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- Thomas Krens (born December 26, 1946) is the former director and Senior Advisor for International Affairs of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City. From the beginning of his work at the Guggenheim, Krens promised, and delivered, great change, and was frequently in the spotlight, often as a figure of controversy. During his 20-year tenure as director he expanded the Guggenheim globally by enlarging and raising the profile of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy, and then building the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain (1997), Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, Germany (1997, ended 2013), the Guggenheim Las Vegas (2001, closed 2003) and Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, also in Las Vegas, (2001, closed May 2008), Guggenheim Guadalajara, Mexico (cancelled in 2009, originally to open 2011), and the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, currently under development. Krens spearheaded spectacular exhibitions such as The Art of the Motorcycle and ambitious shows covering the art of entire countries, including China and Brazil. As director, Krens increased the Guggenheim’s endowment from US$ 20 million to US$ 118 million. Krens was succeeded as director of the Guggenheim Foundation by Richard Armstrong, formerly the chief curator and director of the Carnegie Museum of Art and a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. (en)
- Thomas Krens, né le 26 décembre 1946 à New York (États-Unis), est l'ancien directeur de la Fondation Solomon R. Guggenheim à New York. Durant son mandat de vingt ans, de 1988 à 2008, Thomas Krens a fait évoluer de manière conséquente la fondation et le musée, ce qui lui a valu d'être mis à l'honneur mais également de devenir un objet de controverses. Il a reçu le Prix Spécial du Meilleur Mécène à la Biennale d'Architecture de Venise en 2000, l'Award du Meilleur Directeur Culturel par l'American Federation of Arts et l’ordre de l'Aigle aztèque au Mexique. (fr)
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- Thomas Krens, né le 26 décembre 1946 à New York (États-Unis), est l'ancien directeur de la Fondation Solomon R. Guggenheim à New York. Durant son mandat de vingt ans, de 1988 à 2008, Thomas Krens a fait évoluer de manière conséquente la fondation et le musée, ce qui lui a valu d'être mis à l'honneur mais également de devenir un objet de controverses. Il a reçu le Prix Spécial du Meilleur Mécène à la Biennale d'Architecture de Venise en 2000, l'Award du Meilleur Directeur Culturel par l'American Federation of Arts et l’ordre de l'Aigle aztèque au Mexique. (fr)
- Thomas Krens (born December 26, 1946) is the former director and Senior Advisor for International Affairs of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City. From the beginning of his work at the Guggenheim, Krens promised, and delivered, great change, and was frequently in the spotlight, often as a figure of controversy. Krens was succeeded as director of the Guggenheim Foundation by Richard Armstrong, formerly the chief curator and director of the Carnegie Museum of Art and a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. (en)
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