MM* I dkCi'K*^ R2Bf93 RH PC .v. LAY« HQE I IE H „^K Kazimir Malevich suprematism Organized by Matthew Drutt i , i Essays by Matthew Drutt, Nina Gunanova, Jean-Claude Marcade. Tatiana Mikhienko, Evgenia Re'trova, and Vasilii Rakitin > A Guggenheim Museum Publication 272 pages; 180 illustrations, 120 in full color In 1915,'Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) changed the future of . Modern art when his experiments in painting led the Russian avant-garde into pure abstraction. He called his innovation Suprematism—ra'h art of pure geometric form meant to be universally comprehensible regardless of cultural or ethnic origin. His Suprematist masterpieces, including Black Square (1915) and White Square on White (1920-27), continue to inspire artists throughout the world. Accompanying the first exhibition to focus exclusively on this defining moment in Malevich's-career, Kazimir Malevich; .Suprematism features nearly 120 paintings, drawings, and objects, among them several recently rediscovered master- works. In addition, the book includes previously unpublished letters, texts, and diaries, along with essays by. international scholars, who shed new light on this influential figure and his devotion to the spiritual in art. m D&1 itBS t-J3 mm rassas ^^mm Kazimir Malevich: Suprematism Kazimir Malevich MATTHEW DRUTT u-> GuggenheimmuseuM Publishedontheoccasionoftheexhibition KazimirMalevich:Suprematism OrganizedbyMatthewDrutt DeutscheGuggenheimBerlin January14-April27,2003 SolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum,NewYork May13-September7,2003 TheMenilCollection,Houston October3,2003-January 11,2004 ^ Thisexhibitionissponsoredby /4LFAB/INK KazimirMalevich:Suprematism ©2003TheSolomonR.GuggenheimFoundation,NewYork. Allrightsreserved. Allworksusedbypermission. ISBN:0-89207-265-2 GuggenheimMuseumPublications 1071 FifthAvenue NewYork,NewYork 10128 Hardcovereditiondistributedby HarryN.Abrams,Inc. 100FifthAvenue NewYork,NewYork 10011 Bookdesign:EileenBoxer PrintedinGermanybyCantz Production:ElizabethLevy,TracyHennige Editorial:ElizabethFranzen,StephenHoban,JenniferKnoxWhite