HILMA AF LINT AND WASSILY KANDINSKY

An important exploration of the lives and art of Hilma af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky, two pioneers of abstraction at the turn of the twentieth century. The Swedish artist Hilma af Klint is one of the art worlds major rediscoveries of the twenty-first century. While the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky has famously been credited for creating the first abstract artwork, this designation has been called into question with the resurfacing and renewed study of af Klints nonfigurative paintings.