Image creditTaryn Simon, One little room on fire, 2026 (detail). Archival inkjet print and two text panels in acrylic frames, overall dimensions variable. © 2026 Taryn Simon

At a glance

A vast Guggenheim rotunda installation turns images, text, video and sculpture into a spiralling map of power, memory and America.

Why go

Taryn Simon’s Guggenheim exhibition premieres a new body of work made for the museum’s full Rotunda, bringing never-before-seen photographs, texts, videos and sculptures into one interactive installation during the 250th anniversary year of the United States.

You'll see

New photographs · Text works · Video · Sculpture · Interactive rotunda installation · Image-based storytelling

Pace of visit

Large, immersive and information-rich; the installation fills the Rotunda and asks visitors to choose their own path through the work.

Don't miss

The use of the Guggenheim’s spiral Rotunda itself, where Simon’s narrative unfolds through the architecture rather than inside a conventional gallery.

Artlovers Tip

Don’t try to “solve” the exhibition in one route. Simon’s work often builds meaning through accumulation, gaps and connections, so follow one thread first, then circle back.

One of the New York contemporary shows Artlovers would actively plan around for autumn 2026.

Inside the exhibition

Meet the artist

Description

Taryn Simon. Father Country I Do Love You is on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, United States, from 18 September 2026 to 14 March 2027. The exhibition premieres a new project by Taryn Simon, the New York–born artist known for combining photography, text, sculpture and performance with deep research into systems, secrecy and classification.

The Guggenheim presentation brings together never-before-seen photographs, texts, videos and sculptures in a single interactive installation that occupies the entire Frank Lloyd Wright Rotunda. Rather than offering one fixed route, the project allows visitors to move through a large constellation of images and narratives, following their own pathways through the material.

Its timing gives the exhibition a sharper historical charge. Presented during the 250th anniversary of the United States, the work gathers personal, political and cultural fragments into a spiralling structure. Simon’s subject is not only America, but the hidden forces, stories and images that shape how a country imagines itself.

Exhibition

Taryn Simon | Father Country I Do Love You

Upcoming

Contemporary Art
Film PhotographyPhotographySculptureVideo Art
Documentary

Artlovers relevance

60-90 mins

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

New York, United States

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