Reinventing the Yggdrasil: Hilma af Klint and Political Aesthetics
The Yggdrasil, the holy tree of Norse mythology, is central to Hilma af Klint’s series of paintings from 1913/15: Tree of Knowledge. As with the Biblical Tree of Knowledge from Eden that is echoed in Christ’s cross, the Yggdrasil allows for the salvation of humanity in Norse mythology. During the ni...
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| Formato: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
2018-06-01
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| Series: | InFormation: Nordic Journal of Art and Research |
| Acceso en liña: | https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/information/article/view/2629 |
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