Vasily Kandinsky at the Guggenheim (New York City)
Let’s face it. The days of Sheep’s Meadow sunbathing are over – it’s already bone chilling cold up here in New York City. So if you’re looking for a warm (and weird) diversion, head over to the Guggenheim for a historic event. From September 18, 2009 to January 13, 2010, the museum is featuring a full-scale retrospective of the Russian visionary artist, Vasily Kandinsky. Abstract art exhibits do tend to be hit or miss, but I implore you to give this one a shot.
Kandinsky’s pieces are about the relationship between art and music – no prizes to guess why we are such big fans here at Aliveasart. Behind each painting is a sense of freedom like the one felt upon hearing a random string of notes, and it is such conceptual contributions to the course of abstract art that the Guggenheim highlights in this survey of Kandinsky’s work.
It was in fact Vasily Kandinsky who first inspired Solomon Guggenheim to establish his museum. So it is not by chance that this exhibit coincides with the Guggenheim’s 50th anniversary celebration. The next First Friday would be a perfect time to make a trip. Put it in your calendars – I hope to see you there!
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A dear friend of mine brought some visitors from Britain to see the Kandinsky exhibit at last week’s Guggenheim First Friday. Here were his thoughts: http://bit.ly/49mq7a.
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