Art of This Century: The Guggenheim Collections

by Thomas Krens, Diane Waldman, Nancy Spector

This lavishly illustrated book explores a century of modern art through the exceptional holdings of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice. Engaging, accessible essays introduce a range of art-historical issues, from the depiction of women in Impressionist works to the Guggenheim's influential role in presenting new artistic currents, such as minimalist, conceptual and site-specific art. Also recounted are the fascinating stories of Solomon R. Guggenheim, who championed abstract art in the United States, and his flamboyant niece Peggy Guggenheim, an equally important art patron, as well as the saga of the design process and building of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces.

339 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1992

About the author

Thomas Krens (26 December, 1946) is the former director and Senior Advisor for International Affairs of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City.

During his 20-year tenure as director he expanded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum globally by enlarging and raising the profile of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy, & building the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain (1997), Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, Germany, and Guggenheim Las Vegas.

Reviews

[Karen Ross]

loved this book picked it up for $2 at the Puke Ariki sale and have spent many hours enjoying