{"product_id":"17481-vasily-kandinsky","title":"Vasily Kandinsky","description":"\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=3\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'TheSans Plain'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eAlongside his development of a revolutionary abstract style, Vasily Kandinsky (1866–1944) aspired to go beyond conventional easel painting. His famous large-scale paintings with musical and theatrical associations transformed into veritable environments. The catalogue explores his examination of the concept of the total work of art and includes essays by leading Kandinsky scholars on the importance of the concept and on the artist’s enthusiasm for music and the theater. Separated into three sections, it illustrates how Kandinsky’s fascination for the Wagnerian notion of the \u003cI style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eGesamtkunstwerk\u003c\/I\u003e and the principles of synaesthesia developed into large-scale painting within the context of the two highly significant artistic groups Blaue Reiter and Bauhaus as well as in response to the changing historical circumstances, ultimately culminating in his large-scale decorative utopian murals and installations.\u003c?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = \"O\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'TheSans Plain'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003cFONT face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'TheSans Plain'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cFONT face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eExhibition schedule: Neue Galerie New York, October 3, 2013–February 10, 2014\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44873328591112,"sku":"9783775737340","price":39.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775737340_2d56a8e0-5b52-48c0-b608-79d857010a80.jpg?v=1744144200","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/17481-vasily-kandinsky","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}