Paul Klee's Primitivism Explored at MUDEC Milan

Over 100 works by Paul Klee will be on display at MUDEC in Milan starting October 31, in the exhibition 'Alle origini dell’arte' (To the Origins of Art). Curated by Michele Dantini and Raffaella Resch, the show traces Klee's entire career, from abstract canvases to polychromes and caricatural paintings, alongside numerous textual documents. The exhibition begins with an in-depth analysis of primitivism, which Klee discovered during a trip to Italy between 1901 and 1902, leading him to redefine his poetics and call himself an 'epigone'—a late heir of a declining civilization. A section dedicated to puppets Klee made for his son Felix highlights his interest in childlike expression. The show concludes with 'Polychromies and Abstraction,' featuring works with rigorous geometric drawing and architectural motifs.