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New
perspectives on
Kandinsky's "life in art,"
from April 2019 through
Last Month.
~
Lissa Tyler Renaud
Curator, writer and editor
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An Interview with Peter Selz on Kandinsky
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
April 2019
Introduction to the Series
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
May 2019
Kandinsky's Theatre Life
A Breathless Resume, Part 1
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
June 2019
Kandinsky's Theatre Life
A Breathless Resume, Part 2
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
July 2019
Materials in a Spiritual World
A Contextual Look at Kandinsky's The Yellow Sound
by Clay Gold
August 2019
Memories of a Very Early Witness
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine has connected more "dots"
than any other Kandinsky scholar.
September 2019
The Bauhaus as Inspiration
for Chinese Innovation
Report from Hangzhou
by Kiril Bolotnikov
October 2019
Kandinsky and the Totalitarian State
The next, haunting chapter of Kandinsky's story.
by Zarina Zabrisky
November 2019
Considering Kandinsky's Circles:
A Painter's Adventure of the Mind
by David Wiley
December 2019
Kandinsky's Theatre of Abstraction:
Three Play Fragments
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
January 2020
Kandinsky and Architecture
by Ross Wolfe
February 2020
Kandinsky in Russia:
The Language of Music
by Nadia Podzemskaia
March 2020
Kandinsky's Theater of the Word:
From Sounds to Violet
by Boris Sokolov
April 2020
Violet: Kandinsky's Pre-Dada Masterwork
with first extracts in English
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
May 2020
Kandinsky's Creativity
Laughter, the Trouser Button
and the Sugar Pot
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
June 2020
Peace and War:
Some Unknown Poems by Kandinsky
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
July 2020
Dame Helen Mirren
on Kandinsky and Acting
Introduced by Lissa Tyler Renaud
August 2020
Wassily Kandinsky's The Yellow Sound:
A Stageable Composition
Geraint D'Arcy
Introduced by Lissa Tyler Renaud
September 2020
Kandinsky and His Closest Friend,
Thomas de Hartmann
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
October 2020
Towards International Unity:
Kandinsky's Inclusive Arts Aesthetic
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
November 2020
Kandinsky and Dance Photographs:
Applying a Comparatist Methodology
by Lee Edgar Tyler
Edited, with In Memorium
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
December 2020
Kandinsky: Writings Towards the"Synthesizing" Theatre
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
The pleasure of knowing Kandinsky's wonderful
writings for the theatre:
Part 1
January 2021
Part 2 February 2021
Part 3 March 2021
Defending Kandinsky and Schoenberg:
On Letters and Gossip
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine
Edited and introduced by Lissa Tyler Renaud
April 2021
Postscript on the
Kandinsky-Schoenberg Friendship
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
May 2021
The Obstacle Course Kandinsky Ran:
1. His Early Critics
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
June 2021
The Obstacle Course Kandinsky Ran:
2. The Consequences of War
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
July 2021
The Obstacle Course Kandinsky Ran:
3. Collectors, Art Dealers, Galleries, Museums
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
August 2021
The Obstacle Course Kandinsky Ran:
4. Munich Muddle, Paris Pique, New York Imbroglio
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
September 2021
Editor's Choice: Kandinsky Newly Anew
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
October 2021
Violet: The Production That Wasn't
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
November 2021
Re-Visiting Violet:
Kandinsky's Pre-Dada Masterwork
with first extracts in English
by Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
December 2021
Kandinsky's Influence on a Young Painter:
A Personal Perspective
by Rene Lichtman
January 2022
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Kandinsky's Odessa, Ukraine Context:
The Fate of Modern
Art in the Russian Empire
by Gregory Vernitsky
Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
February 2023
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Kandinsky and Theatre
More from de Hartmann's Intimate
Memorial Account
by Lissa Tyler Renaud
March 2023
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For
the 4th Anniversary of
"Kandinsky
Anew"
Re-introducing the
Introduction
In April of 2019, I
wrote my first piece for
this series. This is the
49th entry.
April 2023
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My
Correspondents On the
Theme of David Burliuk:
Painter-Poet, Futurist,
Provocateur
Tantalizing glimpses
from Jelena
Hahl-Fontaine and
Gregory Vernitsky of how
Burliuk crossed paths
with Kandinsky
May 2023
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Jelena Does Texas:
Anecdotes of an Art Historian
My young
audience turned out to
be absolutely attentive;
their questions were to
the point and creative.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine
Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
June 2023
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A Lot You've Wanted to Know
About Kandinsky and Theatre
Kandinsky
wasn't so interested
in things we can see as
in what was between
them, or in and around
them.
Questions 1 and 2 of 5
Kiril Bolotnikov and Lissa Tyler Renaud
July 2023
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A Lot You've Wanted to Know
About Kandinsky and Theatre, cont.
Can we find
evidence of
Kandinsky's theatre
work in actual
practitioners today?
Question 3 of 5
Kiril Bolotnikov and Lissa Tyler Renaud
August 2023
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A Lot You've Wanted to Know
About Kandinsky and Theatre, cont.
Are you aware of
people who came up with
theatre ideas similar to
Kandinsky's, perhaps
stemming from similar
sources of influence?
Question 4 of 5
Kiril Bolotnikov and Lissa Tyler Renaud
September 2023
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A Lot You've Wanted to Know
About Kandinsky and Theatre, cont.
Question 5 of 5:
What kind of theatre did Kandinsky like?
Kiril Bolotnikov and Lissa Tyler Renaud
October 2023
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Finding Inspiration in Kandinsky:
The Art of Design Engineering
"I could relate to his art because I was a design engineer."
