The Sackler Center for Arts Education is a gift of the Mortimer D. Sackler Family. Endowment funding is provided by The Engelberg Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, The Elaine Terner Cooper Foundation, and the Esther Simon Charitable Trust. Educational activities and/or public programs are made possible in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, and The Hilla von Rebay Foundation. Funding is also provided by Deutsche Bank; the Edith and Frances Mulhall Achilles Memorial Fund; the Sidney E. Frank Foundation; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Guggenheim Partners, LLC; the Windgate Charitable Foundation; the Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation; the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust; and The Barker Welfare Foundation. Additional support from the Gap Foundation; the Jane A. Lehman and Alan G. Lehman Foundation; the Martha Gaines and Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation; Con Edison; the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Inc.; and the Henry E. Niles Foundation, Inc. is gratefully acknowledged. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation thanks the members of the Education Committee for their support.

SUMMER 2015 FAMILY PROGRAMS

For more information and to register, visit guggenheim.org/families

June 14: Step-by-Step Explore works of art where the artist’s process is important.

July 12: A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That View works of art made with unique materials.

July 19: Art Tells a Story Discover works by artists interested in telling stories.

July 26: What a Character! Interact with some real characters on view in our art.

Aug 2: Start a Story Use your imagination to create stories inspired by the artworks on view.

Aug 9: Medium Cool Explore works of art made from a variety of different materials.

SUMMER SUNDAY FAMILY TOURSSundays, June 14; July 12, 19, 26; August 2, 9, 10:30 am–noon

For families with children ages 5 and up. Explore exhibitions through family-oriented tours that incorporate conversation and creative hands-on gallery activities.Registration required. $20 per family (includes museum admission and tour for 2 adults and up to 4 children), $15 members, FREE for Family members and Kids Club members.

Guggenheim FAMILY and KIDS CLUB MEMBERS enjoy these programs for FREE.

For more information, visit the Membership Desk, Store, or guggenheim.org/join, or call 212 423 3535.

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EIn this exhibition you will see over 100 works of art made in the past 25 years (most have been created in the last 10 years!). What connects these works is each artist’s interest in telling stories.

Use this Guide to create your own stories inspired by the artwork on view.

This exhibition is supported in part by Culture.pl and the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation.

The Leadership Committee for Storylines: Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim is gratefully acknowledged for its support, with special thanks to Rachel and Jean-Pierre Lehmann and Chair Roberta Amon as well as to Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson, Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer, Gladstone Gallery, Greene Naftali Gallery, Michael S. Lee, Nancy and Woody Ostrow, Sarah Arison, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, Denise LeFrak Calicchio and John Calicchio, Linda and Gregory Fischbach, Courtney and Scott Taylor, and the International Director’s Council.

Additional funding is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts and The Polish Cultural Institute New York.

cover: Agnieszka Kurant, Phantom Library, 2011–12 (detail). Embossed canvas, silkscreen on paper and cardboard, thermochromic pigment on paper, gold leaf, silver leaf, and offset print on paper, 112 books, edition 3/3. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Purchased with funds contributed by the Young Collectors Council, with additional funds contributed by Michael S. Lee, Sihien Goh, and Stephen J. Javaras, 2014.126. © Agnieska Kurant. Photo: Jean Vong. Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York INSIDE: Maurizio Cattelan, Daddy, Daddy, 2008. Polyurethane resin, steel, and polyurethane paint, edition 1/1. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Anonymous gift 2012.3. © Maurizio Cattelan. Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF), New York. Mark Manders, Room with Reduced Chair and Camouflaged Factory, 2003 (detail). Powder-coated steel, wood, alkyd, ceramic, cast aluminum, upholstered chair, clothes, shoes, and contact-lens case. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Purchased with funds contributed by the International Director’s Council 2013.65. © Mark Manders. Photo © Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York. Ryan McGinley, Sam (Ground Zero), 2001. Chromogenic print, face-mounted to acrylic, edition 5/6. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Purchased with funds contributed by the Young Collectors Council 2007.36. © Ryan McGinley. Taryn Simon, Chapter XV (from A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII), 2011 (detail). Thirty one inkjet prints on two panels and panel with text, A.P. 1/3, edition of 4. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, Michael and Jane Wilson 2013.52 © Taryn Simon. Photo courtesy Gagosian Gallery. Installation view: Agathe Snow: All Access World, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, 2011. Photo: Mathias Schormann. Pawel Althamer. Installation view: Pawel Althamer: Almech, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, October 28, 2011–January 16, 2012. Photo: Mathias Schormann

Sculptures by Agathe Snow on Ramp 4.FIND interesting objects in the artwork.SEARCH for the artworks that feature these characters.

Sculptures by Paweł Althamer on Ramp 5.

Snow creates these sculptures from debris she finds on the street to which she adds paint, plaster, and other materials such as a wheelbarrow, parachute fabric, papier-mâché, foam, plastic, and pieces of wood. Can you find any other materials? How can materials tell a story?

Take time to explore these sculptures. Imagine they are all props or illustrations for a story. Could they be from a fairytale, adventure, horror, fantasy, science fiction, romance, history, or comedy?

Althamer created these sculptures based on people he saw in the gallery where he was exhibiting—and making!—the artworks from this series. What do you notice about these portraits?

Make a quick sketch of someone you see in the museum today. Try to create a “gesture drawing.” These drawings, which are done quickly, are more about showing movement and a first impression than about showing details. Your drawing may not look exactly like that person.

TIP: Take a pencil and keep your eyes on the person you are drawing. Let your pencil move across the paper and draw what you see without looking down.

Look closely and notice as much as you can about them: their shapes, colors, and even the space around them or the way they are presented in the museum. Use the boxes below to capture what you see.

GAME 1: CHARACTERS GAME 2: OBJECTS GAME 3: TITLES

GAME 4: REAL LIFE CHARACTERS

Create a story or poem that includes the objects.

What would the title of this story be?