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In 1945, the architect of the Guggenheim, Frank Lloyd Wright, first proposed red for the museum's façade but was shot down by director, Hilla Rebay.
Well, we are finally making his wish come true! We have begun work on changing the museum's exterior color to red.
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We mourn the loss of
#RichardSerra
whose monumental works reshaped our perceptions of space and form.
Pictured: Richard Serra, "Snake," 1994-1997. In the
@museoguggenheim
collection. © 2024 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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🎉 Happy Birthday to the iconic
#JennyHolzer
! Today we celebrate the groundbreaking artist whose powerful text-based works challenge us to think deeply about society and politics.
Photo: Ben Hider
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#MarkRothko
was born on this day in Dvinsk, Russia. 🎂 His work often consists of rectangular color fields that appear to blend and bleed into one another, creating a sense of depth and intensity. Learn more:
🎨: Mark Rothko, "Red," 1968
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Sending well wishes by way of a puppy-shaped
#MuseumBouquet
to our 5th Avenue neighbors
@cooperhewitt
,
@elmuseo
,
@frickcollection
,
@metmuseum
,
@MuseumofCityNY
, and
@thejewishmuseum
. 💐 We can’t wait to visit you all again soon!
(Pictured: Jeff Koons, "Puppy," 1992)
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"As an artist, I am drawn to visual and narrative contrast— opposite energies meeting to find resolution on the surface of the canvas.” —Thomas Wells Schaller
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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Happy birthday to artist Yayoi
#Kusama
! Enjoy "Infinity Mirrored Room—Filled with the Brilliance of Life" (2011).
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"The deeper the blue becomes, the more strongly it calls man towards the infinite." —Vasily Kandinsky
🎨:
#VasilyKandinsky
, "Blue Painting," 1924. © 2024.
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Happy
#Pride
New York City! "Love is the greatest virtue of the heart"—Frank Lloyd Wright 🌈❤️
Photo:
@ramzymasri
#NYCPride
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The Guggenheim is observing Blackout Tuesday, listening and grieving with the family of George Floyd and the many other black lives that have been lost. We stand in solidarity with those demanding justice and an end to racism.
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Happy 53rd Anniversary
@sesamestreet
! On this day in 1969, Sesame Street aired on PBS for the first time, and we are celebrating with this amazing throwback of our friend Cookie Monster!
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We honor architect
#ZahaHadid
who passed away today. The Guggenheim presented a retrospective of her work in 2006.
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“I am getting well acquainted with nature. I exaggerate...but for all that, I do not invent the whole picture; on the contrary, I find it all ready in nature, only it must be disentangled.” —Vincent van Gogh
🎨: Vincent van Gogh, "Landscape with Snow," 1888.
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Happy New Year from the
#Guggenheim
! In 1959 the museum opened its doors and became a striking addition to New York City’s architecture. Thank you for helping us make the last 60 years of radical art and architecture so unforgettable—here's to the next 60.
#Guggenheim60
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Through his paintings, watercolors, and woodcuts,
#VasilyKandinsky
mined the expressive and spiritual possibilities of color, line, and form.
🎨: Vasily Kandinsky, "Landscape with Rolling Hills," 1910.
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Happy birthday to Vincent van Gogh, who was born
#OnThisDay
in 1853! Enjoy his February 1888 painting, “Landscape with Snow.” ❄️
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Happy birthday to pioneer of abstract art and theorist Vasily
#Kandinsky
. His works are at the core of our collection today, with more than 150 examples of nonobjective paintings. Explore a selection online:
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Happy birthday to Piet Mondrian, who was born
#OnThisDay
in 1872! When Mondrian saw Cubist paintings by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in 1911, he was inspired to go to Paris. “Tableau No. 2/Composition No. VII” (pictured) exemplifies Mondrian’s regard for the new technique.
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Happy birthday to Peggy Guggenheim, born
#OnThisDay
in 1898! 🎉 A groundbreaking figure in the art world, Peggy said that it was her duty to encourage and support the art of her own time—she devoted half of her life to this mission, as well as to the creation of
@GuggenheimPGC
.
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Vasily Kandinsky's cosmic and harmonious painting, "Several Circles" (1926) reminds us of a colorful fireworks display! 🎆
#MuseumFireworksShow
#4thofJuly
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"I dedicated myself to my collection. I made it my life's work. I am not an art collector. I am a museum." —Peggy Guggenheim
Happy birthday to the fabulous, brilliant, iconic
#PeggyGuggenheim
! ✨🎂
📷: Peggy Guggenheim, 1924. Photo by Man Ray.
