Guggenheim exhibit explores the forms of space
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Todd Heisler/The New York Times
‘The Shapes of Space,” the Guggenheim Museum’s spirited if sometimes disjointed display of works from its collection, might almost be titled “Welcome to the 21st Century.”
Its accomplishments are several:
It puts on view many of the museum’s latest acquisitions. While a 1913 Mondrian is the show’s earliest work, nearly half were acquired after 2000.
It allows two young assistant curators and one curatorial assistant - Ted Mann, Nat Trotman and Kevin Lotery - to spread their wings, under the supervision of Nancy Spector, the museum’s chief curator.
It shows the Guggenheim, under Lisa Dennison, its director, trying to look like a museum and make active use of its collection, rather than functioning mostly as a kunsthalle dedicated to traveling blockbusters.
Read full article (International Herald Tribune, 20 July 2007)
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