Thomas Krens (pronounced /ˈkrɛnz/; born December 26, 1946) is the former director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City, and currently the Guggenheims's Senior Advisor for International Affairs, overseeing the completion of the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. 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 controv...
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Thomas Krens (pronounced /ˈkrɛnz/; born December 26, 1946) is the former director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City, and currently the Guggenheims's Senior Advisor for International Affairs, overseeing the completion of the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. 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), the Guggenheim Las Vegas (2001, closed 2003) and Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, also in Las Vegas, (2001, closed May 2008), Guggenheim Guadalajara, Mexico (to open 2011), and the Abu Dhabi expansion (due to open 2012). Krens spearheaded spectacular exhibitions such as The...
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