An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is at once a vital cultural center, an educational institution, and the heart of an international network of museums.
Read MoreVisitors can experience special exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, lectures by artists and critics, performances and film screenings, classes for teens and adults, and daily tours of the galleries led by museum educators. Founded on a collection of early modern masterpieces, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum today is an ever-growing institution devoted to the art of the 20th century and beyond.
The festival locates the East not on a map but the other side of human consciousness.
Thirty-two Asian American and Pacific Island artists have been nominated for the inaugural prize.
Partly inspired by a visit to the Guggenheim, the Golden Lion-winning work hasn't yet been shown outside Europe.
The Paris museum described the show as 'the first all-encompassing exhibition' of the German expressionist giant.
