Hilma af Klint | artist & mystic

Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future, the first major solo exhibition in the United States devoted to the artist, is on view October 12, 2018–April 23, 2019 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. It is an incredible visual representation of complex spiritual ideas - then and now. 

Hilma af Klint, Altarpiece, No. 1, Group X, Altarpieces,
1907 Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk.
Photo: Albin Dahlström/ Moderna Museet

The title for the artist's most important body of work, Paintings for the Temple is significant. It suggests that the canvases require a specific architectural 'home' and that they are designed to help viewers transcend beyond mortal and earthy realms. 

Hilma af Klint does not make reference to any particular religion - she does not use the word church, synagogue, or mosque - but instead aspires to build a temple. A universal place of worship dedicated to seeking balance through the union of opposites.