frank lloyd wright: from within outward exhibition opens at the guggenheim, nyc

frank lloyd wright with a model of the solomon r. guggenheim museum, new yorkcourtesy guggenheim museum

fifty years after the realization of frank lloyd wright’s renowned design, the solomon r. guggenheim museum is celebrating the golden anniversary of its landmark building with the exhibition frank lloyd wright: from within outward, co-organized by the guggenheim foundation and the frank lloyd wright foundation.

the exhibition which opened on friday brings together sixty-four projects designed by one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, including privately commissioned residences, civic and government buildings, religious and performance spaces, as well as unrealized urban mega-structures. presented on the spiral ramps of wright’s museum through a range of mediums; including more than 200 original frank lloyd wright drawings, many of which are on view to the public for the first time, as well as newly commissioned models and digital animations. it will be on view until august 23, 2009.

spiral gallery at the guggenheim museum

hillside theater curtain, spring green, wisconsin, 1952 (fabricated 1955) entrance into the exhibition hillside theater curtain, spring green, wisconsin, 1952 (fabricated 1955) entrance into the exhibition ‘from within outward’ exhibition throughout the various levels model of the gordon strong automobile objective, sugarloaf, maryland, 1924 -1925 the gordon strong automobile objective was conceived by frank lloyd wright as a project for businessman gordon strong to provide views on the summit of the sugar loaf mountain and serve as an objective for short motor trips. the spiraling roadways, cantilevered to allow full views, were supported by a vast dome 150 feet in diameter. under the dome wright proposed a planetarium, to be surrounded by a circular gallery containing aquaria and natural-history exhibits.

model of the gordon strong automobile objective, sugarloaf, maryland

model of the gordon strong automobile objective, sugarloaf, maryland model of johnson wax headquarters, 1936-1939 the johnson wax headquarters was built with over 200 types of curved red bricks and used glass tubing in its interior. perhaps one of the most known sections of the headquarters isthe ‘great workroom’ , an open area with no internal walls constructed with steel reinforced ‘lilypad’ like columns.

johnson wax headquarters – ‘great workroom’

solomon r. guggenheim museum, new york, new york, 1943 – 59, perspective. ink and watercolor on art paper © 2009 the frank lloyd wright foundation

edgar j. kaufmann house,’fallingwater’, mill run, pennsylvania, 1934 – 37, perspective. graphite pencil and colored pencil on paper. © 2009 the frank lloyd wright foundation

unity temple, oak park, illinois, 1905 -08, perspective. ink and watercolor on art paper © 2009 the frank lloyd wright foundation

herbert jacobs house #1, madison, wisconsin, 1936 -37, perspective. colored pencil and sepia ink on paper © 2009 the frank lloyd wright foundation

the living city (unbuilt project), u.s.a., 1958, perspective. graphite pencil on paper. © 2009 the frank lloyd wright foundation