Major Gego exhibition begins in New York’s Guggenheim

Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt) — Gego: Measuring Infinity, March 31-September 10, 2023, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY

The New York Guggenheim Museum has begun showing a major exhibition of works by the German-Venezuelan artist Gertrud Goldschmidt, known as Gego.

The New York Guggenheim Museum has begun showing a major exhibition of works by the German-Venezuelan artist Gertrud Goldschmidt, known as Gego.About 200 works by the artist, who was born in Hamburg in 1912 and died in 1994, went on display on Friday in the museum’s famous rotunda halls.

“Gego is one of the most significant artists to emerge from Latin America during the second half of the twentieth century,” the museum said.

Fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939, she immigrated to Venezuela, where she settled permanently.

“Tracing a markedly individual artistic path, Gego defied categorization,” the museum said.

She became known for her geometric and kinetic sculptures, many of which from the 1950s to the 1990s are on display at the Guggenheim alongside photos of installations and public works, sketches and letters.

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