Practice question · Multiple choice
Why did Malevich hang the Black Square across the corner of the room?
Hints
- The placement is a quotation, not a convenience.
- What normally occupies that corner in a Russian home?
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D. That corner is where a Russian home hangs its icon
Why
The icon corner is the place of contemplation, and Malevich put his square in it, replacing one object of devotion with another. Not a picture of nothing: a picture that is only itself, claiming the icon’s job.
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