The New York Guggenheim, Not as Bad as the Legends Say

💜I’ve always heard that the Guggenheim’s curation in New York was subpar, a place you might not visit even if you live next door, maybe once a year at best. But I took advantage of the Monday PAYW and spent 1🔪 to check it out. As a fan of Cubism, after seeing Harmony & Dissonance, my eyes were pretty satisfied. 💜The challenge of curating seems to mainly stem from the Guggenheim’s architectural design. The flow of the building is complex, and when more than one exhibition is held at the same time, you get a situation where the outer space is a complete exhibition A, and the inside space is another exhibition B, but both A and B have to use the space from the first to the fourth floor, across all the levels. If you go floor by floor, trying to see both A and B on the same level before moving on, the viewing experience feels fragmented… 💜Or you could choose to climb the stairs to see the outer exhibition A first, then climb again to specifically view the inner exhibition B, but honestly, I don’t think many people would do that. It’s too against human nature…. 💜But, to be fair, compared to the completely enclosed box-style exhibitions, I quite like G’s open and walkable gallery design. It feels like a return to the decorative nature of easel painting and an open viewing experience, rather than the “distant viewing” that’s hidden away in storage and the depths of the museum. #Art #art #ArtistShare #NewYorkLife #Exhibition #artist #ArtMuseum #ArtAppreciation #ArtInstallation #AllAboutArt