Guggenheim Museum - Motorcycles in the Art of the Motorcycle Exhibition, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: Motorcycles in The Art of the Motorcycle Exhibition, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Roper steam velocipede, Honda CB750, MV Agusta F4 series, BSA Rocket 3/Triumph Trident, Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede, Harley-Davidson Sportster, Daimler Reitwagen, Velocette Venom, Moto Guzzi Le Mans, Ducati 916, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Norton Manx, Honda Super Cub, Kawasaki GPZ900R, Suzuki Katana, Triumph Bonneville T120, Yamaha V-Max and VMAX, Learning Through Art, BMW K100, Brough Superior SS100, BMW R80G/S, BMW R1200C, Hildebrand & Wolfmuller, Sunbeam S7 and S8, Vilnius Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, Ducati 750 Imola Desmo, Crocker Motorcycles, Vincent Black Shadow, Ariel Square Four, BMW R32, BSA Gold Star, Matchless G50, Triumph Speed Twin, Britten V1000, Triumph Twenty One, Harley-Davidson Model 7D, Bohmerland, Benelli 750 Sei, Boogie-Doodle, Triumph X-75 Hurricane, Ner-a-Car, Megola, Guggenheim Guadalajara, Yamaha GTS1000, Cyclone. Excerpt: The Art of the Motorcycle was an exhibition that presented 114 motorcycles chosen for their historic importance or design excellence in a display designed by Frank Gehry in the curved rotunda of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, running for three months in late 1998. The exhibition attracted the largest crowds ever at that museum, and received mixed but positive reviews in the art world, with the exception of some art and social critics who rejected outright the existence of such a show at an institution like the Guggenheim, condemning it for excessive populism, and for being compromised by the financial influence of its sponsors. The unusual move to place motorcycles in the Guggenheim came from director Thomas Krens, himself a motorcycling enthusiast, suppo...