Paul Klee:
The Silence of the Angel

September 8, 2006
12:30 p.m.

Join us for a screening of Michael Gaumnitz's stunning documentary "Paul Klee: The Silence of the Angel." This film examines how Klee revolutionized traditional concepts of composition and color by listening to the heartbeat of nature. The film will be screened on Friday September 8, 2006 at 12:30 p.m. This program is co-sponsored by The Embassy of Switzerland.

Admission to the film is included with admission to the special exhibition Klee and America. An introductory gallery talk on Klee and America will take place at 11 a.m. and is also included in museum admission.

Klee and America is on view through September 10, 2006.
The remarkable work of Swiss-born artist Paul Klee (1879-1940) celebrates the whimsy and playfulness of imagination. His small, colorful paintings explore a world of visual poetry inspired by the art of children, ancient cultures, music, and dreams. Although abstract, Klee's work illustrates the human spirit and experience.
The father of Dada and surrealism, Klee had a profound influence on Germany's Bauhaus before his work was a victim of Nazi art purges in the 1930s. He "dared to dream a universal language of art," and in doing so, created a legacy that influenced a generation of American artists including Mark Rothko, Kenneth Noland, and Mark Tobey.
The Phillips Collection is located at 1600 21st Street, NW in Washington DC, one block from the Dupont Circle metro.
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