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Drawn from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation’s extensive
holdings of 20th-century masterworks and presented in its landmark Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building—itself hailed one of
the greatest architectural achievements of the 20th century—From
Picasso to Pollock: Classics of Modern Art highlights the history
of the aesthetic vanguard from early Modernism through Abstract
Expressionism. For this exhibition, Wright’s visionary building is
presented as he intended: as a haven for spiritual and artistic
contemplation. Baring the original ivory-colored, curved walls and
allowing natural light to stream in from the oculus, the museum
is once again, as the architect stated, “a space in which to view
the painter’s creation truthfully.” With distinctive focus yet
remarkable comprehensiveness, From Picasso to Pollock unites
the major artists and developments of the first half of the 20th
century through significant examples of non-objective, Cubist,
Surrealist, Expressionist, and Abstract Expressionist painting and
sculpture. Featuring more than 100 works spanning six decades,
this exhibition provides a unique opportunity to view the Guggenheim’s exceptional collection in great depth.
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