New Gonzalez-Torres Acquisition Installed on Occasion of Museum's 50th Anniversary

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (Golden), 1995. Strands of beads and hanging device, dimensions variable. © The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation Photo: Thorsten Monschein, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.


NEW YORK, NY.- On October 2, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened Paired, Gold: Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Roni Horn, an exhibition that brings together two important works from the permanent collection for the first time and illuminates the profound artistic connection between Felix Gonzalez-Torres (b. 1957, Guáimaro, Cuba; d. 1996, Miami) and Roni Horn (b. 1955, New York). Suspended from the ceiling, “Untitled” (Golden) (1995) by Gonzalez-Torres is a shimmering curtain of golden beads and acts as a site of passage, opening onto Horn’s delicate, gold floor piece Gold Field (1980–82). Organized by Nancy Spector, Chief Curator with Lauren Hinkson, Assistant Curator for Collections, Paired, Gold is on view through January 6, 2010. ... More