Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation

Programs: Art museum programs (exhibitions and other educational projects): exhibitions presented in 2016 at the solomon r. Guggenheim museum in new york ("srgm") included: kandinsky (july 1, 2015 - april 3, 2016); alberto burri: the trauma of painting (october 9, 2015 - january 6, 2016); photo-poetics: an anthology (november 20, 2015 - march 27, 2016); peter fischli david weiss: how to work better (february 5 - april 27, 2016); a year with children 2016 (april 22 - june 12, 2016); but a storm is blowing from paradise: contemporary art of the middle east and north africa (april 29 - october 5, 2016); guggenheim collection (april 29, 2016 - february 1, 2017); moholy-nagy: future present (may 27 - september 7, 2016); julien bismuth (june 27, 2016 - may 31, 2017); agnes martin (october 7, 2016 - january 11, 2017); and tales of our time (november 4, 2016 - march 10, 2017). Srgm also held an ongoing exhibition highlighting material from the guggenheim archives: a long awaited tribute: frank lloyd wright's usonian house and pavilion (july 27, 2012 - february 1, 2017). Additionally, works in the ongoing exhibitions in the thannhauser gallery continually change and rotate. Exhibitions presented in 2016 at the peggy guggenheim collection in venice ("pgc") included: v. S. Gaitonde: painting as process, painting as life (october 3, 2015 - january 10, 2016); postwar era. A recent history; homages to jack tworkov and claire falkenstein (january 23 - april 4, 2016); imagine. New imagery in italian art 1960-1969 (april 23 - september 19, 2016); and my weapon against the atom bomb is a blade of grass. Tancredi: a retrospective (november 12, 2016 - march 13, 2017). Exhibitions presented in 2016 at the guggenheim museum bilbao ("gmb") included: alex katz, this is now (october 23, 2015 - february 7, 2016); making africa - a continent of contemporary design (october 30, 2015 - february 21, 2016); masterpieces from the guggenheim museum bilbao collection (november 27, 2015 - april 3, 2016); ho tzu nyen: the cloud of unknowing (december 3, 2015 - april 24, 2016); andy warhol. Shadows (february 26 - october 2, 2016); louise bourgeois: structures of existence; the cells (march 18 - september 4, 2016); windows on the city: the school of paris, 1900-1945 (april 22 - october 23, 2016); eija-liisa athila: the annunciation (may 12 - august 28, 2016); sigh: sam taylor-johnson (september 9 - december 11, 2016); francis bacon: from picasso to velazquez (september 30, 2016 - january 8, 2017); albert oehlen: behind the image (october 21, 2016 - february 5, 2017); the collection of hermann and margrit rupf (november 11, 2016 - april 23, 2017); and fiona tan: disorient (december 22, 2016 - february 7, 2017). Srgm curators also organized several traveling exhibitions. After its presentation at the srgm, the exhibition of the second phase of the guggenheim ubs map global art initiative, under the same sun: art from latin america today, traveled to museo jumex in mexico city (november 19, 2015 - february 7, 2016) as well as south london gallery in london (june 10 - september 11, 2016). Prior to its presentation at the srgm, agnes martin premiered at the tate modern, london (june 3 - october 11, 2015), followed by presentations at kunstsammlung nordrhein-westfalen, dusseldorf (november 7, 2015 - march 6, 2016) and the los angeles county museum of art, los angeles, california (april 24 - september 11, 2016). Following its presentation at the srgm, alberto burri: the trauma of painting was shown at kunstsammlung nordrhein-westfalen, duseldorf (march 5 - july 3, 2016). Organized by the srgf and fondazione palazzo strozzi, from kandinsky to pollock. The art of the guggenheim collections (march 19 - july 24, 2016) was exhibited at palazzo strozzi in florence, italy. Following its presentation at the srgm, peter fischli david weiss: how to work better traveled to museo jumex in mexico city (june 9 - september 4, 2016). Organized by the pgc and ikona venezia-scuola internazionale della fotografia, peggy guggenheim in photographs (june 10 - november 27, 2016) was presented at ikona gallery, venice. After its presentation at the srgm, moholy-nagy: future present was exhibited at the art institute of chicago (october 2, 2016 - january 3, 2017) and los angeles county museum of art (february 12 - june 18, 2017). Organized by the srgf, guggenheim. Full abstraction was presented at ing art center in brussels (october 19, 2016 - february 12, 2017). Organized by the srgf, realm of the spirit: solomon r. Guggenheim collection and the gibbes museum of art (october 22, 2016 - january 15, 2017) was exhibited at the gibbes museum of art in charleston, south carolina.

art museum curatorial, collection management acquisition programs: as part of its mission the solomon r. Guggenheim foundation ("srgf") collects and preserves art for the benefit of the public in several ways. The curatorial staff studies the art in the srgf's collection, plans international exhibitions for public viewing, and prepares and publishes scholarly catalogues and educational texts. Srgf also lends many of the works of art in its collection to other museums on the occasion of special exhibitions that are of scholarly merit or that will broaden the public's appreciation of art. Srgf maintains a full art conservation lab to properly care for the art in its possession as well as extensive climate-controlled, highly secure facilities for the storage of art in its collection. It also operates a photography studio for the documentation of art, and archives to store photographs of art and make them available to the public for publication or study. Srgf is a longtime pioneer in the field of contemporary art conservation, including its appointment of a director of engagement, conservation and collections-the first position of its kind in the field and its establishment of the conserving computer-based art project, the first program of its kind. In 2016 the guggenheim's collection was comprised of more than 7,900 works of art. Srgf commissioned and acquired nine artworks by contemporary chinese artists through an initiative funded by the robert h. N. Ho family foundation, a five-year collaborative effort that presents new commissioned works by artists born in greater china, and provides an international platform for artistic experimentation and about the region. Works newly acquired through the guggenheim ubs map purchase fund, including seminal works by artists alfredo jaar, luis camnitzer, and rafael ferrer, were presented at museo jumex, mexico city and the south london gallery, london. The museum acquired major historic works by mary corse, on kawara, laszlo moholy-nagy, amedeo modigliani, and robert smithson, as well as contemporary installation and mixed media works by alex hubbard, helen marten, do ho suh, and naama tsabar, as well as sculpture by nairy baghramian, josh kline, and rayyane tabet, and performance works by opavivara! And naufus ramirez-figueroa. Acquisition highlights also include contemporary paintings by n. Dash, lucy dodd, and charline von heyl; a contemporary video work by ed atkins; and contemporary photography works by jared bark, gregory crewdson, sara cwynar, leslie hewitt, catherine opie, eileen quinlan, taryn simon, and james welling. The total number of works acquired by srgf in 2016 was 74.

visitor experience: during 2016 srgf directly operated two museums: the solomon r. Guggenheim museum in new york and the peggy guggenheim collection in venice, both of which fulfill the srgf mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of art, primarily of the modern and contemporary periods, through exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. Srgf conducts foreign language, access, special interest and family tours of its exhibitions, and provides educational texts free of charge to all museum visitors. Srgm is open to the public one evening of each week on a pay-what-you-wish basis. In addition, students and senior citizens are offered reduced-price tickets and children under the age of 12 are admitted free of charge. (2016 combined attendance at srgf and pgc was 1,280,703).

(1) publishing: educational publications, videos, products, and retail operations; (2) interactive/website; (3) education; (4) special initiatives: guggenheim ubs map global art initiative: (5) the robert h. N. Ho family foundation chinese art initiative; (6) guggenheim abu dhabi: (1)scholarship and learning are intrinsic to the many books and catalogues produced by srgf. Each publication includes such scholarly and instructive art historical information as bibliographies, biographies, chronologies, and exhibition histories with longer texts that contextualize art within larger movements or disciplines. Publications in 2016 included peter fischli david weiss: how to work better, the hugo boss prize 2016, moholy-nagy: future present, realm of the spirit: solomon r. Guggenheim collection and the gibbes museum of art, maurizio cattelan: all (revised edition), agnes martin: tales of our time, and the guggenheim ubs map global art initiative, volume 3: middle east and north africa. In 2016, the srgf education department produced teacher resource units (trus) in conjunction with the exhibitions but a storm is blowing from paradise: contemporary art of the middle east and north africa (supported by the guggenheim ubs map global art initiative); agnes martin: and tales of our time (supported by the robert h. N. Ho family foundation chinese art initiative). Trus are provided without cost to educators for use both during school visits to the srgm and in the classroom. Family activity guides were produced for but a storm is blowing from paradise: contemporary art of the middle east and north africa; moholy-nagy: future present; agnes martin: tales of our time. These resources were available at the srgm and online to provide families with information and activities to help them explore the galleries on their own. Videos for the guggenheim. Org, social media outlets, and educational purposes were created in 2016 for the following exhibitions: peter fischli david weiss: how to work better, but a storm is blowing from paradise: contemporary art of the middle east and north africa, moholy-nagy: future present, agnes martin, tales of our time. Videos are available at guggenheim. Org/video. Srgf produces many reproduction-based products for sale in its retail stores. These products created by srgf in non-paper mediums (such as scarves and ties) include reproduction images on which the items are based, with educational texts about the original works of art. (2) significant exhibition, collections, education, and archives content is available to the public, free of charge, on guggenheim. Org, including approximately 1,700 artworks by more than 625 artists in the collection online and over 400 videos and 800 audio files covering a variety of topics. In 2016, guggenheim. Org had approximately 5,2 million user sessions, 3,9 million users and 4 million page views. Nearly 100 blog posts that provide insights into exhibitions, contemporary art, global culture, and museum archives and history were published in 2016. A comprehensive guggenheim. Org redesign-including streamlined navigation, updated visual elements and improved mobile responsiveness-was launched in april 2016, and content migration and development for the next phase continued throughout the year. Other highlights included a 2016 webby awards nomination for the exhibition website created for storylines: contemporary art at the guggenheim. (3) srgf educated the general public through a number of programs and activities provided free with admission, including daily educator led tours, a gallery guide program, weekly in-gallery family programs and film screenings. In addition, welcomed the public to register for courses, lectures, symposia, performances, and other programs. Srgf's mind's eye program explored current exhibitions through verbal imaging and touch for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing were served through asl-interpreted curator's and conservator's eye tours. Srgf's learning through art program sponsored artist residencies in public schools in all five boroughs of new york city and mounted a month long exhibition of student work in the museum's galleries. Educators participated in weekend workshops focused on classroom applications and free open house events where they were able to view new exhibitions. Family programs were available to museum visitors, encouraging them to discover the museum through family tours, art-making workshops and the distribution of free guides and activity packs. K-12 school groups participated in interactive museum tours that were customized for both typically developing children and those with special needs. Srgf also received a major grant from the edmond de rothschild foundation to launch guggenheim social practice, a new initiative committed to exploring ways in which artists can initiate projects that engage community participants, together with srgf, to foster new forms of public engagement. As part of the initiative, srgf commissioned two separate artists projects, one by marc bamuthi joseph and one by lenka clayton and jon rubin, to be presented over a two year-period from 2016-17. (4) launched in april 2012, the guggenheim ubs map global art initiative is a multi-year collaboration between srgf and ubs that seeks to stimulate dialogue and creative interaction both regionally and globally through curatorial residencies, public and online programming and collection building. The exhibition under the same sun: art from latin america today, featuring acquisitions from the second phase of the project, debuted in new york in 2014, traveled to mexico city in 2015, and was shown in london in june 2016. In addition, the exhibition for the third phase of the project, but a storm is blowing from paradise: contemporary art of the middle east and north africa, debuted in new york in april 2016. The exhibitions welcomed more than 475,000 visitors in three cities, and reached countless others through in-depth education programs, artist-led workshops and conversations, community outreach programs, video and blog content, and academic symposia. In london, local residents worked with artist federico herrero to co-create a public-art piece in a low-income housing playground, artist alfredo jaar presented his seminal work a logo for america in picadilly circus, and artist tania bruguera worked with local community organizers and thought leaders to conduct think- tank sessions on immigration. The map video series received a silver telly award. (5) launched in march 2013, the robert h. N. Ho family foundation chinese art initiative was established to expand the discourse on contemporary art from china by commissioning artists from greater china to create major works that will enter srgf's permanent collection and to present a series of exhibitions in conjunction with scholarly publications, notable lectures, and education programs. Tales of our time, the second in a series of three commission-based exhibitions, opened at the srgm in november 2016. The commissioned works entered srgf's permanent collection as part of the robert h. N. Ho family foundation collection. Seven artists and collectives were featured in in-depth artist portraits distributed on social media and on guggenheim. Org, offering visitors a closer look into each artist's artistic practice. A series of tours, lectures, and films were presented in conjunction with the exhibition, as well as an education brochure promoting public events and trus. (6) guggenheim abu dhabi will be located in the cultural district of saadiyat island in abu dhabi, the capital of the united arab emirates (uae). Designed by internationally renowned architect frank gehry, the future museum will house its own major modern and contemporary art collection and present special exhibitions that will include works from srgf's extensive collection. In november 2016, srgf announced that the second exhibition featuring works from the guggenheim abu dhabi collection would open in abu dhabi at manarat al sadiyaat in march 2017.