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The Friday Night Club
The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle | Alyson Richman, Sofia Lundberg, M.J. Rose
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While men have long been credited with producing the first abstract paintings, the true creator was actually a woman Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, who was inspired by her mystic visions. Acclaimed authors Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, and M.J. Rose bring her story to life in this groundbreaking novel. Early 1900s: The world belongs to men, and the art world in Stockholm, Sweden, is no different, until Hilma af Klint brings together a mysterious group of female painters and writersAnna, Cornelia, Sigrid, and Mathildato form their own emotional and artistic support system. The members of the Friday Night Club find themselves thrust into uncharted territory when Hilma and her best friend, Anna, begin dabbling in the occult, believing that through sances they can channel unseen spirits to help them achieve their potential as artists. The Five, as Hilma referred to them, was a group of immensely talented, fascinating women whose lives and work were cast into obscurity...until now. The Present: Over a century later, an associate curator at the Guggenheim Museum, Eben Elliot, brings the Hilma af Klint show to New York where he uncovers questions about the Five and how the modern day art world is funded, which puts him in a precarious position both emotionally and professionally, as he witnesses how history can be manipulated. The Friday Night Club is an illuminating historical novel that explores destiny, passion, and the threads that connect five women as they challenge artistic and societal traditions.
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Jerdencon
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I finished this today for the first book for #auldlangspine
Liked it a lot - especially the dual narrative and setting - and I might be going to Stockholm in the spring. Had to google the paintings to see them for myself. @kspenmoll @monalyisha

kspenmoll I hope you can see some of her art! I am glad you enjoyed it. I am enjoying the English Garden one so much! 10mo
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July: The Friday Night Club, historical fiction about the Swedish modern artist, Hilma of Klint. #12booksof2023

TheBookHippie So so good!! 10mo
Andrew65 Another popular choice. 10mo
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Jerdencon
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Planning to start this one tomorrow for #auldlangspine @kspenmoll @monalyisha
Happy New Year! 🎆

monalyisha Can‘t wait to read your review! Sounds fascinating. 👀 10mo
JamieArc Ooh! This looks really interesting! 10mo
kspenmoll I just loved this- I never knew anything about Hilma of Klint & so went into discovery/research mode with joy at her artistry. 10mo
TheBookHippie It‘s so so good!!! Enjoy!! 10mo
TheBookHippie @JamieArc it‘s really good!! 10mo
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1) this was such a tough choice for me- 4 books were the best! I chose tagged book because I was captivated while reading it & I learned so much from the book.
2) it was a library find & the cover info intrigued me.

Anyone who wants to join in, consider yourself tagged!

TheSpineView ❤️ my library! Thanks for playing 1y
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kspenmoll
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1) tagged
2) Learning about Hilma af Klint , her life & art & “The Five”
3) the Hebrades
#wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for playing 🥳 1y
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Needless to say it‘s a challenge to separate this novel of historical fiction from the magnificent,visionary art of Hilma af Klint.(Photo from Guggenheim exhibit 10/12/2018, to 4/23/2019) Her passion, creative process & ability to surrender to her artistic “flow”while being supported by the other four women makes this book more than than worth reading. I guess you could say this fictional account of her adult life & art lives inside me.

Cuilin Her artwork is pretty amazing. 1y
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kspenmoll
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“Why on earth should we wear corsets when they make us feel weak and uncomfortable?—Hilma

Pictures from Wikipedia, France Vogue .
While Joseph Cooper patented his corset in 1848, history reveals that they existed in various forms since at least 1000 BC.

https://corset-story.co.uk/blogs/news/the-history-of-corsets

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3 ways this book has expanded my world:
1. Hilma Af Klint & “The Five”-never knew about her
2. The Guuggenheim really did bring her art from Sweden for a first respective
3. The Sackler family as the Forrest family,a pharmaceutical company that addicted with its pain med & lies.A grassroots organization that protested its money/name at institutions. Loved this allusion.
#thefive #HilmetafKlint #paranormal #porchlife #coffeesndbooks

emz711 But do you light the candles? Gorgeous set up 1y
marleed Such a pretty pic! 1y
kspenmoll @emz711 The candle in the picture I have yet to light. (edited) 1y
Cuilin I love your porch pics. I heard about this and it sounds really interesting from The Spark File podcast 1y
BarbaraBB It‘s lovely again on your porch 1y
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Speaks for me, feels for me,Aquarium that I am. Spent time in the water at the beach every summer since birth: Connecticut shores, Cape Cod, CT State Park lakes.
#beaches #Sweden #IslandofMunso #TheFive #DeFem #lakewater #NYC

More info about Hilma af Klin one of “The Five” artists explored in this historical fiction novel.

https://hilmaafklint.se/about-hilma-af-klint/

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