This unique volume contains the last abstract images series made by Hilma af Klint in the 1920's which are previously unpublished in their entirety.
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944), an artist whose work is still far too unknown to a wider public, eschewed representational painting as early as 1906.
In this the most exhaustive book on Hilma af Klint ever published, as many as 20 specialists in modern art, art history, the history of ideas and religious studies use their expertise to capture af Klint s unique artistry.
Colorful, mostly abstract, with biomorphic imagery, these works expressed af Klint's mediumistic vision of spiritual reality, which she hoped would ultimately be installed in a round temple for true spiritual comprehension and enlightenment ...
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The volume also delves into her unrealized plans for a spiral-shaped temple in which to display her art - a wish that finds a fortuitous answer in the Guggenheim Museum's rotunda, the site of the forthcoming exhibition.