Research Catalog

Title

Charmion von Wiegand : expanding modernism / edited by Maja Wismer ; with contributions by Martin Brauen, Lori Cole, Haema Sivanesan, Nancy J. Troy, and Felix Vogel.

Author

Von Wiegand, Charmion

Publication

• Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2021]
• ©2021

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Wismer, Maja
• Brauen, Martin
• Cole, Lori, 1980-
• Sivanesan, Haema, 1972-
• Troy, Nancy J.
• Vogel, Felix (Professor of art)
• Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, host institution

Description

159 pages : color illustrations, portraits, facsimiles; 29 cm

Summary

"A generously illustrated book on the American artist Charmion von Wiegand whose oeuvre is a vital contribution to the history of modern and abstract art. Charmion von Wiegand started painting figuratively in 1926, when she received encouragement from her friend and painter, Joseph Stella. After being hired as an American reporter based in Soviet Moscow from 1929 to 1932, von Wiegand established herself as a preeminent art critic who embraced progressive ideas. She moved back to New York City in 1932 and became immersed in the avant-garde movement. Von Wiegand developed a close circle of friends including Hans Richter, Carl Holty, and John Graham. In 1941, when she met and befriended Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, she changed her painting style completely and was finally considered an artist in her own right. Highly influenced by his work, von Wiegand became interested in combining abstraction, Theosophy, and Eastern religions including her adoptive religion, Buddhism. The result was modern geometric abstract paintings that were imbued with Eastern imagery. This comprehensive volume on von Wiegand showcases gloriously illustrated works from all phases of her career. It also contains insightful essays and an array of previously unpublished material from the artist's archives, including correspondence with Mondrian." --

Alternative Title

Expanding modernism

Subject

• Von Wiegand, Charmion > Exhibitions
• Von Wiegand, Charmion
• Painting, Abstract > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Painting, American > 20th century > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• "Addendum: Due to the global pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the exhibition 'Charmion von Wiegand. Expanding Modernism' could not open as planned. It is scheduled to take place in 2023"--Page 4.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Exhibitions (note)

• Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name originally planned for September 12, 2020-January 10, 2021 at the Kunstmuseum Basel and is scheduled to take place in 2023.

Contents

Foreword / Josef Helfenstein -- Acknowledgements -- The paradox of transformation / Maja Wismer -- Charmion von Wiegand and the creative work of criticism / Lori Cole -- "You are a writer and I don't want to know about your painting" Charmion von Wiegand's origins as an artist / Martin Brauen -- "Mondrian was my guru" Charmion von Wiegand and Piet Mondrian in the 1940s and 1950s / Nancy J. Troy -- Charmion von Wiegand's vision of modern Buddhism / Haema Sivanesan -- Autonomy - Spirituality - Universalism: the meaning of abstraction / Felix Vogel -- Biography and chronology / Ramona Warszawski, Nora Weber, Maja Wismer -- Contributors -- Photo credits -- Imprint.

Call Number

JQF 22-1356

ISBN

• 9783791359755
• 3791359754

LCCN

2021935292

OCLC

1255873897

Author

Von Wiegand, Charmion, artist.

Title

Charmion von Wiegand : expanding modernism / edited by Maja Wismer ; with contributions by Martin Brauen, Lori Cole, Haema Sivanesan, Nancy J. Troy, and Felix Vogel.

Publisher

Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2021]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Exhibitions

Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name originally planned for September 12, 2020-January 10, 2021 at the Kunstmuseum Basel and is scheduled to take place in 2023.

Added Author

Von Wiegand, Charmion. Works. Selections.

Wismer, Maja, editor.

Brauen, Martin, contributor.

Cole, Lori, 1980- contributor.

Sivanesan, Haema, 1972- contributor.

Troy, Nancy J., contributor.

Vogel, Felix (Professor of art), contributor.

Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 22-1356