The Guardian

Adventures of the Black Square review – art that aimed to change the world

This huge survey of abstract art from Malevich onwards is big on revolutionary ways of thinking rather than ways of seeing Malevich’s Black Quadrilateral hangs on the wall, surprisingly fragile and ...
The Guardian

Planet of the shapes: how art and society were driven to abstraction

Can a century of abstract art from around the world be squeezed into one show? Adrian Searle gets a poke in the eye trying to find out at Adventures of the Black Square How fragile Kazimir Malevich’s ...
The Conversation

100 years on a black square is as adventurous as it was in 1915

Kazimir Malevich unveiled his now iconic pared down painting of a black square on a white background in 1915. This was a moment that not only represented a turning point in art, but in politics too.
Londonist

A History Of Abstract Art In Adventures Of The Black Square

Abstract art is a genre that can often be difficult to get to grips with, but the Whitechapel gallery has made a brave move dedicating a major exhibition to the history of abstract art over the last ...
Design Week

Adventures of the Black Square: an abstract art exhibition

Adventures of the Black Square: Abstract Art and Society 1915 – 2015 showcases the development of abstraction, split into four sub-sections and displayed in chronological order.