One Last Celebration Of Its Fiftieth, At The Guggenheim

The Guggenheim's last and final exhibition commemorating its fiftieth anniversary showcased some mind-boggling submissions from imaginations from across the globe.  Probably in homage to the famous structure's architect Frank Lloyd Wright, "...the Guggenheim Museum invited nearly two hundred artists, architects, and designers to imagine their dream interventions in the space for the exhibition Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum." {+}

I wasn't surprised to see a fair share of freaky visuals, but most of them were pretty tame.  I'm onto the Gugg; the museum regularly showcases the most disturbing selections along one wall in the annex where they usually house these special exhibitions.  It would behoove me to just ignore that wall altogether.  Moving on...My favorite submission was of a forest planted in the atrium with its tallest trees majestically reaching out past the dome of the structure into a starry Manhattan night.  That last part, the starry Manhattan night bit, might be all in my head but I don't really mind because the image is still quite mesmerizing.  [Sighing...] I don't retain much these days.  My visit wasn't even that long ago, just last Tuesday, nearly a week ago.  A mushy brain makes for inaccurate memories.

Regardless, it was a beautiful day and a pleasant hour in the old neighborhood.  I wish I hadn't been so pressed for time.  I was in the perfect mood to finally sit for a coffee and rich dessert at the Café Sabarsky on the ground floor of the Neue Galerie down the street.  Maybe next time I'll feel the urge again.