In 1906, Hilma af Klint begins painting a monumental project: Paintings for the Temple. She receives a commission for this series from higher beings contacted through channeling sessions. What is the message of these paintings? And what makes them so remarkable?

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Resources used:

• Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss

• Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future by The Guggenheim Museum

• Hilma af Klint: Notes and Methods

• Hilma af Klint and The Five's Sketchbooks

• Hilma af Klint's Philosophy of Life by Johan af Klint

• Modern Occultism by Mitch Horowitz

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