“This woman dared to leave safe ground. She conquered a world that had not yet been shaped, at least not in her time. And she did this with an amazing consistency. She gave her all, and even more extraordinary is that these large-scale, abstract works were made before those we consider pioneers of abstract art.” —Iris Müller–Westermann, Curator, Moderna Museet
This fall the Guggenheim will host the landmark exhibition Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future – the first major solo exhibition in the United States devoted to the artist, offering an unprecedented opportunity to experience af Klint’s long under-recognized artistic achievements. If you’re not familiar with this criminally overlooked pioneer of abstract art, sit back, watch this video from af Klint’s solo exhibition in 2013 at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, and prepare to be amazed.