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ADOLPH GOTTLIEB. A RETROSPECTIVE
September 4, 2010–January 9, 2011
curated by Luca Massimo Barbero
The exhibition surveys the art of the American artist Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974): from his initial paintings of Surrealist influence, to his expressionist and abstract works. The popularity of Gottlieb derives from his invention of a visual language more basic and universal than written language, purged of symbols with historical precedents. His Pictographs are images of what appear to be archaic symbols in irregular grids; his Bursts and Landscapes are symbols of cosmic and universal, as well as uniquely aesthetic value. The show includes sketches, prints and sculptures. The exhibition has been organized in partnership with the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, New York. It includes loans from the American Contemporary Art Gallery, Munich, various private collections, as well as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Musée National d’Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou), and the Museum Frieder Burda.
A. Gottlieb, Burst 1973, 1973
Acrilico e smalto su tela. Collezione Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, New York.
© Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, NY, NY/by SIAE 2010
THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION TURNS 30 YEARS
January 1–December 31, 2010
Every summer, from 1951 to 1979, Peggy Guggenheim opened her collection of modern art to the public. Easter 1980, a few short months after Peggy Guggenheim’s death (December 23, 1979), Palazzo Venier dei Leoni reopened its doors under the management of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. It has become the most important museum in Italy for European and American art from the first half of the 20th Century. In 2010, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the museum with a series of meetings and events, looking ahead with the spirit of openness and innovation that has always characterized the last dogaressa, Peggy Guggenheim.
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