Artwork: Spread from Rrose is a Rrose is a Rrose: Gender Performance in Photography.
Art books are a luxury few can easily afford, as they cost a pretty penny—and then some. But now, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum changes the game by releasing 200 free art books online.
Also: The Vast Treasures of the Met Now Available in the Public Domain
Consider this your introduction to the history of modern art, as the collection presents some of the finest out of print monographs and exhibition catalogues spotlighting the works of the great artists of the twentieth century including Jenny Holzer, Francesco Clemente, Mark Rothko, Robert Raucshenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Alexander Calder, Francis Bacon, and Pablo Picasso, to name just a few.
In addition to fine art, the collection also includes books on the art of the motorcycle and the work of fashion designer Giorgio Armani, as well as investigations of Chinese art, Aztec art and Latin American painters—there is truly something for everyone.
Crave has compiled a selection of titles to get you in the mood for a day in a virtual library that can be all your with the touch of a button.
Miss Rosen is a journalist covering art, photography, culture, and books. Her byline has appeared in L’Uomo Vogue, Vogue Online, Whitewall, The Undefeated, Dazed Digital, Jocks and Nerds, and L’Oeil de la Photographie. Follow her on Twitter @Miss_Rosen.
Guggenheim Museum Art Books
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
Published for the exhibition Giorgio Armani, held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Musem, New York, October 20, 2000-January 17, 2001 and at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain, March 12-August 26, 2001.
Two different covers have been created for this catalogue. One of them features photographs by Tom Munro. The other, a special edition, is covered with fabric chosen by Giorgio Armani. -
The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, June 26-September 12, 1998
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
Issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Oct. 8, 1993-Jan. 16, 1994, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Jan. 30-Apr. 3, 1994 and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, May 26-Sept. 5, 1994.
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
Mark Rothko, 1903-1970: A Retrospective
Based on the retrospective exhibition presented at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 27, 1978-January 14, 1979; and elsewhere.
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
Catalog of an exhibition organized by Lisa Dennison, and held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 8, 1999-January 9, 2000, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, February 14-June 4, 2000.
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
On the Spiritual in Art by Wassily Kandinsky
The first complete English translation of Kandinsky’s seminal monograph and treatise of modern art.
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
Picasso and the War Years, 1937-1945
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Oct. 10, 1998-Jan. 3, 1999 and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Feb. 5-Apr. 26, 1999.
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
Rrose is a Rrose is a Rrose: Gender Performance in Photography
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, January 17-April 27, 1997.
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
In/sight: African Photographers, 1940 to the Present
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, May 24-September 29, 1996.
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The Guggenheim Releases 200 Free Art Books Online
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, December 12, 1989-February 11, 1990.
