of our reaction to life. THE MEASURE OF ART: The ratio of effort to effect. THE AIM OF ART: Revelation and evocation of vision." [1964, from his text "Homage to the square"] – "For me, abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. I'll go further and say that abstraction is nearer my heart. I prefer to see with closed eyes." [1966] – "Art is not to be looked at. Art is looking at us.. .To be able to perceive it we need to be receptive. Therefore art is there where art meets us now. The content of art is visual formulation of our relation to life. The measure of art, the ratio of effort to effect, the aim of art revelation and evocation of vision. [1968, in oral history interview with Josef Albers] – "I made true the first English sentence [Albers came from Germany] that I uttered (better stuttered) on our arrival at Black Mountain College in November 1933. When a student asked me what I was going to teach I said: 'to open eyes'. And this has become the motto of all my teaching." [1970, in 'A conversation with Josef Albers'] Exhibitions (not a complete list) Solo In 1936, Albers was given his first solo show in Manhattan at J. B. Neumann's New Art Circle. The Graphic Constructions of Josef Albers (Dec 8, 1969—Feb 24, 1970) MOMA, New York Josef Albers at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: An Exhibition of His Paintings and Prints (Nov 19, 1971—Jan 11, 1972) Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. Group documenta I (1955) and documenta IV (1968) in Kassel. The Responsive Eye (1965) A major Albers exhibition, organized by the Museum of Modern Art, traveled in South America, Mexico, and the United States from 1965 to 1967. Posthumous Josef Albers, 1888–1976 (Mar 26—Apr 19, 1976) MoMa, New York The photographs of Josef Albers: a selection from the collection of the Josef Albers Foundation (Jan 27—Apr 19, 1988) MoMa, New York Painting on paper – Josef Albers in America (2010) Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich; Centre Pompidou, Paris, and The Morgan Library & Museum, Manhattan. 80 oil works on paper, many never previously exhibited. Josef Albers (2011) Palazzina dei Giardini, Modena, Italy Albers and Heirs: Josef Albers, Neil Welliver, and Jane Davis Doggett (2014) Elliott Museum, Florida One and One Is Four: The Bauhaus Photocollages of Josef Albers (Nov 23, 2016—Apr 2, 2017)