David Karamian
with Introduction by Lissa Tyler Renaud
November 2023
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Historic:
Kandinsky's Unpublished Letters, Published
Renaud Interviews Hahl-Fontaine
December 2023
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Historic:
Kandinsky's Unpublished Letters, Published
New information about Kandinsky has continued to surface over time, often bringing with it new questions.
Renaud Interviews Hahl-Fontaine
January 2024
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Gabriele Münter: Post-Break Up With Kandinsky
Beyond what is
already known, there
exists a late, revealing
letter, of four
handwritten pages, by
Münter.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine
Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
February 2024
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"Nina and Me":
Jelena's Years with Kandinsky's Wife (Part 1)
When you are
reading Jelena on Nina,
you are only a few
degrees of separation
from Nina
herself—and who
else do you know besides
Jelena who had lunch
prepared for her by Nina
Kandinsky!
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine - Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
March 2024
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"Nina and Me":
Jelena's Years with Kandinsky's Wife (Part 1)
When you are
reading Jelena on Nina,
you are only a few
degrees of separation
from Nina
herself—and who
else do you know besides
Jelena who had lunch
prepared for her by Nina
Kandinsky!
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine - Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
April 2024
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"Nina and Me":
Jelena's Years with Kandinsky's Wife (Part 2)
After
Kandinsky's death in
1944, Nina asked me, as
well as many others, how
to proceed with carrying
out Kandinsky's last
will. Everyone knew what
was in his will.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine - Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
May 2024
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"Nina and Me":
Jelena's Years with Kandinsky's Wife (Part 2)
After
Kandinsky's death in
1944, Nina asked me, as
well as many others, how
to proceed with carrying
out Kandinsky's last
will. Everyone knew what
was in his will.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine - Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
June 2024
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Re-Visiting July 2020
Some Unknown Poems by Kandinsky
So many of the
early pieces in this
series–since
2019–deserve
re-visiting by their
longtime readers, as
well by readers who
joined us more recently.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
July 2024
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Re-Visiting August 2019
Materials in a Spiritual World
A Contextual Look at Kandinsky's The Yellow Sound.
So many of the
early pieces in this
series–since
2019–deserve
re-visiting by their
longtime readers, as
well by readers who
joined us more recently.
Clay Gold and Lissa Tyler Renaud
August 2024
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The Living Bauhaus: Collages of Rod Heft
It's no
wonder the work of Rod
Heft shares a
sensibility with the
German Bauhaus where,
for example, our man
Kandinsky taught from
1922 to the end.
Lissa Tyler Renaud
September 2024
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Nigeria: Bauhaus Architecture
and Kandinsky Fashion.
A creative hybrid of Kandinsky's Bauhaus work and an African visual sensibility, manifested in Nigerian fashion.
Lissa Tyler Renaud
October 2024
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Re-Visiting June 2020
Kandinsky's Creativity:
Laughter, the Trouser Button, and the Sugar Pot
So many of the
early pieces in this
series–since
2019–deserve
re-visiting by their
longtime readers, as
well by readers who
joined us more recently.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
November 2024
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Re-Visiting December 2019
Considering Kandinsky's Circles:
A Painter's Adventure of the Mind
So many of the
early pieces in this
series–since
2019–deserve
re-visiting by its
longtime readers, as
well as by readers who
joined us more recently
David Wiley Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
December 2024
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For the New Year: When This Series Was New
Kandinsky's Theatre Life
A Breathless Resume, Part 1:
This
piece answers questions
I often get from people.
Whether you were there
when this series was new
in 2019--or are new to
Kandinsky beyond
painting!--this is for
you.
January 2025
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For the New Year: When This Series Was New
Kandinsky's Theatre Life
A Breathless Resume, Part 2:
This
piece answers questions
I often get from people.
Whether you were there
when this series was new
in 2019--or are new to
Kandinsky beyond
painting!--this is for
you.
February 2025
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A Closer Look: Hilma
af Klint… and
Wassily Kandinsky? Part
1
It's
no wonder the marketing
arm of the art industry
fell over itself to
promote Hilma af Klint,
who seemed early on to
be the perfect candidate
for its attentions.
March 2025
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A Closer Look: Hilma
af Klint… and
Wassily Kandinsky? Part
2
The
internet is still rife
with misinformed claims
that af Klint is
fighting for her
rightful place
vis-à-vis Kandinsky.
April 2025
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Kandinsky Was Not A Theosophist
Let us "liberate" Kandinsky from the continually
repeated claim that he was a theosophist.
May 2025
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The Real Story of the Kandinsky Fakes
They
came with their fakes
wrapped in newspaper in
plastic bags, telling
the most persuasive
stories about the
origins of the works.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
ed. L.T. Renaud.
June 2025
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The Real Story of the Kandinsky Fakes, cont.
They
came with their fakes
wrapped in newspaper in
plastic bags, telling
the most persuasive
stories about the
origins of the works.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
ed. L.T. Renaud.
July 2025
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The Real Story of the Kandinsky Fakes, cont.
They
came with their fakes
wrapped in newspaper in
plastic bags, telling
the most persuasive
stories about the
origins of the works.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Lissa Tyler Renaud
ed. L.T. Renaud.
August 2025
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Order,
Chaos, and the Shine of
Bakelite: Production
Design in Babylon Berlin
and Agatha
Christie's Poirots
The
sheer scale of Weimar
Berlin could never be
built to full height, so
Babylon Berlin relies on
digital set extensions
to stitch together one
seamless metropolis.
Vlad Bina
edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud.
September 2025
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Another Story of More Fakes
Kandinsky's
friend Larionov was
"Honored" with an Even
Bigger Scandal.
Jelena Hahl-Fontaine
edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud.
October 2025
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