Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds

Celebrated for his colorful, fantastical paintings, Paul Klee (1879–1940), a pioneer of modernism and expressionism, is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Though he is remembered for the chromatic style of his most famous works, Klee’s late work reflects a dark and dramatic transformation, providing insight into the artist’s psychological landscape. Forced to flee Nazi persecution in 1933, Klee faced final years that were marked by exile, illness, and political upheaval. Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds takes the unsettling last decade of Klee’s life as its subject, arguing that he accepted his vulnerability as a strength—one that enabled him to develop a personal rebuff of fascism through a lexicon of abstraction.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds the Jewish Museum, March 20 – July 26, 2026. Hardcover, paper on board, 176 pages with 124 illustrations. 28 × 23 cm. ISBN: 978-0-300-28544-4