NewsAttendance
While US museum attendance nosedived in 2020 amid pandemic, disparities in reopenings yielded a few surprises
Huntington Library in California and Crystal Bridges in Arkansas ascended to the top of the visitor figures list
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Alexander Calder’s early works at MoMA to Molly Greene’s psychedelic flowers at Kapp Kapp
AnalysisVisitor Figures 2020
Visitor Figures 2020: top 100 art museums revealed as attendance drops by 77% worldwide
The Art Newspaper's annual survey shows how the pandemic had a devastating impact on museums around the world—but there were some silver linings
NewsUnions
After long talks, Guggenheim’s unionised employees sign agreement with the museum
Accord includes average pay increases of 10% and annual bonuses for on-call workers
NewsAppointments
Guggenheim appoints Naomi Beckwith as deputy director and senior curator
Appointment of MCA, Chicago curator is seen as a step toward more inclusiveness after accusations of institutional racism
NewsPrizes
Deana Lawson, photographer of highly staged tableaux, wins the Hugo Boss Prize
The artist, the first photographer anointed, will receive $100,000 and a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Nancy Spector steps down as chief curator of the Guggenheim Museum, after months of controversy
At the same time, museum’s board announced that an independent investigation found she did not mistreat a guest curator based on her race
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From a performance critiquing surveillance by Krzysztof Wodiczko on Governor's Island to a monumental mural by Jackson Pollock at the newly reopened Guggenheim
BlogDiary
Cattelan’s notorious banana finds a home at the Guggenheim
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Activist employee group demands resignations of three Guggenheim leaders
But support for the statement, alleging “oppressive behaviours” by director, chief operating officer and chief curator, is unclear
Newsdiversity
Guggenheim adopts a plan to become more inclusive and racially diverse
Initiative follows accusations by employees of entrenched racism at the New York museum
AnalysisBlack Lives Matter
Reform or reset? How cultural institutions are facing a reckoning over racism
US and UK museums have been accused of tokenism, hypocrisy and fake solidarity for rushing to declare support for Black Lives Matter. Where do they go from here?
Newsdiversity
Curators at Guggenheim demand ‘urgent’ reforms of racial inequities at museum
In a letter to management, they call for minority hiring efforts and an inquiry into the treatment of guest curator
NewsProtests
Protest letter urges New York art institutions to rectify ‘egregious acts’ rooted in white supremacy
Signatories cite “unfair practices”, unequal pay and lack of diversity
Interviewcoronavirus
Putting our heads together: the three Guggenheim directors size up post-Covid challenges
With museums in Bilbao and Venice poised to reopen, while New York remains in lockdown, Richard Armstrong, Juan Ignacio Vidarte and Karole Vail talk about weathering the financial crisis
FeatureObituaries
Remembering Germano Celant, champion of Arte Povera and a noted curator, critic and historian on both sides of the Atlantic
Italian impresario was a curator of contemporary art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and artistic director at the Fondazione Prada in Milan
InterviewArt in film
Curious how that Rothko ended up on your favourite television show or film? Meet Fanny Pereire
The fine art coordinator's work can be spotted in the current Hulu FX miniseries Mrs. America starring Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne
ReviewThree to see
Three social media feeds to scroll through this weekend
From hilarious tweets from Tim of the National Cowboy Museum to trivia and doodle challenges from the Royal Academy of Arts
NewsDigital art
Conservators and computer scientists join forces to update older internet works for today’s browsers
Work on Mark Napier’s 2002 piece net.flag was recently completed by the Guggenheim
Newscoronavirus
Guggenheim furloughs 92 employees in New York
Museum will also reduce salaries for those making over $80,000
NewsMuseums
Several US museums restrict staff travel to high-risk countries in response to coronavirus
Institutions like the National Gallery of Art and the Guggenheim remain open but alert to potential for closing as confirmed cases of Covid-19 rise
ReviewSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
From Koolhaas and the countryside gang, a departure from radical urbanism
Guggenheim show underlines architect’s role as the quiz master
PreviewExhibitions
'Cities are not that great': Rem Koolhaas on the appeal of the countryside
Guggenheim exhibition explores the theme of nonurban areas in its first show that has nothing to do with art or architecture
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Kent Monkman’s Met commission to radiant 1960s paintings at the Guggenheim
NewsThe Year in Review 2019
From the MoMA expansion to ‘artwashing’ ill-gotten wealth: the major museum moments of 2019
