Not my pic, I could not get a good shot of the entire building so borrowing this one.

This flower covered dog is called "Puppy." It's a permanent exhibit in front of the museum.

Dropping this in so it's clear how big "Puppy" is.

Looking up into the atrium of the museum. It's very hard to capture all the unique aspects.

The museum has several large architectural elements outside, including a bridge and a tower.

This one was interesting, changing through the day as the sun hits it or not, and the reflection.

Large moving ticker tape like digital art exhibit. Two stories high.

I think my favorite exhibit were these huge steel sculptures- called Matter of Time by Serra.

You walk through these sculptures to experience them, this one felt like being inside a wave to me.

Serra sculptures from above. They take up one big room.

Each of Serra's pieces has a slightly different finish/markings.

This is Roy Lichtenstein's Girl with Tear. There were a few pieces by him.

This is from a Ghanaian artist, all made from discarded bottle tops and bottle labels.

There were several Warhol pieces on display.

This was cool- Room you went into with mirrors, sound, lights-supposed to be artist's hallucinations

This artist wanted to "build connections between the objects, the viewer, and the environment."

A glimpse of the sculpture of mama spider (eggs can be seen under her).

Modern Art at the Guggenheim Museum

June 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao (northern Spain). The building was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry and was opened in 1997. The building itself is a work of art and it alone is worth a visit. The museum has both permanent and temporary modern art exhibits inside and outside the building. While neither of us are knowledgeable about or big modern art fans we felt we could not pass up visiting the iconic museum. We signed up for a guided tour which was a great way to learn about the various exhibits and the artists. There were some exhibits we found to be outlandish and others I really enjoyed (Cal not so much).
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