Spanning six decades, three continents, and multiple mediums, this
exhibition catalog explores one of the most significant and influential
artistic movements of the twentieth century.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, painting underwent a
profound transformation. Artists no longer wanted to depict the
visible; they aspired to a new visual language that reduced artistic
expression to an interplay of colors, lines, and shapes; reflected the
modern world; and transcended national boundaries. A central figure of
this art movement was Wassily Kandinsky, who laid the theoretical
foundations with his work Point and Line to Plane.
This lushly illustrated and highly researched volume showcases how
Geometric Abstraction found radical expression in all its variations in
Europe, the USA and beyond. It features more than one hundred works by
over seventy artists, including Josef Albers, Sonia Delaunay, Barbara
Hepworth, El Lissitzky, Agnes Martin, Piet Mondrian, Bridget Riley,
Frank Stella, and Victor Vasarely.
Essays by leading scholars illuminate the ways these artists were
inspired by the advanced technologies and theories of their time,
including concepts of the fourth dimension and the space- time
continuum. The authors explore the movement through a transnational
lens—from Belgium, Germany, and Great Britain, to France, Italy, the
Netherlands, Russia, Spain, and the United States; and emphasize the
long-neglected role of women in the movement’s advancement. Through its
insightful essays and stunning visuals, this volume offers a definitive
exploration of how geometric abstraction revolutionized modern art and
continues to inspire artists across the globe.
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