Writing functions not only as language, but also as a visual and even tactile form. This exhibition explores how famed artist and educator Josef Albers imparted this idea to his students at Black Mountain College, where artist Ray Johnson studied from 1945 to 1948. Through an exercise called "typofacture," Albers asked students to create drawings mimicking printed or handwritten text, observing textures on surfaces and applying the concept to printed text, which bears the imprint of its production. Klee's merging of myth, symbol, figuration, and expression resonated with many at Black Mountain College and shaped Johnson's approach as a collage and correspondence artist. Johnson's admiration for Klee deepened into a recurring influence, visible in his expressive line work and iconic motifs like arrows and spirals, while Klee's imagery builds dreamlike worlds and Johnson's marks accumulate like field notes across a creative terrain.