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Today marks the 60th anniversary of our Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum! Since opening on October 21, 1959, the architectural icon has awed and inspired countless visitors. Share your favorite photos and wish the museum a happy birthday using
#Guggenheim60
!
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Good luck to all those running the
#NYCMarathon
today! Be inspired by
#PaulKlee
’s “Runner at the Goal” (1921) from our collection.
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Happy birthday, Vasily Kandinsky! 🎉 🎂
Kandinsky was born on this day in 1886 in Moscow. Before art, Kandinsky studied law, economics, anthropology, and ethnography. He then began to focus on art around the age of thirty. The rest is history!
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#JimDine
's headless Venus de Milo motif began in 1982, transforming store-bought replicas. The
@museoguggenheim
's "Three Red Spanish Venuses" (1997) is the largest in this series.
Jim Dine, "Three Red Spanish Venuses," 1997.
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"Never miss the idea that architecture and music belong together. They are practically one"—
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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Remembering Jean-Michel
#Basquiat
, born on this day in 1960. In 2019, the Guggenheim presents "Basquiat’s 'Defacement': The Untold Story," which examines identity, cultural activism, and racial tension in 1980s New York.
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Due to inclement weather, the museum and store will be closed today, January 29. Stay safe and warm, New York City! ❄️
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Happy holidays from all of us at the Guggenheim! We’re marking the season with Malick Sidibé’s joyful photograph, “Nuit de Noël” (1963). 🎄 The museum is closed today and will reopen tomorrow, December 26.
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René Magritte's paintings disrupt life's organizational norms with distortions in scale, weight, and placement. This work is in the
@GuggenheimPGC
.
🎨: René Magritte, "Voice of Space," 1931
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IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY! 🎂🎉🥳🎈
On this day in 1959, the doors opened to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Look at that line! Over 3,000 people waited in line to get in. 🥰
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Pictured: Opening day, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 21, 1959. Photo by Robert E. Mates.
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#FrankStella
leaves behind a legacy as bold and dynamic as his art. Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to minimalism and abstract expressionism, Stella's work challenged conventional notions of space and form.
🎨: Frank Stella, "Harran II," 1967.
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We are celebrating our 64th birthday today! 🎂 Since opening in 1959, our Frank Lloyd Wright building has taken on a life of its own. In 1990, we were designated an NYC landmark and in 2019, a UNESCO World Heritage Site!
Learn more:
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Happy birthday to Frank Gehry, architect of
@MuseoGuggenheim
! 🎉 This year is particularly special, as the museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary. When it opened in 1997, Gehry’s design was hailed as the most important building of its time.
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Artist
#ManRay
was born on this day as Emmanuel Radnitzky, enjoy his portrait of
#PeggyGuggenheim
taken in 1924.
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“The spider is a repairer. If you bash into the web of a spider, she doesn’t get mad. She weaves and repairs it.” —Louise Bourgeois
Happy birthday to
#LouiseBourgeois
born on this day in Paris. This work is in the
@museoguggenheim
.
🕷: Louise Bourgeois, "Maman," 1999, cast 2001
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Missing
#Paris2024
already? While we can't bring the athletes, we’re bringing Paris to NYC!
✨ Opening November 8: "Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930." Discover how dance, music, and poetry inspired this vibrant movement. 💃🎶 Plan your visit:
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"What I love most about the building is its simplicity yet complexity at the same time. The fluid lines inside the building blew my mind." —Today's
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
photographer Julian Nimke
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Are you sitting down? Maurizio
#Cattelan
: "America" opens tomorrow, 9/15, in one of the museum’s public restrooms.
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Sunday Reading—What can Vincent van Gogh’s art teach us about mental health?
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"Every visit highlights a new angle for me to photograph."—Guggenheim visitor, Kasra
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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In New York it's the
#FirstDayofSpring
! 🌷 Here is Beatriz Milhazes’s “The Four Seasons” (1997) to add a pop of color to your day.
© Beatriz Milhazes
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“The only time I feel alive is when I’m painting.” — Vincent van Gogh
Happy 170th birthday to Vincent van Gogh! 🎂 Learn more:
🎨: Vincent van Gogh, "Mountains at Saint-Rémy," 1889.
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"Every so often, a painter has to destroy painting. Cezanne did it, Picasso did it with Cubism. Then Pollock did it. He busted our idea of a picture all to hell. Then there could be new paintings again." —Willem de Kooning
🎨 : Willem de Kooning, "Composition," 1955
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In 1929, Solomon Guggenheim met
#Kandinsky
, and purchased “Composition 8” (1923).
