In a lawsuit filed in April, Erik af Klint, the great-grandnephew of the artist and the Hilma af Klint Foundation’s chairman, said that business agreements have been struck without the approval of the foundation board and without his knowledge.
The suit accuses board members of collaborating with its chief executive, Jessica Höglund, on deals to produce NFTs, books about af Klint and an immersive experience that would benefit them, not the foundation.
The suit also asserts that publishing profits associated with af Klint have increased tenfold, from an estimated $350,000 in 2018 to $3.5 million in 2021, but that the revenue has gone to a foundation run by Almqvist, the scholar, rather than the Af Klint Foundation.
“They are trying to gain a profit from people’s search for inner meaning,” Erik af Klint said about the board members in an interview.
“As to my alleged dismissal,” Höglund said in a statement, “Erik af Klint has not been authorized to dismiss me.”Three board members have resigned in response to the infighting with the family.
Persons:
Erik af Klint, Klint Foundation’s, Jessica Höglund, ” Erik af Klint, Höglund, ” Höglund, “ Erik af Klint, Almqvist, Hilma, Ax:son Johnson
Organizations:
Almqvist, Af Klint Foundation, Ax:son Johnson Foundation