The Josef & Anni Albers Foundation 

The Josef & Anni Albers Foundation continues the legacy of Anni and Josef Albers through exhibitions, publications, educational initiatives, and outreach. Established in 1972, the Foundation is guided by the Alberses’ belief in art’s power to reveal and inspire new ways of seeing.

Josef Albers’ lifelong exploration of colour and form was rooted in the belief that colour exists only in relation to its surroundings. Through geometric compositions, he demonstrated how context shapes perception, producing visual experiences that transcend the individual elements.

A pivotal figure bridging European and American Modernism, Josef Albers (1888–1976) was renowned as both an abstract painter and a groundbreaking educator, dedicating his career to the study of colour perception and spatial harmony. Born in Bottrop, Germany, Albers trained at the Munich Academy and then the Bauhaus before immigrating to the United States. In 1950, he and Anni settled in New Haven, where he led the Yale School of Art’s design department and embarked on his iconic “Homage to the Square” series, a project he would pursue for the rest of his life.

Albers’ work has been exhibited globally, including Documenta I (1955) and Documenta 4 (1968). In 1971, he became the first living artist to have a solo show at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since 2016, the Foundation has been represented by David Zwirner, with Albers’s art held in prestigious collections worldwide.

The Josef & Anni Albers Foundation designed the range Homage to the Square.