Guggenheim 2026 exhibitions include Carol Boff survey, Taryn Simon project
A survey by Carol Bove will fill the Guggenheim Museum’s iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda in 2026.
On Wednesday, the New York institution announced the Bove exhibition and revealed that Taryn Simon has been appointed to take over the Rotunda after the Bove show ends. There is also an exhibition called “Guggenheim Pop” in 2026, which will feature works by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and other members of the Pop Art movement, as well as their contemporary successors such as Maurizio Cattelan, Lucia Hierro and Josh Kline.
Bove’s exhibition, opening on March 2, 2026, features 25 years of her work, including early paintings and the recent metal sculptures for which she is now best known. The sculptures often feature brightly colored bars that appear crushed and twisted, and serve as a meditation on the concepts of weight and weightlessness. In 2021, a monumental work of this form graced the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s impressive facade.
The Guggenheim exhibition, curated by Katherine Brinson, is billed as Bove’s first museum survey. This is her largest exhibition since joining Gagosian from David Zwirner, who also represents Simon, whose exhibition will open in August 2026 after Bove’s show.
The museum is keeping details of Simon’s exhibition (which opens September 18, 2026, and runs through March 2027) largely secretive. Simon, known for photo projects that examine the spread of images and ideas, will “assemble a vast collection of images centered around narratives that swirl throughout the space,” the museum said, noting that her exhibition opens the same year as the United States’ 250th birthday. “Visitors will choose their own path through the whirlwind Simon has assembled.” Curator Nat Trotman is organizing the exhibition.
“The Guggenheim’s mission is to provide a platform for the understanding and appreciation of the most inspiring modern and contemporary art,” Guggenheim Director and CEO Mariët Westermann said in a statement. “Our 2026 exhibitions do just that, celebrating the profound contributions of American artists to global culture, the Guggenheim way.”
