Edited by Kurt Almqvist, Louise Belfrage, Margaret Ax:son. Introduction by Daniel Birnbaum. Text by Julia Voss, Tracey Bashkoff, Isaac Lubelsky, Linda Dalrymple Henderson, Marco Pasi.
New research and cultural context on the life and art of Hilma af Klint
The 2018 exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future, introduced the general public to the abstract mystical masterpieces of Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862–1944). Based on a seminar held at the Guggenheim Museum at the opening of this acclaimed exhibition, this volume compiles the insights of the seminar’s contributors alongside reproductions of works, archival photographs and images from af Klint’s journals.
Hilma af Klint: Visionary explores the social and spiritual movements that appeared at the turn of the 20th century, inspiring the pioneers of modernism and abstract art: Kandinsky, Mondrian, Malevich and af Klint. What was the zeitgeist that inspired such an eruption in abstract art? What were the conditions that created Hilma af Klint? Academics and experts Julia Voss, Tracey Bashkoff, Isaac Lubelsky, Linda Dalrymple Henderson and Marco Pasi each take a different approach. Voss analyzes af Klint's biography, pinpointing five important events in her life; Bashkoff presents her connection to Hilla Rebay and her plans for the building of a temple; Lubelsky traces the origins of theosophy in New York; Henderson examines the occult and science; and Pasi considers esotericism’s changing role in culture.
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Featured image is reproduced from Hilma af Klint: Visionary, the companion publication to the Guggenheim's definitive exhibition catalog, Paintings for the Future. Featuring 220 color reproductions, this volume takes off from a seminar held at the opening of the Guggenheim show, compiling essays and insights by contributors including Daniel Birnbaum, Julia Voss, Tracey Bashkoff, Isaac Lubelsky, Linda Dalrymple Henderson and Marco Pasi. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the work of one of the most original artists of the twentieth century—a trailblazer of abstraction, spiritualism, and her own brand of feminism, and most certainly a visionary. Stay tuned for more books on af Klint—including a major monograph from Hatje Cantz and a stupendously produced seven-volume catalogue raisonné from Bokförlaget Stolpe—in our forthcoming Fall 2020 catalog! continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 9 x 11.25 in. / 128 pgs / 67 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $35.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $49 ISBN: 9789163972034 PUBLISHER: Bokförlaget Stolpe AVAILABLE: 2/11/2020 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA ONLY
Published by Bokförlaget Stolpe. Edited by Kurt Almqvist, Louise Belfrage, Margaret Ax:son. Introduction by Daniel Birnbaum. Text by Julia Voss, Tracey Bashkoff, Isaac Lubelsky, Linda Dalrymple Henderson, Marco Pasi.
New research and cultural context on the life and art of Hilma af Klint
The 2018 exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future, introduced the general public to the abstract mystical masterpieces of Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862–1944). Based on a seminar held at the Guggenheim Museum at the opening of this acclaimed exhibition, this volume compiles the insights of the seminar’s contributors alongside reproductions of works, archival photographs and images from af Klint’s journals.
Hilma af Klint: Visionary explores the social and spiritual movements that appeared at the turn of the 20th century, inspiring the pioneers of modernism and abstract art: Kandinsky, Mondrian, Malevich and af Klint. What was the zeitgeist that inspired such an eruption in abstract art? What were the conditions that created Hilma af Klint? Academics and experts Julia Voss, Tracey Bashkoff, Isaac Lubelsky, Linda Dalrymple Henderson and Marco Pasi each take a different approach. Voss analyzes af Klint's biography, pinpointing five important events in her life; Bashkoff presents her connection to Hilla Rebay and her plans for the building of a temple; Lubelsky traces the origins of theosophy in New York; Henderson examines the occult and science; and Pasi considers esotericism’s changing role in culture.
