TAMPA FL.- The Tampa Museum of Art presents the exhibit Josef Albers: Color Genius through December 17. Josef Albers: Color Genius is drawn from the collection of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Josef Albers became famous for his study of color theories explored primarily through his Homage to the Square series that featured several nesting squares of various colors. Through the juxtaposition of different colors, Albers created an infinite array of works. This exhibition will feature 27 prints from two compositional variations (Homage to the Square and Variants), illustrating how these differing geometric compositions advanced Albers� color exercises.

Albers (1888-1976) was born in Germany and studied at the Bauhaus where he met his wife Anni, famed for her abstract fabric designs. He quickly became one of the youngest faculty members of the Bauhaus specializing in design. When the Nazis closed the Bauhaus, the Albers moved to the United States, where Josef taught at the prestigious Black Mountain College in North Carolina before becoming dean of the art program at Yale University.

This exhibition has been organized by The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida, Florida State University, Sarasota, FL.