On the one hand, this is an exhibition that exemplifies an almost performative historiography, which shows how an art museum like Moderna Museet can itself create history, “ faire l’histoire”, as Michel de Certeau once formulated it in a text about the “historiographical operation”. 2, Group IX/UW, The SUW/UW Series, 1915 © Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. She chose to paint on the ‘astral’ plane, creating with immense energy a visual cosmos that is only now revealed to us in its impressive splendor” (p. The years immediately after the turn of the century, not long before the Russian and Continental pioneers of abstract art, she felt urged to paint that which lies beyond the visible. Her paintings have been included in a few exhibitions in recent years, admittedly, but this joint touring presentation will be the first to give Hilma af Klint the international breakthrough her oeuvre deserves. Hilma af Klint was a pioneer of abstraction. With great pleasure, and joint efforts, we are now clearing the way for her, from her home in the north, to the middle of Europe, and onwards south. The preface – signed by Daniel Birnbaum, Ann-Sofi Noring, Udo Kittelmann and José Lebrero Stals – to the catalogue of the Hilma af Klint exhibition at Moderna Museet, edited by the show’s curator Iris Müller-Westermann, radiates an unusual air of self-confidence: “Hilma af Klint is one of the truly great artists of the twentieth century and she has been kept waiting too long for recognition. Download the updated Lotus Forms Viewer4003Win32.exe Uninstall any Lotus Form Viewer installation prior to 4.0 from all Windows client systems Install Lotus Form Viewer 4.0.0.3 ONLY on approved Lotus Form Viewer client systems Additional release information is available at the IBM Website for Lotus Forms.Installation view from Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction, 2013 © Photo: Åsa Lundén/ Moderna Museet.
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