Hilma Af Klint

The consolations of ancient philosophy for our dire moment

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On the eve of her Guggenheim retrospective, a new book of esoteric drawings reveals the spiritualism behind Europe’s first abstract artist

Chris Wiley undertakes a gallery crawl during SP-Arte, taking in shows by Hilma af Klint, Paulo Nimer Pjota and Nicolás Paris

The fifth and final part of our series looking back at the most significant exhibitions from the past 25 years

In the early 20th century, Hilma af Klint created abstract paintings under the direction of a spirit guide. What impact does the Swedish artist’s work have on the art-historical canon?

‘Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction’ was “not simply the tale of an extraordinary woman, but a study in how art history has been traditionally written”