Concerning the Spiritual in Art

Wassily Kandinsky's "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" is a seminal text in modern art history, arguing against "art for art's sake" and predicting a future for painting in its potential to redirect viewers' attention to their interior lives. His revolutionary work became a landmark in modern art history, helping to usher in the age of non-representational painting.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Wassily Kandinsky, one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century, wrote "Art is the language that speaks to the soul." In his essay "Concerning the Spiritual in Art," Kandinsky argued against "art for art's sake" and explored form, color, spirituality, and tradition. He predicted a future for painting in its potential to redirect the attention of viewers away from the shallow materialism of the modern world toward the more profound intellectual and emotional concerns of their interior lives. His revolutionary work became a landmark in modern art history, helping to usher in the age of non-representational painting. This new translation also includes Kandinsky's later essay, "The Question of Form," in which he interrogates and sharpens many of his earlier ideas.

Weight: 148g
Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241384800