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Text (pictured): “Tortures" from View with a Grain of Sand by Wislawa Szymborska, translated by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh.
The Guggenheim is opening its doors for free on October 30th to celebrate the completion of the museum's restoration, which has been going on for years. The centerpiece of the celebration will be illuminated text on the Frank Lloyd Wright facade, a specially commissioned work of art by Jenny Holzer (which has actually been on display since September). Oh, and, the Museum Café will offer a free cookie with the purchase of any entrée on the day of the celebration.
You may recall that, while still under the direction of Thomas Krens, there was some debate over which color to repaint the exterior: Powell Buff (the color Wright liked) or London Fog (the color the museum has had for years). The commission ended up voting 7 to 2, in favor of the contemporary light gray (aka London Fog)...so don't expect to see much of a change there.
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I'm please to hear that they will open soon. But I disagree with this so call art spread all over its brand new classic facade. It looks so cheap. More like thing one would find in Times Square. What next? Monthly light advertising to support its programs. Frank Lloyd Wright should be turning in his grave.
santijose... not familiar with the career of Jenny Holzer and her place in contemporary art i take it??
doesn't matter. we have enough outdoors advertising already, thank you hungryhoast. can you put it on your body instead, now that would be cool.
A human wrap.Jenny Holzer (born 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio) is an American conceptual artist. She attended Ohio University (in Athens, Ohio), Rhode Island School of Design, and the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Holzer was originally an abstract artist, focusing on painting and printmaking; after moving to New York City in 1977, she began working with text as art. She was an active member of the artist's group Colab.
The main focus of her work is the use of words and ideas in public space. Street posters are her favorite medium, and she also makes use of a variety of other media, including LED signs, plaques, benches, stickers, T-shirts, and the Internet. Her work has also been integrated into the work of Canadian contemporary dance troupe Holy Body Tattoo.