Guggenheim

I had a little more French exploring to do once I returned to Les Etats-Unis. I learned while studying Daniel Buren, that he had once done a display in the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. His display featured a large suspended poster, classically striped in black &white. It hung from the dome ceiling straight through the center of the museum. The Guggenheim interior is built with spiraling floors around the exterior. The viewer must face away from the open center to view the art. When Daniel Buren’s piece was hung, visitors didn’t know which way to turn to view the art. The vertical stripes played a contrast to the circular floors and when standing perpendicular to the striped piece, it seemed to disappear entirely.

When we visited the Guggenheim, we jumped onto a free tour of the museum. Our guide was a animated high school art history teacher and told us the secrets behind the exterior of the Guggenheim and the featured exhibit. I’d recommend the tour—it’s a little over an hour and you learn a ton about the museum!