From new exhibitions to free admission to multimedia architecture guides for children, the Guggenheim is one New York City cultural institution that can't be missed this summer.
Two exciting new exhibitions are running throughout the summer. Moholy-Nagy: Future Present is a retrospective of László Moholy-Nagy organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Moholy-Nagy is known for his "radical innovations...with cameraless photographs (which he dubbed 'photograms'); his unconventional use of industrial materials in painting and sculpture; experiments with light, transparency, space, and motion across mediums; and his work at the forefront of abstraction." It runs until September 7th. But A Storm Is Blowing From Paradise: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, which explores artistic practices within both the region and its diaspora. Curated by Sara Raza, the Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator, this exhibition "will feature installations, photographs, sculptures, videos, and works on paper from a broad selection of artists." After the exhibition closes on October 5th, it will travel to Istanbul's Pera Museum in 2017.
The Guggenheim is also offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families until Labor Day, September 5th. The admission includes active-duty Reserve and National Guard. Each serviceperson will be able to bring up to five family members. The Guggenheim is working with Blue Star Museums, a collaboration between Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 U.S. museums. For more information, and to find out other participating museums, visit https://www.arts.gov/national/blue-star-museums.
The Guggenheim is housed in an iconic building by Frank Lloyd Wright. In order to connect musem-goers with the building, a multimedia guide was created--and now that guide has been made available in a format for children. The guide "explores the landmark structure from various points of view and helps kids discover special locations and architectural features, including the exact center of the rotunda, a staircase shaped like a football, and the Aye Simon Reading Room, tucked away behind its distinctive, keyhole-shaped entry."
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