Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorb., 2, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain
As you enter the top floor gallery that houses the exhibition: ‘Gerhard Richter: Seascapes’ at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, you would be forgiven for feeling a sudden melancholic jolt. Review by William Davie
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorb., 2, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain
What becomes apparent in the latter stages of the exhibition is a sense that many of the exhibition’s themes collapse into one another. 2008 is painted as a pivotal moment where the Beijing Olympics act as an affirmation of China’s ascent to global power, yet the Sichuan earthquake happened only a month before. Review by Stan Portus
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorb., 2, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain
The rationale behind this blockbuster-style show is that the movement was a multifaceted group phenomenon, involving artists from all mediums and practices, and spanning the East to West Coast of America. Prominent names such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko or Willem de Kooning are not typically associated with group shows; rather represented in large-scale solo retrospectives dedicated to exploring their individual oeuvres. The exhibition is a major feat; most of these works haven’t been seen in tandem since 1959. Review by Philomena Epps
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorb., 2, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain
‘Francis Bacon: From Picasso to Velázquez’ at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is conceivably one of the most significant Bacon exhibitions to date. It features a number of works on which little is known and some that have never been exhibited. Review by Dr Rina Ayra
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorb., 2, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
This exhibition at the Guggenheim Bilbao showcases some of the most important figures and works of the short period between 1900 and 1945. While lightly stocked, it manages to convey the richness and complexity of the time. Review by Betsy Porritt
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorb., 2, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
Anneka French reviews an exhibition of Louise Bourgeois' sculptural 'Cells', finding works that are finely-tuned and probing enquiries into autobiographical emotion and experience.
Guggenheim Bilbao, Avenida Abandoibarra, 2 48009 Bilbao, Spain
'Now's the Time', a major retrospective of drawings and paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat is reviewed by Anneka French.
Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, Avenida Abandoibarra, 2 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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Anneka French reviews a retrospective of Niki de Saint Phalle, finding that the best of the artist’s works draw deeply from the intensity of her personal experiences.
