Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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László Moholy-Nagy, Room of the Present, constructed in 2009 from plans and other documentation dated 1930, mixed media, showing in the foreground, Light Prop for an Electric Stage, 1930 (replica constructed in 2006). PHOTO: DAVID HEALD/©SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION; ART: ©2016 HATTULA MOHOLY-NAGY/VG BILD-KUNST, BONN/ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/COURTESY HATTULA MOHOLY-NAGY, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN/VAN ABBEMUSEUM, EINDHOVEN AND HARVARD ART MUSEUMS/BUSCH-REISINGER MUSEUM, HILDEGARD VON GONTARD BEQUEST FUND

Stars of the Electric Stage: Matthew Weinstein on Moholy-Nagy at the Guggenheim and ‘Lady Dynamite’

By Matthew Weinstein Posted 08/24/16 4:34 pm

The painting Z VIII (1924) by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946), is a schematic representation of intersecting transparent planes. It is a dictionary of Bauhaus formalism, and would come off as generic were it not for its decorative colors, colors that predict … Read More

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Rokni Haerizadeh, But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise, 2014, gesso, watercolor, and ink on inkjet prints, 11⅞ x 15¾ inches. RAMIN HAERIZADEH/©ROKNI HAERIZADEH/SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK, GUGGENHEIM UBS MAP PURCHASE FUND, 2015

Intimate Impressions: ‘But a Storm Is Blowing From Paradise’ Offers a Nuanced View of Middle Eastern Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York

By Barbara Pollack Posted 08/03/16 12:18 pm

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News Reviews

Ryan McNamara's performance Battleground, 2016, premiered last night at the Guggenheim. JACKLYN MEDUGA

A Fight at the Museum: Ryan McNamara Brings Battling Dance Troupes to the Guggenheim

By Alex Greenberger Posted 05/03/16 12:46 pm

Last night, Ryan McNamara staged a turf war at the Guggenheim. Three trios had an hour-long dance-off that took place in the museum’s basement, in a new performance called Battleground (2016), and the audience was left to pick the winner. … Read More

News The Talent

Francesca Lavazza Joins Guggenheim’s Board of Trustees

By Alex Greenberger Posted 03/15/16 11:47 am

The Guggenheim announced today that Francesca Lavazza was elected to the museum’s board of trustees in February. Lavazza is a board member of the Lavazza Group, the owner of the similarly named Turin-based coffee company where she served as corporate … Read More

Open Sesame: Art Events in New York

Ana Mendieta, Untitled, 1971, still from Super 8mm film transferred to high-definition digital media. COURTESY GALERIE LELONG

9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 02/01/16 10:50 am

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Open Sesame: Art Events in New York

9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 01/25/16 10:59 am

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Open Sesame: Art Events in New York

James Welling, 4776, 2015, inkjet print. COURTESY THE ARTIST AND DAVID ZWIRNER, NEW YORK

9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 11/16/15 10:30 am

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Guggenheim Museum Reveals Short List for 2016 Hugo Boss Prize

By Alex Greenberger Posted 10/22/15 11:51 am

The Guggenheim Museum announced the shortlist today for next year’s Hugo Boss Prize, awarded biennially to a mid-career artist. Past winners have included Paul Chan, Tacita Dean, and Danh Vo.The winner of the Hugo Boss Prize receives $100,000 and an … Read More

Retrospective

Installation view of "Nine Young Artists," 1968, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. ©SGRF, NY

Time on Their Hands: Scott Burton on Richard Serra and Bruce Nauman’s Durational Art, in 1968

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 10/16/15 4:00 pm

Scott Burton is best known for his minimalist furniture, which usually involves granite and bronze and is currently being shown as part of MoMA’s PS1’s “Greater New York.” But Burton started out as a critic. In the late ’60s, he was an … Read More

Artists Retrospective

Alberto Burri, Rosso Gobbo, 1953, Acrylic, fabric, and resin on canvas, metal rod on verso. ©FONDAZIONE PALAZZO ALBIZZINI COLLEZIONE BURRI, CITTÀ DI CASTELLO/2015 ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/SIAE ROME. PRIVATE COLLECTION, ROME

‘I Will Not Be a Sunday Painter’: Alberto Burri Makes a Picture, in 1954

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 10/09/15 11:41 am

Today the Guggenheim opens “Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting,” a retrospective of the Italian artist who died in 1995. The show, which runs through January 16, is the first major Burri retrospective in over 30 years and for many … Read More

Retrospective

Joseph Cornell, Palace, 1943, box construction. HICKEY ROBERTSON/COURTESY THE MENIL COLLECTION, HOUSTON/©THE JOSEPH AND ROBERT CORNELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION/VAGA, NY/DACS, LONDON 2015

The Cube Root of Dreams: John Ashbery on Joseph Cornell, in 1967

By Alex Greenberger Posted 09/25/15 1:45 pm

In honor of the Royal Academy of Arts’s Joseph Cornell survey, “Wanderlust,” which finishes its run this weekend, we turn back to the Summer 1967 issue of ARTnews, in which John Ashbery reviewed a major Cornell retrospective at the Guggenheim. (“Wanderlust” … Read More

Open Sesame: Art Events in New York

9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week

By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 07/20/15 2:28 pm

MONDAY, JULY 20Performance: Gerard & Kelly at the Guggenheim Museum Originally presented at New York’s The Kitchen in 2014, the museum recently acquired artist duo Brennan Gerard and Ryan Kelly’s performance Timelining, which features pairs of people involved in close relationships—romantic, … Read More

Features Profiles January 2015

It’s About Time: Wang Jianwei at the Guggenheim

By Barbara Pollack Posted 01/13/15 9:30 am

Below, an excerpt from Barbara Pollack’s profile of Wang Jianwei, which was published in the January 2015 issue of ARTnews on page 64. The full story is on newsstands now. “The first time I saw Matthew Barney’s work, I didn’t … Read More

Artists News The Talent

Francine Snyder to Rauschenberg Foundation

By Dan Duray Posted 11/24/14 4:33 pm

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announced today that it has hired Francine Snyder, formerly the director of the library and archives at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, as its first senior archivist.Among other tasks, Snyder will work on the forthcoming Rauschenberg catalogue … Read More