The star of "The
Encyclopedic Palace,"
the 2013 Venice
Biennale exhibition,
Hilma af Klint's
nonobjective paintings
and drawings from the
early 20th century reset
the timeline for abstract
imagery. A reclusive
figure whose works did
not emerge on the
market until well after
her death in 1944,
Klint's biomorphic
compositions call to
mind horticultural
diagrams conceived on
psychedelics—and
showcase a level of
mysticism not found in
successors like
Kandinsky. This fall, the
Guggenheim gives over
Frank Lloyd Wright's
Rotunda to the late
artist's legacy.
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Vita Haas and Lucy Weisner's pop-up retail concept, Café Forgot, acts as a
platform for young and even reluctant fashion designers to connect with
new customers. Based in New York, the female-run boutique set up shop at
165 Duane Street this summer, offering one-of-a-kind garments from
designers like Lou Dallas, Gauntlett Cheng, Poche and Onea Claire. This
November the duo launches their first book and latest retail space. Learn
more about their unique approach to commerce on culturedmag.com.
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Sinuous Curves
Zanotta was one of Carlo Mollino's earliest supporters,
and this year, the design house pays homage to the Italian
architect by re-issuing several of his pieces, including the
Fenis chair. Captured here by Mollino himself (who
dabbled in erotic photography), the Fenis chair's curvature
is emblematic of the slinky forms he introduced into the
furniture vocabulary of the 1950s and '60s.
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Hilma af Klint's Untitled, 1920
PHOTO
BY
CHRISTIAN
DEFONT;
ALBIN
DAHLSTRÖM,
THE
MODERNA
MUSEET,
STOCKHOLM;
MUSEO
CASA
MOLLINO,
TORINO
