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include Masking Identities , Transcending the Spiritual ,
Belonging to a Memory, Modes of Expression, Ambiguous
States of Realities and States of Transformation . Some of the
galleries are devoted to individual artists with site-specific
installations of great spatial and experiential dimensions, like
those by Christian Boltanski or Francesco Clemente, while
others highlight singular series from the Collection like those
of George Baselitz or Alex Katz. Other rooms show works that
experiment with materiality and the notions of mythology,
symbolism, or history, such as those by Joseph Beuys and
Anselm Kiefer, or they emphasize performative and corporal
manifestations through subject, technique, and material, like
the works of Yves Klein and Yoko Ono. In other cases, there
are groups of works that also converge under broader themes El Anatsui. Rising Sea, 2019 Aluminum and copper wire 800 x 1400 cm. Guggenheim
that expand the possibilities of narrative, with examples by Bilbao Museoa. © El Anatsui, Bilbao, 2022
Miquel Barceló, Jenny Holzer, Abigail Lazkoz, Juan Luis Moraza,
Ellsworth Kelly. Yellow Curve I, 1972, Oil on canvas 170,2 x 341 cm. Guggenheim
Juan Muñoz, Ernesto Neto, Javier Pérez, Antonio Saura, Julian Bilbao Museoa. © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Schnabel, and others.

MARKING HISTORY – THIRD FLOOR
This display features two cornerstones of the Guggenheim
Museum Bilbao: the architecture of Frank Gehry and a
selection of works that individualize key moments in the
history of art after World War Two.
With the clear ambition of amplifying both art and architecture,
the diaphanous and luminous spaces on the upper floor
of the Museum are celebrated through some of the most

Eduardo Chillida. How Profound is the Air (Lo profundo es el aire), 1996, Alabaster outstanding pieces in its Collection, which are reinstalled to
94 x 122 x 124 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa. © Eduardo Chillida, Guggenheim reveal the original nature of the building after opening the
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skylights and removing the interior partitions added over the
James Rosenquist. Flamingo Capsule, 1970, Oil on canvas and aluminized Mylar course of time.
290 x 701 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa © James Rosenquist, Guggenheim Marking History is inspired both by the works of individual
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artists and by the artistic movements that are so well
reflected in the Collection through avant-garde figures whose
contributions were decisive in their field.
Each gallery thus offers an opportunity to see the work of a
single artist or of several who explore similar concerns. The
works of Cristina Iglesias and Sol LeWitt will be shown in
spaces designed for specific installations, while other rooms
will house thematic displays. The first, dedicated to post-war

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