- John Chamberlain in his studio, 2011
- Photo: Robert McKeever
  Courtesy Gagosian Gallery
- Ultima Thule, 1967
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve
- Galvanized steel
  64 — 44 — 36 inches (162.5 — 111.8 — 91.4 cm)
  Private collection
- Penthouse #50, 1969
- Photo: David Heald
- Watercolor and resin on paper
  5 — 6½ — 4½ inches (12.7 — 16.5 — 11.4 cm)
  Dia Art Foundation
- Shortstop, 1957
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: David Heald/Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Painted and chromium-plated steel and iron
  58 — 44 — 18 inches (147.3 — 112 — 45.7 cm)
  Dia Art Foundation
- Fantail, 1961
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: Jerry L. Thompson
- Painted and chromium-plated steel
  70 — 75 — 60 inches (178 — 190.5 — 152.4 cm)
  Collection of Jasper Johns
- Dolores James, 1962
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: David Heald/Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Painted and chromium-plated steel
  72 1/2 — 101 1/2 — 46 1/4 inches (184.2 — 257.8 — 117.5 cm)
  Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- Lord Suckfist, 1989
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: Courtesy The Pace Gallery
- Painted, chromium-plated, and stainless steel
  83 3/4 — 57 — 56 in. (212.7 — 144.8 — 142.2 cm)
  Bayerische StaatsgemaÌ ldesammlungen
- Untitled, ca. 1960
- Photo: Kristopher McKay
- Paper, metal, painted and printed tin-plated steel, printed paper
  fabric, and paint on painted fiberboard
  12 — 12 — 5½ inches (30.5 — 30.5 — 14 cm)
  Private collection
- Installation view: John Chamberlain: Choices
- Photo: David Heald
  © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  February 24 - May 13, 2012
- Installation view: John Chamberlain: Choices
- Photo: David Heald
  © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  February 24 - May 13, 2012
- Installation view: John Chamberlain: Choices
- Photo: David Heald
  © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  February 24 - May 13, 2012
- SPHINXGRIN TWO, 2010
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve
- Aluminium
  192 7/8 x 165 3/8 x 145 5/8 inches (490 x 420 x 370 cm)
  Private collection
- C’ESTZESTY, 2011
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Painted and stainless steel
  238 x 67 x 67 inches (604.5 x 170.2 x 170.2 cm)
  Private collection
- ROSETUXEDO TWO, 1986/2007
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Painted aluminium
  81-1/8 x 76 3/4 x 55-1/8 inches (206 x 195 x 140 cm)
  Private collection
- Installation view: John Chamberlain: Choices
- Photo: David Heald
  © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  February 24 - May 13, 2012
- Whirled Peas, 1991
- © 2011 John Chamberlain / ARS
  Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Painted, chromium-plated, and stainless steel
  139 1/2 x 75 x 48 1/2 inches (354.3 x 190.5 x 123.2 cm)
  Private collection
- Divine Ricochet Music Series
- Design by Chips NY
- Grouper/Juliana Barwick: Friday, April 13
  Cold Cave: Friday, April 27
  Zola Jesus: Thursday, May 10
- Grouper
- April 13
- Photo: Liz Harris
- Julianna Bariwck
- April 13
- Photo: Jody Rogac
- Cold Cave
- April 27
- Photo: Austin Durant
- Zola Jesus
- May 10
- Photo: Angel Caeballos

Art :: April 13, 2012

John Chamberlain: Choices

WORDS - COURTNEY PORKOLÁB, PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE GUGGENHEIM

Tonight the Guggenheim kicks off Divine Ricochet, a three-part series of live music accompanying John Chamberlain’s Choices exhibit on view at the museum through May 13^th, 2012. Known for his sculptures crafted from automobile parts and often referred to as the 3-D Abstract Expressionist, the series is inspired by elements typical of Chamberlain’s work—poetic fusion, chaotic riffing, explosive color and sublime assemblage—and embodied by the contemporary, boundary pushing musicians selected to perform.

Divine Ricochet commences with Brooklyn-based Juliana Barwick and Grouper’s site specific performance Violet Replacement, comprising long-form ambient pieces; followed by the experimental dark wave synth pop of Cold Cave on Friday, April 27; and ending with the haunting voice of electro-goth songstress Zola Jesus joined by composer JG Thirlwell and the Mivos Quartet on Thursday, May 10.

Doors open at 8:30 pm for all shows and guests are invited to view the exhibition before the performances, which start at 10 pm in the museum’s famed Frank Lloyd Wright–designed rotunda.

Tickets

Tickets are priced at $22 for members and $27 for nonmembers. Get yours here!