Paul Klee

Other Possible Worlds
A new perspective on renowned twentieth-century artist Paul Klee, revealing his enduring creativity in the face of darkness by foregrounding his lesser-known late work

Celebrated for his colorful, fantastical paintings, Paul Klee (18791940), a pioneer of modernism and expressionism, is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Though he is remembered for the chromatic style of his most famous works, Klees late work reflects a dark and dramatic transformation, providing insight into the artists psychological landscape.

Forced to flee Nazi persecution in 1933, Klee faced final years that were marked by exile, illness, and political upheaval. Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds takes the unsettling last decade of Klees life as its subject, arguing that he accepted his vulnerability as a strengthone that enabled him to develop a personal rebuff of fascism thro