#TBT
#GuggVisionaries
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We’re trying out a new look for
#NationalIceCreamDay
.🍦Stay cool this Sunday, New York City—go grab a cone to celebrate!
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Illustration: Mikaël Barelaud Eludut
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"Blue is the invisible becoming visible. Blue has no dimensions. It is beyond the dimensions of which other colors partake." —Yves Klein, born on this day in 1928.
Learn more about Yves Klein:
🔵 : Yves Klein, "Blue Sponge," 1959
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Who is ready for sweater weather? *raises hand*
Amedeo Modigliani, "Jeanne Hébuterne with Yellow Sweater," 1918-19.
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Happy birthday to Robert Delaunay, who was born
#OnThisDay
in 1885!
For Delaunay, the Eiffel Tower was a subject that allowed him to indulge his preference for a sense of vast space, atmosphere, and light, while evoking a sign of modernity and progress.
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#VasilyKandinsky
aimed to use colors, shapes, and lines to evoke specific reactions from viewers. He described his goal as "to scatter a heap of small pleasures upon the canvas" in an essay on his work.
🎨: Vasily Kandinsky, "Small Pleasures," 1913.
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Born
#OTD
in 1898,
#ReneMagritte
created paintings that challenge the viewer's perception of reality. His works exemplify the irrationally compelling imagery of the early Surrealist movement. This work is in the
@guggenheimpgc
.
🎨: René Magritte, "Empire of Light," 1953–54
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Happy birthday to
#ConstantinBrancusi
, born on this day in Romania. Renowned for his sleek, abstract forms, Brancusi was a pioneering sculptor whose works often explored themes of nature, spirituality, and the essence of form.
🐦: Constantin Brancusi, "Bird in Space," 1932–40.
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Today is the final day that Jackson Pollock's “Mural” will spend in New York City before traveling back to the
@uistanleymuseum
. We've loved seeing you interact with Pollock’s painting while it was here at the Guggenheim—its first time on view in NYC in over 20 years.
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"Architecture is the scientific art of making structure express ideas"—Frank Lloyd Wright
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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Happy birthday to Frank Gehry, architect of
@museoguggenheim
! 🎉 When the museum opened in 1997, Gehry's design, with its distinctive titanium curves, was hailed as the most important building of its time.
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The Guggenheim may be closed, but our cherry tomatoes, part of the exhibition
#CountrysideTheFuture
continue to thrive—and feed people all over NYC.
@Nytimes
interviews David Litvin, an indoor crop specialist, and curator
@TroyTherrien
:
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Remembering
#LouiseBourgeois
, born today in 1911 with "Spider Couple" (2003) from her 2008 retrospective at the Guggenheim.
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Happy birthday to Jackson Pollock, born
#OnThisDay
in 1912! Celebrate with a silent stroll through our current exhibition “Away from the Easel: Jackson Pollock’s Mural,” featuring Pollock works “Ocean Greyness,” “The She-Wolf,” “Untitled (Green Silver),” and “Mural.”
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"Architecture is the frame of life"—FLW, (1955). Remembering visionary
#FrankLloydWright
, born on this day in 1867.
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#VasilyKandinsky
had a profound and unique relationship with music that deeply influenced his art. 🎵 Can you see the musical influence in his painting titled "Three Sounds" created in 1926?
🎨 : Vasily Kandinsky, "Three Sounds," 1926.
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Happy birthday to
#PrincessDiana
, born on this day in 1961. 🎂 Here, Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto isolated the wax figure from staged vignettes, illuminating them to create a haunting Rembrandt-esque portrait.
Learn more:
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Today’s
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
illustration is by
@mglewis_
—"I've closely studied the Guggenheim’s design over the past few years and most recently for my architectural thesis project. My intrigue and appreciation for its complexity has only grown with time!"
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"There is no architecture without a philosophy. There is no art of any kind without its own philosophy."—FLW
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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The
#Guggenheim
may be closed, but there are plenty of ways to experience the
#MuseumFromHome
—here are some ideas! 👇
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Happy 19th anniversary to
@MuseoGuggenheim
! Designed by
#FrankGehry
, it opened to the public in 1997 by the banks of Bilbao's Nervión river
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Happy birthday to Austrian painter
#EgonSchiele
!From our collection—Portrait of Johann Harms
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Happy Birthday to Willem de Kooning born today in 1904! 🎂
In the late 1930s his abstract and figurative work was influenced by the Cubism and Surrealism of Pablo Picasso and also by Arshile Gorky, with whom he shared a studio.
