After four years, we are still trying to find our footing here, ... But we are committed to a high-level of programming and not just a repetition of masterpieces.

Will people come to see brand name exhibits? Yes. Will they people come to see exhibits with a more scholarly intent? We will have to see, ... This is the fastest growing city in the U.S. So our play here is for the long term.

Hopefully, it will bring some people who have seen the exhibit in New York to Las Vegas, and people from Las Vegas to New York.

We've been talking about this for a while and the time was right. Lisa will have a greater hand in developing the museum, and I will have less of the day-to-day managerial responsibilities in New York.

For 27 years, Lisa Dennison has proved to be one of the Guggenheim's greatest assets, ... She has a rare combination of curatorial expertise, managerial skills and proven fundraising ability. This promotion is richly deserved.

The elegance, power and authority to make it a valuable contribution to the scholarship of this country.

We think that he is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, living American artist, and this piece and our commitment to Richard is a reflection of that.