Join Jodi Hauptman, The Richard Roth Senior Curator in MoMA’s Department of Drawings and Prints, Laura Neufeld, Paper Conservator in MoMA’s David Booth Conservation Department, and botanist Lena Struwe as they share their journey to unpack and understand Hilma af Klint’s Nature Studies, a portfolio of drawings new to MoMA’s collection and featured in the exhibition Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers.
Demonstrating a close attunement to the rhythm and bounty of the blooming season, af Klint joins her exquisitely drawn blossoms with visionary abstract diagrams in a quest, as she put it, to show “that there is a connection between the plant world and the world of the soul.” As our speakers dive into these intriguing works, they will discuss af Klint’s goals and ambitions, and their exciting discoveries about the artist’s practice, materials, and deep engagement with nature.
The event is free, and advance registration is required. After the conversation, join us for a light reception or spend time in the exhibition Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers.
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Dr. Lena Struwe is director of Chrysler Herbarium and a professor at Rutgers University, where she teaches botany, evolution, and nature journaling. Her BSc is in biology and earth sciences and she holds a PhD in systematic botany from Stockholm University, Sweden. She collaborated with MoMA on the Hilma af Klint exhibition, providing insight and analysis of Nordic flora, botanical features of the illustrated plants, and natural history education in 1800s Sweden. Dr. Struwe’s lab group is researching the biodiversity of gentians, oil bodies of liverworts, botanical accuracy of commercial products, love and hate of dandelions, and dispersal of plants in sailing ship ballast.
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