Feature
Elucidating the Esoteric with Hilma's Ghost
Through research and collaboration, a feminist art collective reclaims the place of alternative spiritualities in art history.
Hilma af Klint
Art Review
When Hilma af Klint Found the Soul in Plants
Her Nature Studies invoke the promise of something greater, a direct line from the material world to the spiritual experience that art is presumed to offer.
News
Could Hilma af Klint’s Works Be Removed From Public View?
The artist’s great-grandnephew and foundation board chair stressed in an interview with Hyperallergic that the works should only be seen by “spiritual seekers.”
News
Hilma af Klint Descendant Opposes David Zwirner Gallery Deal
Erik af Klint, the artist's great-grandnephew and foundation board chair, said the gallery’s representation would lead to the “commercialization” of her work.
Art
New Hilma af Klint VR Experience Comes to NYC
At Fotografiska, visitors can don a headset and view the abstract artist’s work while experiencing the nauseating fear of falling from imaginary cliffs.
Art
A Seance and a Beer With Hilma Af Klint and Piet Mondrian
Today’s audiences are evidently more open to Mondrian and af Klint’s sensibilities than those of their time.
News
Relative of Hilma af Klint Condemns NFTs of Artist’s Paintings
Hedvig Ersman, the granddaughter of Hilma af Klint’s nephew, said the sale of NFTs on Pharrell Williams’s GODA platform “goes against the will” of the artist.
Art
What if Van Gogh Could Paint Your Hometown?
Neither Picasso nor Hilma af Klint ever visited the Faroe Islands, but in a new exhibition, a museum uses AI to imagine how these artists would have painted their archipelago.
Art
A Rare Series of Watercolors by Hilma af Klint Is on View in Manhattan
Tree of Knowledge, a suite of eight paintings by the beloved artist and spiritualist, is up at David Zwirner Gallery.
Books
Hilma af Klint Gets an Exquisite Seven-Volume Catalogue Raisonné
The latest volume of af Klint’s catalogue raisonné reveals the artist exploring the spiritual world with quasi-scientific deliberation.
Film
How Hilma af Klint Was Written Out of History
The new documentary Beyond the Visible is more of a detective story than a straightforward biography, investigating the erasure of an important figure in abstract art.
News
Hilma af Klint Has Arrived in the Hudson Valley
From botanical sketches to art inspired by af Klint’s spiritual practice, lesser-known works by the Swedish artist arrived at the Lightforms Art Center.