中文简介：

约瑟夫·阿尔伯斯（Josef Albers）的开创性系列作品《向正方形致敬》包括大约2000幅油画。在超过25年的时间里，他不断反思和完善，激发了无数年轻的极简主义和概念艺术家对简化形式语言的探索。这本出色的画册探索了阿尔伯斯微妙美学的秘密，并揭示了他的前提条件：正方形的意义何在？在这一时期，他对色彩的印象及其作为材料的使用有何变化？

本书包括纸上研究、档案材料以及杰出阿尔伯斯专家玛吉特·罗威尔（Margit Rowell）和多纳尔·贾德（Donal Judd）的文章，揭示了早期在欧洲和后来在美国影响阿尔伯斯的各种灵感，并说明了他的艺术和思想的持久影响。

英文简介：

Josef Albers' groundbreaking series Homage to the Square comprises roughly two thousand oil paintings. His continuous reflections and refinements for more than 25 years inspired numerous young minimal and conceptual artists in their search for a reduced formal language. This outstanding catalogue explores the secret of Albers' subtle aesthetic and unearths its preconditions: What is the significance of the square? How does his impression of color and its use as a material change during this period?

Featuring studies on paper, archival materials, as well as essays by internationally leading Albers experts, Margit Rowell and Donal Judd, this richly illustrated publication sheds light on the various inspirations that influenced Albers early on in Europe and later in America, and illustrates the lasting impact of his art and thinking.