Josef Albers: Homage to the Square 1950–1976

Edited by Heinz Liesbrock

Josef Albers’s groundbreaking series Homage to the Square comprises roughly 2,000 oil paintings. This outstanding volume explores the secret of Albers’s subtle aesthetic and unearths its preconditions: What is the significance of the square? How does his impression of color and its use as a material change during this period? Featuring studies on paper, archival materials, as well as essays by leading Albers experts such as Jeannette Redensek and Heinz Liesbrock, this richly illustrated publication sheds light on the various inspirations that influenced Albers early on in Europe and later in America, and illustrates the lasting impact of his art and thinking.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop, Germany (October 19, 2022–February 26, 2023).

Hardcover: 356 pp
Publisher: Hatje Cantz (2022)
Language: English
Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 9 in.
ISBN: 978-3-7757-5416-3