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The Guggenheim Museum hasn’t necessarily been my favorite place over the years — its most recent transgression being Barney’s hopelessly overblown Cremaster Cycle, which took over the place for a seemingly interminable period of time this past summer. Fortunately, the smaller exhibits are still quite enjoyable, most notably the recent Klee and Kandinsky, which takes geometry places you’d never imagine.

The exhibit is admittedly a bit Kandinsky-leaning but Klee gets his fair share in. The juxtaposition of Kandinsky’s explosive images against Klee’s softer but most unusual pastels and intense layering is quite striking. Worth seeing, but perhaps not worth the full $15 admission charge. Fortunately, that fee allows you can grab an eyeful of Rosenquist’s politically minded pop art as well. :-)

For those moved by Kandinsky and his synesthetic landscapes, Rez is a must. Inspired by Kandinsky’s work, this game allows players to dynamically collide sound and visual in intense new ways.

While I’m at it, I may as well point out an exploration of geometries of a different sort that was at the Drawing Center through the end of last year. There, Mark Lombardi’s work took visitors on a tour through politics on a global scale via gorgeous arcs and circles linking the most unlikely of participants in an exhibit entitled Global Conspiracies. Subjects included Watergate, the Pope, Iran-Contra, and others. Striking, powerful stuff.

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