We look back at the biggest stories of the year
NewsPrizes
Shortlist for Hugo Boss Prize is announced
Whoever wins will receive $100,000, an exhibition at the Guggenheim, and a stamp of approval from one of the world's most prestigious awards
ArchiveEllsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly: The art world’s quiet American
As Ellsworth Kelly comes to London, we look at the exhibition at the Guggenheim and at MoCA
NewsUnions
Employees at the Guggenheim seek to unionise
Labour representative says the organisation is engaged in “union-busting” tactics
NewsConservation & Preservation
Guggenheim launches conservation fellowship with help from Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin
Initiative aims to boost Russian expertise in rapidly developing field of preserving contemporary art
NewsMaurizio Cattelan
Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet, once offered to Donald Trump, is on its way to the UK
The work will be in the Italian artist’s solo show and was recently celebrated in a “greatest hits” sculpture in the south of France
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is 'on track, on budget', director Richard Armstrong says
Construction on the long-delayed project is expected to take three to four years
InterviewArtist interview
Simone Leigh, now in the spotlight, contemplates the theme of invisibility
With three presentations scheduled this spring in New York, the Brooklyn-based artist talks about her commitment to representing the experience of black women
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Conceptual and Minimalist trove raises bedeviling questions for the Guggenheim
Grappling with questions of authenticity, museum 'decommissions' some works from the Panza Collection
NewsSponsorship
Guggenheim Museum says it 'does not plan to accept any gifts' from the Sackler family
The move follows similar decisions by London museums
AnalysisMuseums in the changing world order
Museums in the changing world order: a question of ethics
In the first part of a new series, Adrian Ellis looks at the increased public scrutiny of museum boards in the social media age
NewsJean-Michel Basquiat
How a protest poster by David Wojnarowicz may have inspired Basquiat's Defacement
Artist's 1983 depiction of an infamous case of police brutality goes on display at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in June
NewsControversies
Nan Goldin’s anti-opioid activist group storms New York museums
Pain held demonstrations at the Guggenheim and the Met over the weekend
NewsArt market
Guggenheim deaccessions work by Zao Wou-Ki as the artist’s market swells
Following a $65m sale of the Chinese modernist’s work in October, Sotheby’s will offer an untitled work this spring to benefit the museum’s acquisition fund
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Marc and Macke's friendship to the mother of abstraction
NewsPrizes
The 2018 biennial Hugo Boss Prize goes to Simone Leigh
The artist’s work draws upon the visual culture of the black diaspora, ideas of beauty, ethnographic research and feminist discourse
PreviewExhibitions
Hilma af Klint, the ‘mother of abstraction’, gets first major US show
More than 100 years after a spirit commanded her to break with naturalism, the vision of the Swedish artist is realised at the Guggenheim
NewsRestitution
Guggenheim to return Kirchner painting to heirs of Jewish dealer
Owner fled Nazis in 1933 after a stream of anti-Semitic attacks
News
Culture Pass has New Yorkers reaching for their library cards—but demand is exceeding supply
New scheme offering free tickets to some of the city’s most popular museums had thousands of responses
NewsExhibitions
Is major survey of conceptual art pioneer Hassan Sharif heading to New York's Guggenheim?
Sharjah Art Foundation’s blockbuster retrospective of the late artist is already confirmed for venues in Germany and Italy
NewsConservation & Preservation
What colour is this dress? Guggenheim reveals Manet painting after three years of restoration
New York museum has removed varnish and overpainting to let the artist’s brushstrokes “sing”
NewsExhibitions
Controversial animal works pulled from Guggenheim New York will go on show in Bilbao
Contemporary Chinese installations drew 'threats of violence' from animal rights activists last year
PreviewFrieze New York
The best shows in town during Frieze New York
From Adrian Piper at MoMA to Radican Women in Brooklyn
NewsExhibitions
What Samson Young did next—the artist will unveil a new sound piece for the Guggenheim New York
The work will feature “impossible” instruments created after intense research carried out at Edinburgh University
NewsPeggy Guggenheim Collection
Case dismissed: France's highest court rules in favour of Guggenheim foundation
The judgment ends a lengthy legal battle between the heirs of Peggy Guggenheim and the US organisation
CommentDonald Trump
'While I revile Trump as much as the next man, Nancy Spector was wrong to offer the Golden Toilet'
Georgina Adam on why Guggenheim's chief curator should rise above President and his "swampy" world
CommentPolitics
How should museums respond to Donald Trump?
