KAZIMIR MALEVITCH THE BLACK SQUARE

Kazimir Malevich's painting Black Square (1915) had a decisive influence on the course of artistic developments in the 20th century. On the 100-year anniversary of the work, Irina Vakar has reassessed the evidence base around the painting and caused much excitemen t among art historians in the process. With art historical findings from X-ray imagery and pigment samples, a new story of its creat ion and interpretation has emerged. Malevich's abstract painting is not the sole focus-the book actually covers his complete oeuvre . For ex...[Read more]