A Carol Bove survey will fill the entirety of the Guggenheim Museum’s iconic Frank Lloyd Wright–designed rotunda in 2026.
The Bove show was announced on Wednesday by the New York institution, which also revealed that Taryn Simon has been tapped to take over the rotunda once Bove’s exhibition ends. Also set for 2026 is a show called “Guggenheim Pop” that will feature works by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, and other members of the Pop art movement, alongside contemporary inheritors to them, such as Maurizio Cattelan, Lucia Hierro, and Josh Kline.
Bove’s show, which opens March 2, 2026, features 25 years’ worth of work, including early drawings and the recent metal sculptures for which she is now best known. Those sculptures often feature vividly colored bars that appear crushed and twisted, and act as meditations on notions of weight and weightlessness. Monumental works in this format memorably appeared in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s facade in 2021.
The Guggenheim show, curated by Katherine Brinson, is being billed as Bove’s first-ever museum survey. It’s her biggest exhibition since defecting from David Zwirner to Gagosian, which also represents Simon, whose show opens after the close of Bove’s in August 2026.
The museum is largely keeping details of Simon’s exhibition—opening September 18, 2026, and running into March 2027—under wraps. Known for photo-based projects examining the circulation of images and ideas, Simon will “gather a massive constellation of images around a sweeping narrative that spirals through the space,” the museum said, noting that her show opens in the same year that the US turns 250. “Visitors will choose their own pathways through the whirlwind Simon has assembled.” Curator Nat Trotman is organizing the show.
“The Guggenheim’s mission is to provide a platform for understanding and enjoying modern and contemporary art of the most inspiring caliber,” said Guggenheim director and CEO Mariët Westermann in a statement. “Our 2026 exhibitions do just that, celebrating the profound contributions of American artists to global culture—the Guggenheim way.”
