| 69 cija dolaranakonštojeBendžaminGugenhajmpotonuo sa Titanikom. Mesto u čamcu ustupio je svojoj ljubavnici. To je znao čitav Njujork i Pegina majka. Tako je Pegi sa samo 13 godina preživelaprvi skandal, ukojemjebilasamo posmatrač. Ostale je u životu stvarala sama. I uživala je u tome. Preko svog rođaka, pisca i slikara u pokušajuHaroldaLabaPegiseveomaranoupoznalasageneracijommladihAmerikanaca, onomizgubljenom, okojoj jepisao Hemingvej. Bili su tomladi umetnici, koji su sazreli tokom Prvog svetskog rata. Sprijateljilasesaslavnimpiscem FrensisomSkotomFicdžeraldomi fotografom Alfredom Štiglicem. A Štiglic ju je uveo u svet Sezana, Matisa, Pikasa... Ali šta će Pegi uNjujorku kadaumetnostnastajeuFrancuskoj?Seli se u Pariz. Tamo je imala kratku vezu sa Semjuelom Beketom, slavnim piscem i dramaturgom. Proveli su zajedno samo 12 dana, ali Beket je uspeo u svojoj nameri. Objasnio joj je damora dazaboraviumetnostkakvuzna,dazaboravi realizam. IPegi ga jeposlušala. Živelajesaumetnicima,bili sujoj ljubavnici, izdržavalaihje, mrzela, ali je njihova dela obožavala. Postala je prava boemskakraljicaevropskeumetnosti. Ratje1940.godinekucaonavrata Evrope, a Pegi nije znala šta će sa kolekcijom. Molila je Luvr za pomoć. Odgovor ju je šokirao: slikesusuvišemoderne i nezaslužujudabudusačuvane. Luvr je tog časa odbioKandinskog,Mondrijanija,Miroa,Dalija,Brankuzija…OpčinjenaVenecijomkupilajepalatuVenierdei Leoni na Velikom kanalu i narednih 30 godina ostala u njoj. Nastavila je da pomaže umetnike. Upravo je ona otkrila Džeksona Poloka. Pegi nije želela da samo ona uživa u delima.Otvorila jevratasvojekućeuVeneciji zaposetioce1951. godine, i tood apriladooktobra.Živela jenaVelikom kanalu, okruženalepotomi svojimpsima. Preminula je 1979. Palata je tada postala deo Gugenhajmove porodice muzeja, a od 1985. otvorena je tokom svih 12 meseci godišnje. Ifyou ndyourself inVenice,halfwaybetween SantaMaria della SaluteChurch and Accademia Bridge, there on the Grand Canal, you will feel incredible vibrations close tothe18th-centuryPalazzoVenierdeiLeoni. TheHouseofPeggyGuggenheim, apoor littlerichgirl, aseducerwithathousandlovers and awomanwho adored scandals andwho,morethananything, loved Cubism, SurrealismandExpressionism. Today it houses her collection of modern art, which is open to the public. Marguerite Peggy Guggenheimwas born in NewYork in 1898 to a family of millionaires. She had everything but a father. She inherited from him her love of painting, scandalsandanannualmaintenance income of $22,500, after Benjamin GuggenheimwentdownwiththeTitanic–givinghisplaceinalifeboat to his mistress. The whole of NewYork knew that... as did Peggy’s mother. And so, at the age of just 13, Peggy survived her rst scandal, in which shewasmerelyanobserver. Shecreatedtherestof thescandals inher life on her own…And she enjoyed doing so.Throughher cousin, writer andwannabepainterHaroldLoeb,Peggybecameacquaintedveryearlyonwiththegenerationof youngAmericans; that lostgenerationabout whichHemingwaywrote.ShebefriendedfamouswriterF.ScottFitzgeraldandphotographerAlfredStieglitz.AndStiglitz introduced her to theworldof Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso... But what would Peggy do inNewYork, when art is created in France? She moved to Paris. There she had a brief relationship withfamousnovelistandplaywrightSamuelBeckett.Theyspentonly12days together, but Beckett succeeded inhis intentions. He explainedtoher that shehadtoforgetartas sheknewit, toforget realism.AndPeggy listenedtohim.Withwarknockingonherdoor in Europe in 1940, Peggy didn’t knowwhat to do with her collection. She begged the Louvre for assistance, andreceivedashockinganswer: thepicturesaretoomodernand don’tdeservetobesaved.At that instant the Louvre refused Kandinsky, Mondrian, Miró, Dali, Brâncuși et al. Fascinated by Venice, she bought the PalazzoVenierdei Leoni ontheGrandCanal andremainedthereforthenext30years.She continuedassistingartists. Shewas theone whodiscoveredJacksonPollock.Shesawhim working forherunclesahumblecarpenter. Shemadeamajorexhibitionforhimin1950 at her home in Venice. Just a glance from her was enough to introduce the world to a painterwhowouldhave a powerful in uenceonmodernartof the20th century. Peggydidn’twant toenjoyherworksalone. She openedthedoorsofherVenicehometovisitors in1951, fromApril toOctober. She lived on the Grand Canal, surrounded by beauty and her dogs, and passed away in 1979. The Palazzo then became part of the Guggenheim family museum, and since 1985 it has been open to the public during all 12 months of the year. Er Srbija leti 4 puta nedeljno iz Beograda za Veneciju Air Serbia ies 4 times a week from Belgrade to Venice 1.55’ Marco Polo Trajanje leta Aerodrom Flight time Airport Peggy didn’t want to enjoy her works alone. She opened the doors of her Venice home to visitors in 1951 Pegi nije želela da samo ona uživa u delima. Otvorila je vrata svoje kuće u Veneciji za posetioce 1951. godine iStok / zoom-zoom
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