RESURRECTOR: A ROTATING GUEST COLUMN IN WHICH WRITERS REEXAMINE CRITICALLY UNACCLAIMED WORKS OF ART. IN THIS ISSUE: BLACK SQUARE.

The article focuses on Kazimir Malevich's "Black Square," a groundbreaking work that marked the emergence of Suprematism and a new era in abstract art. Topics include Malevich's motivations behind creating Black Square as an emblem of possibility and life, its early rejection by critics and the public, and the later impact of his art on Soviet culture, especially during the Stalinist period.