Stan's wife Ann suggested that there was a really interesting show at the Guggenheim, so Stan and I decided to go see it today. This is embarrassing beyone belief - I have not been to the Guggenheim in over forty years! I am a member of the MET, and I go to the Museum of Modern Art a couple of times a year, and sometimes the Whitney in its new home downtown. But I have not been here in ages! Shame on me!
It is difficult to get just one photograph to stand for the whole building because it has so many parts. This building is Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece! It is a landmark work of 20th century architecture, and it drew controversy for the unusual shape of its display spaces and took 15 years to design and build. It was completed in 1959. Inside a six-story helical ramp extends along the main gallerery's perimeter, under a central ceiling skylight.
There is no other museum like this anywhere else.! I found that I enjoyed the exhibit, but I enjoyed even more getting reacquainted with the building itself. There are all kinds of amazing things to see, and I will be doing more posts after this one. This photograph is taken from an upper floor and I thought it lent a slightly different sense of the building.
2 comments:
A very unique building. I think Mom, Betsey and I went there with you many years ago. Joan
I do remember going to the Guggenheim Museum many years ago. I loved it. The ramp on the outside was so cool. The structure is so unique. I did not know that it took so long to build. Betsey
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