Hannah Höch, page from Album

Hannah Höch, page from Album

Album is an extraordinary compilation of double-spread collages.  However, unlike many subsequent artist’s scrapbooks, Hannah Höch’s draws upon a remarkably singular materiality: the mass-produced magazine and newspaper image.  This makes for a uniform sepia / black and white and / or duotone texture, which invariably complements the   A facsimile of Album was published in book form by Berlinische Galerie, ed. Gunda Luyken in 2004.