The Guggenheim: The Guide to the Guggenheim Museum (Winter/Spring 1998)

The Guggenheim Museum

ISBN 10: 0892071966 / ISBN 13: 9780892071968

Published by The Guggenheim Museum, 1998

About this Item

Unmarked text. Abundantly illustrated with small reproductions in full color. Articles include "China: 5,00 Years," "After Mountains and Sea: Frankenthaler 1956-1959," and "Visions of Paris Robert Delaunay's Series." Floor plan, news, program information, and more. 14p. Measures 8.5x10 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Guggenheim: The Guide to the Guggenheim Museum (Winter/Spring 1998)
• Publisher: The Guggenheim Museum
• Publication Date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0892071966
• ISBN 13: 9780892071968
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 39 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

From the Introduction: "An exhibition of Robert Delaunay's series is an idea full of resonance for the Guggenheim Museum. We are particularly rich in the holdings of this pioneering artist of Modernism. Indeed, with one example from the 'Saint-Severin' series, two from 'The City,' three from 'The Eiffel Tower,' and two from 'The Windows,' we were able to approach our colleagues and private collectors during the planning stages of this exhibition with the firm knowledge that a thorough examination of the subject would be mounted. Delaunay's achievements have always been related to those of his Cubist colleagues, but this exhibition should help to individualize his contributions. He not only added a coloristic dimension to the structural innovations of Cubism, but he also produced imaginative views of the modern city of Paris conveyed in a modern art style. In contrast to most of his fellow Cubist painters, he willingly accepted the ramifications of Cubism by exploring pure abstraction. Delaunay's advances were eagerly applauded and followed by artists in Germany, who then carried forth the mission of abstraction. Thus, Delaunay was not simply a member of the Cubist orbit, but a highly accomplished artist who created new directions during a time when many competing tendencies abounded."