An abstract artist before the term existed, the visionary, trailblazing Hilma af Klint found inspiration from spiritualism, modern science, and the riches of the natural world and created huge, colorful, sensual, strange works without precedent in painting. Rediscovered after a legendary retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, af Klint has now entered the canon, thanks in part to director Halina Dryschka’s dazzling, course-correcting documentary. (Germany, 2019, 94m)
“One of the best films I’ve seen about fine art … casts an entrancing spell that allows the staggering depth of its subject’s work to consume us.” –RogerEbert.com
