Guided Tour
HILMA AF KLINT & PIET MONDRIAAN
-FORMS OF LIFE-
by Monique Varma
The paintings of the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint had their first European showing outside Sweden at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag in 1987 in the exhibition "The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting, 1890-1985", initiated by the Kunstmuseum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The fact that this exhibition presented Af Klint, then a completely unknown artist, as one of the five pioneers of abstract art – alongside Wassily Kandinsky, František Kupka, Kazimir Malevich and Piet Mondrian – raised quite a few questions. But times have changed. Af Klint’s colourful, visionary work is now embraced by both the art world and the public all around the world.
In partnership with Tate Modern in London, the Kunstmuseum Den Haag is now presenting her groundbreaking work together with that of her pioneering contemporary, Piet Mondrian. Although the two painters never met, their idiosyncratic oeuvres reflect a period in which scientific discoveries and new ideas about spirituality radically altered our view of reality.
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 11.00 – 1200
Place: Kunst Museum, Stadhouderslaan 41, 2517 HV The Hague
Cost: €15
Museum entrance fee of €17.50 is not included (entrance is free with Museum Card) Please buy entrance tickets on the day or in advance by internet.
Number of attendees: Minimum 10/maximum 15
Registration opens: September 5
Cancellation deadline: October 4 (it is possible to register after this date if there is space)
Contact: For further info, contact Jane Choy (jechoy@me.com or 0654331764)
Note: if registration is full, please go to website calendar (not the App) to register on the waitlist, as cancellations frequently occur.