The Peggy Guggenheim Collection presents "Postwar ERA: A Recent History" with a special homage to painter Jack Tworkov and tribute to sculptor Claire Falkenstein. Drawn from the collection of Peggy Guggenheim as well as acquisitions by the Guggenheim Foundation after her death, the works on view—some of which are infrequently exhibited—will be grouped and matched based on theme, style, and affinity. The exhibition draws on a sensibility that goes beyond canonical art movements and trends, comparable to the refined approach that Peggy Guggenheim learned and cultivated through her activity as a far-sighted and vanguard collector. This context also offers insight into the work of two artists in the foundation’s collection: Jack Tworkov (1900–82) and Claire Falkenstein (1908–97).
Read MoreThe Butler Institute of American Art is pleased to present a major survey, Jack Tworkov: Important Paintings from the '70s. Organized by curator Jason Andrew, this exhibition features signature works by this noted American painter including a major painting on loan from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. A curator talk and preview with be held on October 10 at 2pm. The exhibition will open to the public on October 11 with a reception to the public from 1-3pm. The exhibition continues through December 20. For additional information please visit: The Butler Institute of American Art.
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Jack Tworkov, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Guggenheim Museum, abstract expressionism, Art of Another KindThis summer The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will present a ground breaking exhibition Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction and the Guggenheim, 1949–1960, June 8-September 12. Drawn from the Guggenheim's holdings, Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction and the Guggenheim, 1949–1960 celebrates this vital period in the museum's history leading up to the inauguration of its Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building in October 1959. In 1953, Sweeney aptly summarized the postwar prognosis: "Yesterday is not quite out of sight; tomorrow is not yet clear in view. But the atmosphere of vitality is unquestionable."
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