We asked directors of prominent US institutions what they can or should do
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach
Guggenheim commissions new works from five Chinese artists
Leading artists will produce site-specific works for permanent collection
NewsThree to see
Three to see: New York
From abstract Mexico to a fairy-tale forest
NewsThree to see
Three to see: New York
From ancient Crete to contemporary China
ReviewExhibitions
Plenty to chew on: on Theatre of the World at the Guggenheim
The show, which was met with protest before it even opened, packs a punch
News
Guggenheim withdraws animal works from Chinese art show after ‘threats of violence’
New York museum made decision after initially resisting wave of protests
ArchiveExhibitions
Latest Hugo Boss Prize by Guggenheim awarded to Yi's olfactory object
The 11th edition of this exhibition links nature with nurture
ArchiveFilms
New Abramovic film explores public and private endurance tests
Akers's film recounts the artist’s decades of arduous performances—and reveals a charming woman beneath the steely surface
ArchiveArtist interview
Twisted ways of seeing: Interview with Carsten Höller
Höller has a PhD in insect communication, but he abandoned the rules of science for the “subjective experience” of art
ArchiveRichard Prince
Still no plan for Richard Prince’s house
The artist’s fire-damaged Second House environment faces an uncertain future
ArchiveArtist interview
Interview with Cai Guo-Qiang on the eve of his retrospective: “I am eternally optimistic; I am Chinese”
The artist discusses his materials and his potentially explosive new book
ArchiveRestitution
MoMA and Guggenheim file joint appeal against restitution effort
They dispute claims made by Julius Schoeps on Picassos in their collection
ArchiveKazimir Malevich
City of Amsterdam may be sued by the US over lawsuit brought by Malevich heirs
The heirs of Kazimir Malevich are seeking the return of 14 paintings from the Stedelijk Museum, claiming they are not entitled to the paintings
ArchiveGagosian Gallery
Gagosian to open gallery in Rome
New director comes from Guggenheim
ArchiveExhibitions
News from New York: Marathon sailing and cycling, while Marina Abramovic bares all
The Yugoslavian artist draws the crowds at the Guggenheim with her racy restaging of iconic performance art
ArchiveArtist interview
Interview with Marina Abramovic on her reperformances at the Guggenheim: Back to the classics
The Yugoslav-born artist will re-enact famous performances from the 1970s this month
ArchiveKazimir Malevich
US court could hear case against the City of Amsterdam for Kazimir Malevich works of art at the Stedelijk Museum
The heirs of Kazimir Malevich are claiming 14 works which the Dutch institution sent on tour to New York and Houston
ArchiveArtist interview
Interview with James Rosenquist on his month in Manhattan
Four exhibitions devoted to the Pop pioneer open this November, including a retrospective at the Guggenheim
ArchiveSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Deal struck with the Banca del Gottardo will put Guggenheim's vision for Venice satellite into motion
The money will be divided between improvements to the original Peggy Guggenheim Collection and a feasibility study for the Foundation’s expansion
ArchiveArt market
Architecture is taking centre stage in the art world, and the market for architectural drawings is heating up
Few dealers, scarce material, but a growing audience
ArchiveConservation
MoMA and Guggenheim join forces for Reinhardt restoration
The conservation departments of both museums are collaborating on the study, analysis, and treatment of a badly damaged painting
ArchiveSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
LGBT photography collection grows at the Guggenheim
A large archive of George Platt Lynes photographs, including portraits, fashion shots and homo-erotic studies, joins the Mapplethorpe bequest
ArchiveInterviews
Interview with Thomas Krens: No populist, no colonialist—just loved by business
One year after the acclaimed opening, the director of New York’s Guggenheim talks about the Bilbao Guggenheim, his money-raising and his new expansion plans Spanish commentators admire the building and its success with the public but some chafe at its artistic dependence on the New York museum
ArchiveSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim's China exhibition: everything but the kitchen sink
This mega-show spanning five millennia focuses on “diversity rather than unity”, insists its organiser Sherman Lee, but does it risk homogenising Chinese art into a timeline?
ArchiveSeptember 1997
Robert Rauschenberg: 'Business sure screwed up the art world universally'
On the occasion of his Guggenheim retrospective, the artist talks about his globe-trotting approach to “the adventure of art”
ArchiveSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim goes virtual with new high-tech installations
Deutsche Telekom backs struggling SoHo branch
ArchiveGeorg Baselitz
The Baselitz blitz: Survey at the Guggenheim Museum may bring the artist unprecedented recognition
Will this reappraisal change the artist’s critical fortunes in America?
ArchiveExhibitions
Kandinsky's "Compositions" – a connoisseur's show now on at MoMA
His huge struggles towards abstraction united as he never saw them
ArchiveJoseph Beuys
The Joseph Beuys drawings scandal: Expert Heiner Bastian explains why the drawings are fakes while the dealer who owns them defends them and himself
“I’m right and you’re wrong!” “No, I’m right and you’re wrong!”
ArchiveJoseph Beuys
Guggenheim Museum-Hummel deal on hold as Milan courts consider besmirched Beuys works
Row over dubious drawings comes to US
ArchiveLothar Baumgarten
Of DWEMs PC and self-censorship
Lothar Baumgarten at the Guggenheim
ArchiveCollectors
George Costakis' dramatic tale of collecting the Avant-Garde in the Soviet Union: His own words
Some of his most prized works are now on show in the New York Guggenheim exhibition “The Great Utopia: the Russian and Soviet Avant-garde 1915-32”
ArchiveFakes & copies
Touring Russian Avant-garde Exhibition at the Schirn Kunsthalle goes on amid disunity amongst curators and the inclusion of possible forgeries
The show will proceed to to the Guggenheim despite confusion arising from a lack of transparent communication between Russian and US committee members
ArchiveExhibitions
MoMA to hold Lichtenstein retrospective in 1992
The exhibition will travel through Europe, and in 1993 will be enlarged and shown at the Guggenheim to celebrate the artist's sixtieth birthday
Comment
Museums have a duty to be political
Activist curators and directors can make truly democratic spaces, but they need brave boards to support them
Jillian Steinhauer