1. This essay was first printed by the review Werk (Nr.3, 1949,
Winthertur). It appeared afterward in another version in the catalogue
of the exhibition Pevsner, Vantongerloo, Bill in the Zurich
Kunsthaus in 1949 and finally in a monograph, Max Bill,
published in Spanish, French, English and German, edited by Thomas
Maldonado (Buenos Aires, 1955). This essay has been reprinted in
several countries and languages. This translation by Morton Shand first
appeared in Arts and Architecture (Los Angles), No,8, 1954. It was
reprinted in Max Bill (The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy & The
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1974).
2. The italic, bold, underline annotations are not part of the
original text. An original unannotated version of Morton Shand's
translation are available here in html, ascii, PostScript and dvi forms.
3. "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" seems to
be the correct title of Kandinsky's essay often known as "The
Spiritual Harmony in Art"
4. It is absolutely remarkable that this visionary essay written
in 1949 remains so fresh and current in 1999 after firfty years of
intense developments in mathematics, computers, arts and their
interrelations. As remarkable is that Max Bill's message remains so
widely unknown and ignored while so many could benefit from it.