When Kasimir Malevich's Black Square was produced in 1915, no-one had ever seen anything like it before. And yet it does have precedents. In fact, over the previous 500 years, several painters, writers, philosophers, scientists and censors - each working independently towards an absolute statem...

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Main Author:	Spira, Andrew (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Reaktion Books 2022
Subjects:	Malevič, Kazimir > 1879-1935 > Schwarzes Quadrat Malevič, Kazimir > 1879-1935 Abstraktion Suprematismus Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich / 1878-1935 / Black Square Suprematism in art
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	When Kasimir Malevich's Black Square was produced in 1915, no-one had ever seen anything like it before. And yet it does have precedents. In fact, over the previous 500 years, several painters, writers, philosophers, scientists and censors - each working independently towards an absolute statement of their own - alighted on the form of the black square or rectangle, as if for the first time. This book explores the resonances between Malevich's Black Square and its precursors, showing how a 'genealogical' thread binds them together into an intriguing, and sometimes quirky, sequence of modulations. Andrew Spira's book explores how each predecessor both 'foreshadows' Malevich's work and, paradoxically, throws light on it, revealing layers of meaning that are often overlooked but which are as relevant today as ever
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:	142 Seiten Illustrationen (teilweise farbig) 21 cm
ISBN:	178914535X 9781789145359