In this episode, Christina from Arts4Refugees talks with Nicole - a student journalist with us. This placement was organised by Oxford University Career Services. Nicole is a second year student studying Geography. Nicole was interested in working with us because she comes across a lot of history of refugees in her studies. She chose to research Anni Albers who is a textile artist. Nicole used study art at A-level / High school and was interested in Anni because of her use of colour and textures that she used. She also wanted to understand the meaning behind her art.
Anni who is of Jewish descent had to leave Germany for the U.S. because of the Nazi regime. She had a lot of difficulties when moving to America because of the way she looked and the uncertainty of the time. She was very influential in the art world with her Textiles. One of her most famous pieces was called “Black, White, and Grey.” A lot of famous art museums like MoMA in New York exhibit her artwork frequently.
You can listen to the full conversation here .
Key Point:
Nicole is studying geography at Oxford
Anni Alber - a refugee from Germany and a famous textile artist
Anni studying art at the Bahous Art School in Germany
One challenge Nicole faced while researching Anni was that there was not much information about her leaving Germany
Her main works are included in post-war sections of museums mainly in New York
If you would like to learn more about Anni - there is a short story by Nicole here.
