Simply entering the Guggenheim museum was an experience. The building seems to almost open up because of how small the entrance is compared to the rest of the building. You look up and see the tall roof and notice that you can’t even see any artwork. Looks like Frank Lloyd Wright’s intention to put the focus on the building first worked.

The first exhibition that I saw was ZERO: Countdown to tomorrow, which was interesting given the amount of advertisements I saw on the exhibition during my time on the 4 train. This first exhibition was full of abstract and conceptual art full of arts such as Yves Klein to Jesus Rafael Soto. It was a really unique group of works due to the strangeness of the pieces. For example, Klein’s work didn’t have any physical piece. When I asked the tour guide for the reason, he stated that the original piece actually was Klein smoking next to the piece and the smoke itself was meant to the piece. It was difficult to find out what the pieces meant but they were definitely interesting to look at.

The second exhibition I saw was Wang Jianwei’s Time Temple. I was not a big fan of the wooden piece that the artist created, mostly because it was difficult for me to appreciate it since I neither understood the piece’s intention nor did I find the piece aesthetically pleasing. However, I found the painting incredibly beautiful. The contrast between the acrylic and oil paint was cool to see as was the decision to portray the painting was four different connected parts of an actual painting.

The final exhibition I saw there involved modern Indian art, specifically focusing on the art of Vasedeo Gaitonde. This final exhibition was difficult to see simply because of how worn out the paintings were as well as because of how abstract the pieces were. Most pieces used extremely dark colors, making it difficult to notice any details on the paintings. While the pieces were created using interesting tools, I personally did not enjoy the paintings. Altogether, I had an enjoyable time at the Guggenheim. Perhaps the next time I see an advertisements on a new exhibition for the Guggenheim in the subway, I might actually go to the museum.