The Guggenheim's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building continues to inspire visitors and artists worldwide and we love to see how different artists interpret, create, and envision the museum. ✨ Today's #FrankLloydWrightFridays by illustrator Gavin Snider.
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Founded in 1937, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of art, architecture, and other manifestations of visual culture, primarily of the modern and contemporary periods. The Guggenheim realizes this mission through exceptional exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. The Guggenheim strives to engage and educate an increasingly diverse international audience through its unique network of museums and partnerships. With nearly three million annual visitors worldwide, the Guggenheim and its network is one of the most visited cultural institutions in the world.
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✨ Today marks the anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site! See why this iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building continues to inspire art lovers worldwide and learn more about the designation: https://gu.gg/2XwMxXh
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Frank Lloyd Wright knew his design for the Guggenheim Museum was pushing architectural boundaries. As we celebrate the anniversary of the museum's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site tomorrow, learn more about Wright's thoughts on designing the Guggenheim through his various letters: https://gu.gg/3S0OIMN
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We are now accepting applications for the Academic Year 2024–25 Internship Program! Program dates: Monday, October 7–Friday, March 21, 2025 Commitment: 20 hours/week for 20 weeks Application deadline: Friday, July 5, 11:59 pm ET The paid Guggenheim Museum Internship Program provides practical training to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates interested in pursuing careers in the arts and museum fields. Interns are assigned to departments based on their academic background, professional skills, interests, and goals. Under the supervision of designated staff members, interns work both independently and collaboratively with their departments to gain comprehensive experience through immersive projects. Learn more: https://gu.gg/4eCtIG1 Photo: Filip Wolak
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Sunday Reading—Jenny Holzer's "Light Line" features an expansive installation of LED lights displaying her signature aphorisms, addressing themes of power, warfare, and surveillance. Holzer's career, spanning five decades, is marked by her innovative use of language in public spaces to provoke thought and disrupt passive consumption of information. Read more via Artsy: https://gu.gg/4ctmNgk
Why Jenny Holzer's Text Art Still Matters | Artsy
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“It is through these reverse engineering, through the hacking, it's actually the most exciting part for me, to work in the field of art and technology.” Shu Lea Cheang, the 2024 LG Guggenheim Award recipient and Net art pioneer, is the second award recipient to be recognized as part of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative. Explore her visionary practice that intersects art and technology. The LG Guggenheim Award and The LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative are made possible by LG.
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OPENING NOVEMBER 8: "Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930" Discover the transformative qualities of color, form, and motion in this groundbreaking exhibition featuring over 80 works and the first in-depth examination of Orphism, a movement that is simultaneous and kaleidoscopic, engaging the senses and perception. Learn more: https://gu.gg/4cgS1XJ "Harmony and Dissonance" is organized by Tracey Bashkoff, Senior Director of Collections and Senior Curator, and Vivien Greene, Senior Curator of 19th- and Early 20th-Century Art, with the support of Bellara Huang, Curatorial Assistant, Exhibitions. Pictured: Robert Delaunay, "Circular Forms," 1930. Photo: Kristopher McKay.
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"In the exhibition 'Light Line,' the best work is made of phrases on an L.E.D. spiral, which add up to a single epic poem that is a gift to art history." Read the review via The New Yorker.
Jenny Holzer Has the Last Word, at the Guggenheim
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"For me, the Quipu of Encounters is the invitation to weave ourselves to a reality that needs caring, that needs transformation, that means healing." —Cecilia Vicuña On World Environment Day, learn about artist Cecilia Vicuña’s ongoing Quipu of Encounters project—weaving community together through collective ritual and joy—in the context of environmental activism.
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We are pleased to welcome Dr. Mariët Westermann on her first day as the new Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation. We look forward to this exciting new chapter in Guggenheim history. Learn more about Dr. Westermann: https://gu.gg/4c4WfBI Photo: NYU Abu Dhabi
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