Looking at Klimt in a whole new light: a groundbreaking monograph
The countless events being held to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of his birth make a clear statement to the enduring
appreciation for the work of Gustav Klimt. Not that it
takes such a special occasion for the press and the public to start
talking about Klimt. More than two hundred articles about the artist
appeared online in August 2011 alone, in comparison with barely seventy
on Rembrandt within the same period. This media publicity set editor
Tobias G. Natter thinking about the value of compiling the present book.
During his lifetime, Klimt was a controversial star whose works made passions run high;
he stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His pictures
polarized and divided the art-loving world. Journalists and general
public alike were split over the question: For or against Klimt?
