2018 Sao Paulo + Berlin + Bern

Bauhaus Imaginista is an international project commemorating the centenary of the foundation of the German design school. Bauhaus Imaginista comprises international exhibitions and debates, designed and developed by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM) of Germany, Bauhaus Association, and Goethe Institut, in partnership with several institutions. At Sesc Pompeia, the exhibition presents archival documents, publications, objects, and works of art related to Bauhaus teachers, students, and artists. In addition, the exhibition features artists from outside Germany who were directly influenced by the Bauhaus.

2019 Munich

Reflex Bauhaus. 40 Objects–5 Conversations marks the hundredth anniversary of the Bauhaus, featuring important Bauhaus objects in dialog with contemporary art. In 1925, the year Die Neue Sammlung was established, the Bauhaus left Weimar for Dessau. Die Neue Sammlung was one of the first museums to acquire contemporary Bauhaus works that are today considered icons of modern design. Pieces from this period include textiles by Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl, toys by Alma Buscher and Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack, and works in metal by Otto Rittweger and Wilhelm Wagenfeld. Further acquisitions were made until recently, adding important works to the collection of historical objects, many of which are on view for first time.

2019 Toledo, Ohio

"Everything Is Rhythm": Mid-Century Art and Music is a multisensory display focused on the relationship between art and music. The exhibition features a selection of twentieth-century abstract paintings paired with carefully curated musical compositions. Presented together in this manner, the art and music engage visitors in an experience that engenders close looking, contemplation, and a consideration of the connection between the two forms.

2019 Vienna + Stuttgart

2019 Aachen, Germany

2019 Krefeld, Germany

Von Albers bis Zukunft. Auf den Spuren des Bauhauses marks the centenary of the Bauhaus by tracing its multifaceted influence through works by Bauhaus masters and students including Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Lázló Moholy-Nagy, Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers, Georg Muche, Gerhard Marcks, and Fritz Winter, among others. Thematic galleries extend from this historical nucleus and consider precursors such as the German Werkbund as well as related art movements like De Stijl and Constructivism.

2019 Chicago

Weaving beyond the Bauhaus traces the diffusion of Bauhaus artists, or Bauhäusler, such as Anni Albers and Marli Ehrman, and their reciprocal relationships with fellow artists and students across America. Through their ties to arts education institutions, including Black Mountain College, the Institute of Design, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Yale University, these artists shared their knowledge and experiences with contemporary and successive generations of artists, including Sheila Hicks, Else Regensteiner, Ethel Stein, Lenore Tawney, and Claire Zeisler, shaping the landscape of American art in the process.

2019 Bielefeld, Germany

Künstlerräume, Grafiken aus der Sammlung allows access to rarely seen drawings and prints by Anni and Josef Albers, Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Pablo Picasso, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Hermann Stenner from the Kunsthalle Bielefeld collection. These works on paper are supplemented by the film Fly by Yoko Ono from 1968/2003, a gift from the artist to the museum on the occasion of the exhibition Between the Sky and my Head in 2008.

2019 Tucson, Arizona

A New Unity: The Life and Afterlife of Bauhaus considers the legacy of the Bauhaus.

2019 University Park, Pennsylvania

Bauhaus Transfers: Albers/Rauschenberg explores the relationship between the two artists, the dissemination of Bauhaus ideas, and the legacy of the Bauhaus in America. Albers, a student and then instructor at the Bauhaus, fled Nazi Germany for the United States after the school was forced to close in 1933. Albers took a post as head of Black Mountain College, a new art school in North Carolina, and became a formative educator for many artists. Robert Rauschenberg attended Black Mountain in 1948–49 and considered Albers "the most important teacher" he ever had.

2019 Chicago

In a Cloud, in a Wall, in a Chair: Six Modernists in Mexico at Midcentury brings together for the first time an exceptional body of art and design by Clara Porset, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Cynthia Sargent, Anni Albers, Ruth Asawa, and Sheila Hicks, who were each encouraged to develop work that was a reflection of and contributed greatly to the rich artistic landscape of Mexico at this time. Through furniture, drawings, textiles, sculptures, and photomontages, some rarely exhibited before or brought together in this way, this exhibition is a unique opportunity to further understand the fertile artistic environment of Mexico during this period.

2019 Canberra, Australia

Lichtenstein to Warhol: The Kenneth Tyler Collection displays exceptional works by major artists active in America in the post-war period. Artists include Anni and Josef Albers, Helen Frankenthaler, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, Robert Rauschenberg, Donald Sultan, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Claes Oldenburg, Nancy Graves and David Hockney.

2019 London

The Interaction of Colour traces a period of over fifty years since Josef Albers first published one of the most influential art and design books of the twentieth century, Interaction of Color. The book—a teaching aid for Albers's experimental way of observing, studying, and teaching color—had a direct influence on numerous artists. His legacy is represented in this exhibition, featuring prints and drawings by Anni and Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, and Bridget Riley, among others.

2019 New York

Anni Albers spans the artist's decades-long career, presenting works that combine a deep and intuitive understanding of materials and process with her inventive and visually engaging exploration of form and color. The exhibition focuses primarily on the works Albers made following her move to the United States in 1933, including her pioneering wallhangings, weavings, public commissions, and a range of works on paper. One of her largest works Camino Real, 1968, is shown for the first time outside of Mexico City.

2019 New York

Maneuver denotes a directed, or planned and controlled, set of decisions; a procedural, coordinated movement designed to gain a tactical end. In its transitive state, "maneuver" implies to guide with adroitness and design; to bring about or secure as a result of skillful management. Etymological investigation highlights origins not only in manus, Latin, meaning "hand," but also Old French, "made by hand." While the role of handcraft cannot be ignored, the primary operations determining the artworks in this exhibition can better be understood as maneuvers. Featured artists include Anni Albers, Polly Apfelbaum, Sarah Charlesworth, Zoe Leonard, Ed Rossbach, and Rosemarie Trockel.

2019 Bottrop, Germany

Der junge Josef Albers features the artist's early works, including portraits, landscapes, and still-life compositions, in his hometown of Bottrop. Drawings and watercolors, many on view for the first time, show the artist's early facility with form and color.

2019 Bellinzona, Switzerland

Josef Albers. Anatomia di «Omaggio al Quadrato» traces the genesis of a twentieth-century icon, the Homage to the Square, through a mainly unpublished sequence of Josef Albers's oil paintings, prints, and sketches.