Josef Albers was not content with merely looking; he insisted on seeing. Seeing color not as a presence but as an experience; seeing a square not as a shape but as an instrument to reflect on the process of learning and thinking how to see. Over 25 years, with this deeply meditative study on chromatic relationships and visual perception, Albers explored how colors interact, change, and transform based on their context. It’s a simple thought, yet it is, or becomes, a study of almost infinite profundity. It is not a mere treatise on color. It is a tool to unlock the magic of awareness. Like an educational device, these paintings become a mirror that confronts us with ourselves. What they reveal is our way of seeing. Installation views of “I prefer to see with eyes closed – in conversation with Josef Albers” (2025), at The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, JP (gunmakinbi) Courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma. Photos by Aya Kawachi © 2025 #JoseDávila #JosefAlbers #Iprefertoseewithcl...