KLEE AND KANDINSKY
Zentrum Paul Klee
Monument im Fruchtland 3 - Bern
19.06.2015 - 27.09.2015
Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky – they are considered to be the “founding fathers” of “classical modernism” and their artists’ friendship to be one of the most fascinating of the twentieth century.
Their relationship was shaped by mutual inspiration and support, but also by rivalry and competition – a combination that spurred both of them on in their artistic work. The exhibition “Klee & Kandinsky” traces the eventful history of this artistic relationship over the long period from 1900 to 1940 for the very first time.
It draws attention to parallels and similarities as well as differences and distinctions, with an emphasis on their personal and artistic dialogue at the time of the “Blue Rider” and the Bauhaus.
The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau Munich, where it will be presented from 21 October 2015 to 24 January 2016.
Image: Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944), Autour du cercle, 1940, Mischtechnik auf Leinwand, 96.8 x 146 cm, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
Zentrum Paul Klee
Monument im Fruchtland 3 - Bern
19.06.2015 - 27.09.2015
Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky – they are considered to be the “founding fathers” of “classical modernism” and their artists’ friendship to be one of the most fascinating of the twentieth century.
Their relationship was shaped by mutual inspiration and support, but also by rivalry and competition – a combination that spurred both of them on in their artistic work. The exhibition “Klee & Kandinsky” traces the eventful history of this artistic relationship over the long period from 1900 to 1940 for the very first time.
It draws attention to parallels and similarities as well as differences and distinctions, with an emphasis on their personal and artistic dialogue at the time of the “Blue Rider” and the Bauhaus.
The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau Munich, where it will be presented from 21 October 2015 to 24 January 2016.
Image: Wassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944), Autour du cercle, 1940, Mischtechnik auf Leinwand, 96.8 x 146 cm, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
