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SUMMARY:Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers
DESCRIPTION:In the spring and summer of 1919 and 1920\, during a period of intense engagement with nature\, artist Hilma af Klint drew flowers almost every day. “I will try\,” she wrote\, “to grasp the flowers of the earth.” This exhibition focuses on a recently discovered portfolio of drawings—jewel-toned watercolors made by a keen-eyed naturalist\, attuned to the rhythms and bounty of the blooming season. \nBreaking with traditional botanical art\, af Klint juxtaposed her exquisitely rendered blossoms with precisely drawn diagrams: a blooming sunflower is echoed by nested circles; a marsh marigold is accompanied by mirrored spirals; a cluster of budding branches is set against checkerboards of dots and strokes. With this profusion of forms—an expansion of the abstract language for which she is best known—af Klint visualizes “what stands behind the flowers\,” demonstrating her belief that careful observation of her surroundings reveals ineffable aspects of the human condition. \nAf Klint imagined her portfolio as an atlas—or in botanical terms a flora—that details the plants of Sweden\, where she lived and worked. Hers\, however\, is a flora of the spirit\, a mapping of the natural world in spiritual terms that would stand alongside any scientific resource. Putting representation and abstraction\, close looking and envisioning\, art and botany into dialogue\, af Klint’s drawings recognize the interconnectedness of all living things. “I have shown\,” she wrote\, “that there is a connection between the plant world and the world of the soul.” \nOrganized by Jodi Hauptman\, The Richard Roth Senior Curator\, Department of Drawings and Prints\, with Kolleen Ku\, Curatorial Assistant\, and Chloe White\, Louise Bourgeois Fellow\, Department of Drawings and Prints. Realized with the participation of the Hilma af Klint Foundation\, Stockholm. \n  \n \n  \nLeadership support for the exhibition is provided by the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation and Kenneth C. Griffin. \nMajor funding is provided by the Dian Woodner Exhibition Endowment Fund\, Jack Shear through The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art\, and by the Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation. \nGenerous support is provided by David Bushler and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation.\nAdditional funding is provided by the Annual Exhibition Fund. Leadership contributions to the Annual Exhibition Fund\, in support of the Museum’s collection and collection exhibitions\, are generously provided by Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley\, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III\, the Sandra and Tony Tamer Exhibition Fund\, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation\, Alice and Tom Tisch\, the Marella and Giovanni Agnelli Fund for Exhibitions\, The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art\, Eva and Glenn Dubin\, Mimi Haas\, The David Rockefeller Council\, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz\, Kenneth C. Griffin\, The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art\, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis\, and Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. Major funding is provided by The Sundheim Family Foundation. \nMajor support for the publication is provided by the Riva Castleman Fund for Publications in the Department of Drawings and Prints\, established by The Derald H. Ruttenberg Foundation\, and by the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation. \nImage: Hilma af Klint (1862-1944)\, Luzula campestris (Field Woodrush)\, Viola hirta (Hairy Violet)\, Viola odorata (Sweet Violet)\, Chrysosplenium alternifolium (Alternate-Leaf Golden Saxifrage)\, Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail)\, Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold)\, Ranunculus ficaria (Fig Buttercup)\, Carex sp. (Sedge)\, Sheet 4 from the portfolio Nature Studies. May 9–15\, 1919. Watercolor\, pencil\, and ink on paper. The Museum of Modern Art\, New York. Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund and gift of Jack Shear\, 2022 \n 
URL:https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/hilma-af-klint-what-stands-behind-the-flowers/
LOCATION:MoMA\, 11 West 53 Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past
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