This work rejects the view that abstraction can be traced as a succession of stylistic trends, each set within its particular art-historical context. It offers readings of specific paintings by such artists as Kasimir Malevich, Naum Gabo, Piet Mondrian and Jackson Pollock.

This work rejects the view that abstraction can be traced as a succession of stylistic trends, each set within its particular art-historical context. It offers readings of specific paintings by such artists as Kasimir Malevich, Naum Gabo, Piet Mondrian and Jackson Pollock.

Abstraction and the invisible (abstract art and the transcendental)
abstraction and the visible world (Cubism and after)
abstraction in the world (varieties of Constructivism)
new abstractions (post-war developments and recurrences).