Then along came Stalin and Malevich's abstractions drifted back to figuration, for reasons of survival; he died impoverished and all but forgotten.
1915 Suprematist exhibition (via) |
However he did leave The Black Square - a revolutionary concept - purging painting of everything but the paint (and a few necessary shapes to hold that paint).
Tate's caf had a tongue-in-cheek homage - these edible squares -
After living with "Morning in the Village after Snowstorm" on a calendar, it was wonderful to see the real thing (it usually hangs in the Guggenheim) -
The exhibition runs till 26 October at Tate Modern.
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