Guggenheim collection: 1940s to now

While I was visiting Melbourne in September, I took in the National Gallery of Victoria’s exhibition of 68 artworks from the Guggenheim Collection.

Much of the exhibition featured the ‘big hits’ of modern art by Pollock, Lichtenstein, Warhol, Giacometti and Judd. Although familiar, it was still a rare experience to see such iconic pieces in Australia.

But the highlight for me was Matthew Barney’s extraordinary Cremaster Cycle films, played simultaneously on five screens suspended from the ceiling arranged in a circle. Wandering from film to film draws you into a glossy, fantasy world of surrealist eye-candy.

Visit Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now and The Cremaster Cycle