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Malevich's sudden and startling realization of a non-objective way of painting �6 which he termed Suprematism �6 stands as a seminal moment in the history of twentieth-century art.

Rainer Crone and David Moos trace the artist's development from his beginnings in the Ukraine and early years in Moscow �6 where he was closely involved in the Futurist circle �6 through to the late 1920s and beyond. The authors of this book convincingly demonstrate that it is only through a close and sustained reading of Malevich's late �6 and still widely misunderstood �6 painterly oeuvre that his extraordinarily inventive stance can truly be comprehended.

Crone and Moos trace the close relationship between Malevich's practice and other contemporary non-political revolutions in physics, linguistics and poetry. They present Malevich as a uniquely creative artist, embodying in his work many of the insights and discoveries that define the twentieth century and the condition of modern life.

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Kazimir Malevich's sudden and startling realization of a non--objective way of painting -- he termed it Suprematism -- stands as a seminal moment in the history of 20th-century art. Tracing the artist's development from his early years in the Ukraine and in Moscow, through the 1930s, against the background of the cultural and scientific revolutions of his day, the authors offer new insights into Malevich's creative process and the extraordinary inventiveness of his late work.

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