Learn more:
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Happy
#Caturday
!
#MoholyNagy
was making cats famous before the internet in his photography experiments c. 1926.
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Happy Halloween from the Guggenheim! 🕸 Sink your teeth into Edvard Munch’s lithograph, aptly titled “Vampire” (1895). 🧛♂
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Happy birthday to Frank Lloyd Wright, who was born
#OnThisDay
in 1867! In 1943, Solomon Guggenheim and Hilla Rebay commissioned Wright to design a museum—over 15 years and 700 sketches later, the Guggenheim opened its doors in October 1959, and has captivated visitors since.
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Today’s
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
submission comes from Dante the husky! 🐾 Dante’s parent, Ruo Piao Chen, writes: “Despite her youth, Dante has developed a refined sense of aesthetics, and regularly protests in front of the Gugg to be let in so she can enjoy some Kandinsky.”
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Even Cookie Monster loves
#MuseumSelfie
Day! Share your favorite photos with our building throughout the day.
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“Frank Lloyd Wright, and particularly the Guggenheim Museum, with its curves and shapes interacting with light and shadows, has always sparked my creativity.” —Gabe Butensky
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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On this day in 1959, 16 years after it was first conceived, the
#Guggenheim
Museum opened to the public. Today our museum turns 58!
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It's Gego's birthday! 🎂
Gego is one of the most significant artists to emerge from Latin America during the second half of the twentieth century, yet her work remains lesser known in the United States. She put forth radical ideas through her intensive investigations of
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"Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet"—
#PaulKlee
, born today in 1879.
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"I went to the Guggenheim on an August afternoon. I think that drawing a place burns it into your mind. I could almost paint by memory."
Today's
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
inspiration by artist
@GavinSnider
.✨
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Happy
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
! In honor of Pride Month enjoy Ramzy Masri's image of our iconic rotunda.
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"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity." —Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti was 20 years old when he settled in Paris in order to pursue the career of a sculptor.
Pictured: Alberto Giacometti, "The Nose," 1949
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“I was assigned by LOOK magazine in 1960 to photograph model and actress Isabella Albonico and the Hat. Once she placed the hat on her, I immediately said ‘we are going to the Guggenheim.’”—Tony Vaccaro
#Guggenheim60
Photograph by Tony Vaccaro
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Happy birthday, Alexander Calder!
Born today in Lawnton, Pennsylvania, Calder was born into a family of artists. In 1931, a turning point in Calder’s artistic career occurred when he introduced moving parts into his work (called “mobiles”). Learn more:
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#VasilyKandinsky
was influenced by music believing colors and shapes could evoke emotions similar to the way music does. He sought to convey this through dynamic brushstrokes, vibrant colors, and rhythmic compositions.
🎨 : Vasily Kandinsky, "Yellow Accompaniment," 1924
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Piet Mondrian was born today in Amersfoort, Netherlands! 🎂 Known for his geometric compositions embodying universal harmony and order, he was committed to exploring the balance between form, color, and space.
🎨: Piet Mondrian, "Tableau 2," 1922 © Mondrian/Holtzman Trust
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Édouard Manet was born on this day in 1832 in Paris. His honest portrayals of contemporary society shocked audiences, which extended to portraits of barmaids, street musicians, and ragpickers.
Learn more:
🎨: Édouard Manet, "Before the Mirror," 1876.
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There is always beauty in the sky—especially when painted by Vincent van Gogh! With our friends at
@vangoghmuseum
and
@MuseumModernArt
, we invite you take a breath and look up. Share the beauty around you with us via the hashtag
#UnderVanGoghsSky
.
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"An A.I. interpretation of Guggenheim if designed by Zaha Hadid" by Tim Fu.
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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"Blue has no dimensions, it is beyond dimensions..." —Yves Klein
This work is in the
@MuseoGuggenheim
collection. Learn more:
🔵🎨: Yves Klein, "La grande Anthropométrie bleue (ANT 105)," ca 1960
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#FrankLloydWright
's spiral building welcomes visitors from all over the world to experience it.
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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In honor of
#VincentvanGogh
's birthday, enjoy "Mountains at Saint-Rémy" from our collection:
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Happy birthday to Vincent van Gogh, who was born
#OnThisDay
in 1853! 🎉 Enjoy his 1887 painting “Roadway with Underpass,” which depicts the vantage point of a traveler en route to Paris from Asnières.
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“I’ve finally captured the spiral! The museum's interior is definitely one of the most aesthetically interesting designs I have ever seen”—
#Guggenheim
visitor Shiva
#FrankLloydWrightFridays
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