Inventing Abstraction

Inventing AbstractionA publication that accompanies the exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, celebrating the centennial of the first abstract pictures presented by artists like Vasily Kandinsky, Frantisek Kupka, Francis Picabia, and Robert Delaunay in 1912. The book traces the development of abstraction through a network of modern artists, including Marsden Hartley, Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian, and Kazimir Malevich. It explores various forms of artistic production,

making it a must-read for aspiring photographers

Renowned travel photographers Renee and Matthew Hahnel share their firsthand perspective and insights after embarking on an epic seven-month journey to all 59 national parks in the USA

and sociological history from the 1880s to the present day

Known for his elegant and seductive images

featuring idiosyncratic motifs like the hand

Authored by Armani himself

Each photograph in the book is created from around 8

interviews

industrial

and metaphorical content from his art

and transformative urban designs

embracing imperfections