There are only a few years ago, in 2013, of which Hilma af Klint’s magnificent, esoteric paintings for the first time was shown at the Modern Museum in Stockholm. Since then, the exhibition has made a success in different countries. In the new issue of New York review of books (4-17 april, 2019), write Susan Tallman on a book by Hilma af Klint, and two catalogues of her art – the one from the Guggenheim exhibition that is currently taking place, the other from an exhibition in Munich.
through the painter’s life and works, of which the larger and märkvärdigare part did not appear until 20 years after the artist’s death. The author reflects on the bitter-sweet of the sacred, the theosophical suite ”Paintings for the temple”, a ”triumph at the Guggenheim” now ”can be hailed as a work of a genius.” It was probably not the artist’s meaning, she says, that we see beauty when we would understand the truth. In this case, all the great religious art? Interesting problem.
