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

Thannhauser Collection, Exhibition view. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum

Thannhauser Collection

Permanent event

Installation view: Guggenheim Collection: Brancusi, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Ongoing. Photo: David Heald

Guggenheim Collection: Brancusi

Permanent event

Artworks

Thannhauser Collection, Exhibition view. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum

Thannhauser Collection, Exhibition view. Courtesy of Guggenheim Museum

Peter Fischli David Weiss, Rat and Bear (Sleeping), 2008, Cotton, wire, polyester, and electrical mechanism, overall dimensions vary with installation, Jumex Collection, Mexico City © Peter Fischli and David Weiss. Photo: Courtesy Fischli Weiss Archive, Zürich

Kathrin Sonntag, Mittnacht, 2008 (detail). Slide projection of 81 35 mm slides, continuous loop, dimensions variable. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Moyra Davey, Les Goddesses, 2011, HD color video, with sound, 61 min. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Lisa Oppenheim, The Sun is Always Setting Somewhere Else, 2006. Slide projection of 15 35 mm slides, continuous loop, dimensions variable. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Atrabiliarios (detail), 1992–2004
Shoes, drywall, paint, wood, animal fiber, and surgical thread; 43 niches and 40 boxes, overall dimensions variable, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee Fund purchase: gift of Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein, Patricia and Raoul Kennedy, Elaine McKeon, Lisa and John Miller, Chara Schreyer and Gordon Freund, and Robin Wright © Doris Salcedo

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

Doris Salcedo, Atrabiliarios (detail), 1992–2004, Shoes, animal fiber, and surgical thread; 43 niches and 40 boxes, dimensions variable. Courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York

On Kawara, Title, 1965, Acrylic on canvas, triptych, Left panel: 46 3/8 x 61 3/8 inches (117.8 x 155.9 cm); center panel: 51 1/4 x 62 3/4 inches (130.2 x 159.4 cm); right panel: 46 1/4 x 61 3/8 inches (117.5 x 155.9 cm), National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Patrons’ Permanent Fund

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

Installation view: Italian Futurism, 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, February 21–September 1, 2014. Photo: Kris McKay © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

4th grade, PS 86, Bronx, 2014 © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York

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

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