Brian Robinson wrote:

> The Guggenheim has opted to repaint the structure after the current 
> restoration effort because the painted surface is what everyone has 
> grown accustomed to seeing.

Brian,

I have been called to bid on stuff at the G for the last 20 years. Lots 
of invitations, no weddings. Most recent was a year or so ago when a 
Belgian crew of climbers thought that they could repaint the place for 
like $20,000 in 2 weeks. The first thing that they did was call the 
painter's union and offer to teach them to hang from ropes in exchange 
for a few painters out of the hall. Not such a smart move. I talked them 
into running away. They thought it would be their intro to the American 
market. What the G wanted was a really quick-cheap paint job for some 
sort of museum program related milestone... it had nothing much to do 
with conservation or repair or finding a solution to the long-term 
issues w/ the cracking concrete. This was previous to the current 
restoration effort. If we live long enough we will see it restored once 
again w/in the next 20 years.

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