Carol Bove's Guggenheim Survey Reimagines Frank Lloyd Wright's Iconic Rotunda
From March 5 to August 5, 2026, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York will host Carol Bove's inaugural survey exhibition. The artist, originally from Switzerland, transforms Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral rotunda through a collection of installations, paintings, and works on paper that span over 25 years. This exhibition introduces two new series: large-scale steel "collage sculptures" and aluminum panels mounted on walls. Displayed in reverse chronological order, it showcases recent sculptures alongside pieces from the early 2000s. Notably, six polished aluminum disks, designed for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's facade in 2021, ascend within the rotunda. Bove also features works by Bruce Conner, Agnes Martin, and Édouard Vuillard, as well as a mural by Joan Miró and Josep Llorens Artigas.
Key facts
- Carol Bove's first museum survey exhibition runs from March 5 to August 5, 2026 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York
- The exhibition features over 25 years of work, including two new bodies: steel "collage sculptures" and aluminum panel works
- Displayed in reverse chronology, with large-scale steel works below and fragile early pieces at the top
- Includes six polished aluminum disks originally created for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's facade in 2021
- Incorporates works by Bruce Conner, Agnes Martin, and Édouard Vuillard alongside Bove's own
- Reveals a 1965–67 mural by Joan Miró and Josep Llorens Artigas unseen for over 23 years
- Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Guggenheim building in 1943, but it wasn't completed until 1959
- The Guggenheim now welcomes 1.3 million visitors annually
Entities
Artists
- Carol Bove
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Alberto Giacometti
- Bruce Conner
- Agnes Martin
- Édouard Vuillard
- Joan Miró
- Josep Llorens Artigas
- Paul Goldberger
- Katherine Brinson
- Solomon R. Guggenheim
- Harry F. Guggenheim
- Alicia Guggenheim
- Emma Jacob
- David Heald
- Maris Hutchinson
- Dan Bradica
Institutions
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Museum of Non-Objective Painting
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Tate Britain
- Palais de Tokyo
- Venice Biennale
- Swiss Pavilion
- David Zwirner
- Aesthetica Magazine
- EPW Studio
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Berkeley
- California
- Dallas
- San Francisco
- Paris
- France
- Venice
- Italy