Guggenheim Museum

Guggenheim Museum

An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century, the Guggenheim Museum in New York is at once a vital cultural center, an educational institution, and the heart of an international network of museums.
Location
New York, United States
Founded in
1937

Artworks

Thannhauser Collection, Exhibition view. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum
Installation View: Visionaries: Creating a Modern Guggenheim, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, February 10, 2016–September 6, 2017
Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 2017
Katie Paterson, Light bulb to Simulate Moonlight, 2008, 289 frosted colored halogen lightbulbs (28W, 4500K), crate, and logbook
Dimensions vary with installation, edition 2/9
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 
Purchased with funds contributed by Ahmar M. and Noreen K. Ahmad and an anonymous donor 2011.31 © Katie Paterson, Photo: Dimitris Skliris for Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, courtesy James Cohan Gallery, New York and Shanghai
Katie Paterson, Light bulb to Simulate Moonlight, 2008, 289 frosted colored halogen lightbulbs (28W, 4500K), crate, and logbook, Dimensions vary with installation, edition 2/9 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 
Purchased with funds contributed by Ahmar M. and Noreen K. Ahmad and an anonymous donor 2011.31
© Katie Paterson, Photo: Dimitris Skliris for Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, courtesy James Cohan Gallery, New York and Shanghai
Anne Collier, Crying, 2005. Chromogenic print, image: 92.4 x 127.6 cm; sheet: 99.1 x 134 x 0.6 cm, edition 1/5. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Purchased with funds contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Tighe 2005.47 © Anne Collier
Alberto Burri, Grande bianco plastica (Large White Plastic), 1964, Burned plastic on aluminum stretcher, 191.8 x 292.1 cm, Glenstone, © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome, Photo: Tim Nighswander/IMAGING4ART
Alberto Burri, Ferro SP (Iron SP), 1961, Iron and oil on wood, 130 x 200 cm, Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Rome, © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome, Photo: Antonio Idini, Soprintendenza alla Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Courtesy Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
On Kawara, I Read, 1966–95, Clothbound loose-leaf binders with plastic sleeves and inserted printed matter, Eighteen volumes, 11 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 3 inches (29.2 x 29.8 x 7.6 cm) each, Sleeve size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.9 x 21.6 cm), Inserts: Newspaper pasted on paper with ink additions, 11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.9 x 21.6 cm) each, Front-page inserts: Newspaper with ink additions, 11 x 7 7/8 inches (27.9 x 20 cm) each. Collection of the artist
V. S. Gaitonde, Untitled, 1971, Oil on canvas, 49 3/8 x 39 1/2 inches (125.5 x 100.5 cm), Collection of Kiran Nadar, New Delhi. Photo: Anil Rane, 2014 © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York
Wang Jianwei, Time Temple, 2014, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 210 x 301 cm, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Acquisition in process, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Collection. Photo: Xu Boxin, courtesy the artist. All works by Wang Jianwei © 2014 Wang Jianwei, used by permission.
Wang Jianwei, Time Temple 2, 2014 (detail), Seven parts, wood, rubber, and steel, dimensions variable
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Acquisition in process, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Collection. Photo: Xu Boxin, courtesy the artist. All works by Wang Jianwei © 2014 Wang Jianwei, used by permission.
Singer (Sängerin), 1903, Woodcut on Japanese paper, mounted on paper, 35.9 x 24.8 cm, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 72.2003 © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Wilfredo Prieto, Walk, 2000, Wheelbarrow, soil, plant, and chromogenic print, overall dimensions variable. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Guggenheim UBS MAP Purchase Fund. Courtesy the artist and NoguerasBlanchard, Barcelona/Madrid
Otto Piene, Venus of Willendorf (Venus von Willendorf), 1963, Oil and soot on canvas, 150 x 200 cm, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, © Otto Piene. Photo: Courtesy Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Student artwork, 3rd grade, PS 144, Queens, 2014. Photo: Kris McKay © 2014 Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Subscribe
Get updates on the Guggenheim Museum