Anni Albers.
Constructing Textiles

Exhibition
7.11.2025–22.2.2026
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Anni Albers (1899– 1994) was one of the leading figures of the 20th century in the field of textile design and textile art. As a Bauhaus student, she developed original fabrics using new materials as architectural elements. She is still considered a pioneer of fibre art today.

The exhibition focuses on her innovative contributions to renowned architectural projects. Fabric designs, textile artworks, prints, and drawings provide an overview of her fascinating work between design and art.

Curators: Fabienne Eggelhöfer and Brenda Danilowitz

Exhibition organized by the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern and the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, CT, in collaboration with the Belvedere, Vienna.

Anni Albers was born Annelise Else Frieda Fleischmann in 1899 and later changed her name to Anni Albers.
She studied weaving at the Bauhaus from 1922 to 1930 and was acting director of the weaving workshop in the fall of 1931.
She studied under Paul Klee and owned one of his drawings. She translated one of his most important texts into English in 1964.
She was the first textile artist to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York with her groundbreaking exhibition Anni Albers: Textiles in 1949.
She worked with nearly a dozen of the most important architects of the 20th century: Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, Marcel Breuer, Louis Kahn, Ricardo Legorreta, Luis Barragán, and Philip Johnson.
She made beautiful and experimental jewelry out of sink strainers, paper clips, and washers.
She began printmaking at the age of 64 and continued exploring graphics for another two decades.