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Who was Hilma? Af Klint exhibition to highlight exclusion of women from abstract art
Swedish artist, now regarded as predecessor to Kandinsky and Mondrian, died thinking world was not ready for her work
TL;DR
- Hilma af Klint, a Swedish artist, is now considered the pioneer of abstract art.
- She believed she was directed by higher spirits and kept her mystical paintings secret.
- Her work predates that of recognized male abstract artists like Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich.
- A major exhibition at the Grand Palais and Pompidou Centre in France will highlight her "Paintings for the Temple."
- The exhibition aims to re-evaluate the role of women in modern art history.
- Af Klint instructed her works to remain hidden for 20 years after her death in 1944.
- Her work began to gain wider international attention in the 1980s and gained significant recognition in 2013.
- The exhibition in Paris includes her significant series, "The Ten Largest."