. . . . An essential piece of visual literacy."-Maria Popova, Brain Pickings Josef Albers's classic Interaction of Color is a masterwork in art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this influential book presents Albers's singular explanation of complex color theory principles. Originally published by Yale University Press in 1963 as a limited silkscreen edition with 150 color plates, Interaction of Color first appeared in paperback in 1971, featuring ten color studies chosen by Albers, and has remained in print ever since. With over a quarter of a million copies sold in its various editions since 1963, Interaction of Color remains an essential resource on color, as pioneering today as when Albers first created it. Fifty years after Interaction's initial publication, this anniversary edition presents a significantly expanded selection of close to sixty color studies alongside Albers's original text, demonstrating such principles as color relativity, intensity, and temperature; vibrating and vanishing boundaries; and the illusion of transparency and reversed grounds. A celebration of the longevity and unique authority of Albers's contribution, this landmark edition will find new audiences in studios and classrooms around the world.

Josef Alber's Homage to the Square series paintings are bright and universal. His classic Bauhaus style artwork is reproduced here for our museum quality notecard collection. These are museum-quality notecards produced in partnership with fine art museums around the world to bring this classic collection of 4 images to your desk. Perfect chic gift or keep for your collection. Our new QuickNotes box notecards are: full colour artwork, blank inside perfect for greetings, thank-yous and invitations 20 notecards, 4 each of 5 images 20 envelopes Magnetic closure Sturdy, reusable box, ideal for keepsakes

An unprecedented catalogue exploring the affinities and contrasts between Josef Albers and Giorgio Morandi-two of modern art's greatest painters. "Rarely seen together, the artwork of Josef Albers (1888-1976) and Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) shares many similarities. Although they never met, both artists worked in series as they explored difference and potential through their distinctive treatment of color, shape, form, and morphology. They were also both influenced by Cezanne. As master illusionists and experts in proportion, they tackle similar conceits from different perspectives. Albers focused on the effects of subtle or bold changes and interactions in color, while Morandi made still lifes that treat simple objects as a cast of characters on a stage, exploring their relationship in space. Published on the occasion of the critically acclaimed exhibition Albers and Morandi: Never Finished, the book illuminates the visual conversation between these two artists. With the exhibition hailed by The New Yorker's Peter Schjeldahl as "one of the best ... I've ever seen," this publication brings this unusual, thought-provoking pairing to your home. Gorgeous reproductions are accompanied by a roundtable about form and color between the exhibition's curator, David Leiber; Heinz Liesbrock, the director of the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop, Germany; and Nicholas Fox Weber, the director of Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, as well as an essay by the Morandi expert and founder of the Center for Italian Modern Art, Laura Mattioli.

In "Poems and Drawings," first published in 1958, Josef Albers attempted to penetrate the meaning of art and life by the simplest, most disciplined means. This project was extremely important to Albers, who used its format to create complementary forms in both word and line that appear deceptively simple until they begin to disclose the author's insights into nature, art, and life. Conceived as a kind of artist's book, the publication features 22 of Albers's refined line drawings alongside the same number of his original poems--each appearing in both English and German.
Printed initially in a limited edition and long out of print, this new edition of "Poems and Drawings" replicates Albers's original book design and includes four previously unpublished poems that reveal playful and tender details behind Albers's personal relationships, along with a new introduction by Nicholas Fox Weber.
For admirers of Albers, "Poems and Drawings" will provide a closer look at a celebrated artist who was also an affectionate and articulate writer.

In "Poems and Drawings," first published in 1958, Josef Albers attempted to penetrate the meaning of art and life by the simplest, most disciplined means. This project was extremely important to Albers, who used its format to create complementary forms in both word and line that appear deceptively simple until they begin to disclose the author's insights into nature, art, and life. Conceived as a kind of artist's book, the publication features 22 of Albers's refined line drawings alongside the same number of his original poems--each appearing in both English and German.
Printed initially in a limited edition and long out of print, this new edition of "Poems and Drawings" replicates Albers's original book design and includes four previously unpublished poems that reveal playful and tender details behind Albers's personal relationships, along with a new introduction by Nicholas Fox Weber.
For admirers of Albers, "Poems and Drawings" will provide a closer look at a celebrated artist who was also an affectionate and articulate writer.

A luxurious new 2-volume edition of the full set of original plates, text, and commentary One of the most influential books on color ever published, Josef Albers's Interaction of Color is a masterwork. Originally issued in 1963 as a limited-edition set of commentary and 150 silkscreened color plates, the book introduced generations of students, artists, designers, and collectors to Albers's unique approach to complex principles. While the original publication has long been out of print, this beautiful new edition now brings Interaction back into classrooms, studios, and onto bookshelves, where it will find an eager new audience. Lavishly produced as a two volume slipcased set, this book replicates Albers's revolutionary exercises, explaining concepts such as color relativity and vibrating and vanishing boundaries through the use of color, shape, die-cut forms, and movable flaps that illustrate his astonishing demonstrations of the changing and relative nature of color. Also included for the first time are new studies from the Albers archive, produced by the artist's students in the early 1960s. A celebration of Albers's legendary achievements, this beautiful publication is an essential addition to any serious art library. Published in association with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation