Senga Nengudi, Water Composition I, 1969–70/2018. Photo: Midge Wattles and Ariel Ione Williams © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Museums & GalleriesUpper East Side

By Way Of: Material and Motion in the Guggenheim Collection

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Description

Modern and contemporary art frequently bypass traditional creative practices in favor of experimentation. This show, covering the 1960s and beyond, shows a number of works from the museum’s collection—including artists such as Pier Paolo Calzolari, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz and Gilberto Zarrio that were part of the Arte Povera movement—that exemplify this direction of breaking away from the studio.  

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Location

Guggenheim New York

1071 Fifth Ave. Manhattan, NY, 10128

Features

Accessibility
Large Print
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
Type
Museums
Modern Collections
Photography & Media
International Collections
Contemporary Collections

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