With the exhibition at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, the works of af Klint and Kandinsky will be united for the first time in a comprehensive exhibition. It offers a unique opportunity to compare and understand their paintings, watercolors, drawings, and notes. Af Klint and Kandinsky, who lived almost simultaneously, have in common that they wanted to invent much more than a new style of painting with abstraction.

Wassily Kandinsky became famous during his lifetime. Since then, he has influenced many generations of artists with his paintings and writings. However, far fewer people know af Klint, even today. Her fame came much later and had to overcome many obstacles. It was only when the Guggenheim Museum in New York showed her works in a major retrospective in 2018, which was seen by 600,000 people, that the outsider became a star. Today, just like Kandinsky, she is an important source of inspiration for many artists. Both dreamed of a future to which art would lead the way. Both dreamed of a future to which art would point the way.

Curated by Julia Voss and Daniel Birnbaum.

The exhibition is supported by Freunde der Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, HSBC Germany, Karin und Uwe Hollweg Stiftung and Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung.

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