Josef Albers exhibited extensively during his lifetime, and his work continues to be presented in solo and group exhibitions at numerous institutions.
Early solo exhibitions of Albers’ work include those at the San Francisco Museum of Art (1940); The Germanic Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge (1936) and the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover (1935). In 1955 and 1968, Albers participated in documenta 1 and 4 respectively, and in 1971 he was the first living artist to have a solo exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
More recent solo exhibitions include Primary Colors, David Zwirner, Hong Kong (2022); Josef Albers in Mexico, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2017), Josef Albers: Minimal Means, Maximum Effect, Fundación Juan March, Madrid (2014) and Painting on Paper: Josef Albers in America, Pinakothek der Modern, Munich (2010). The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded in 1971, has also organised exhibitions and publications to preserve and promote the Albers’ legacy.
