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whose work can be seen in another of the galleries. These
artists of diverse origins created works that have their own
artistic vocabulary, although all show a constant interest in
reflecting contemporary events of their respective periods
and using popular culture as a raw material. Also included
in the presentation is the latest acquisition to have joined
the Collection, Rising Sea . This expansive metal sculpture by
the African artist El Anatsui reveals a unique focus through
a global contemporary aesthetic. The artist develops an
innovative technique for converting liquor bottle caps into
Anselm Kiefer. Only with Wind, Time, and Sound (Nur mit Wind, mit Zeit und mit large metal sculptures. He works with a community of people
Klang), 1997 Acrylic and emulsion on canvas. 470 x 940 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao to flatten, twist, and crush this material, and afterwards to
Museoa. © Anselm Kiefer, Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa, Bilbao, 2022
stitch the aluminum elements together with copper wire to
Jean-Michel Basquiat. Man from Naples, 1982 Acrylic and collage on wood 124 create panels that are joined to form monumental sculptures.
x 246,7 x 3,5 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa. © Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat, Rising Sea is one of the artist’s most recent and largest pieces,
VEGAP, Bilbao, 2022
and one of the seven unique monochrome metal sculptures
he has created to date. Its place in Marking History serves as
an example of contemporary sculpture that transcends the
division between culture and medium.

abstraction in New York, brings together the works of Willem
de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner, Clifford Still, Robert
Motherwell, and Ellsworth Kelly, pointing to some of the
most significant voices of a period when a radical vocabulary
based on abstract expression was developed. Another of the
galleries offers us the chance to observe the evolution of
abstract expression toward new languages that developed in Yves Klein. Large Blue Anthropometry (ANT 105) [La grande Anthropométrie
the decades from 1960 to 1980 through artists recognized for bleue. (ANT 105)], ca. 1960. Dry pigment and synthetic resin on paper, mounted on
canvas 287,8 x 430 x 4 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa © Yves Klein, Guggenheim
their experimentation with new materialities, the incorporation
Bilbao Museoa, Bilbao, 2022
of silkscreen, and the use of text in the artistic work. Among
them are artists like John Chamberlain, Cy Twombly, Robert Robert Motherwell. Phoenician Red Studio, 1977, Acrylic and charcoal on
canvas 218,44 x 487,68 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa. © Robert Motherwell,
Rauschenberg, Sigmar Polke, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa, Bilbao, 2022
next room highlights the way in which selected Spanish
artists approach abstraction and its evolutions through
works by Eduardo Chillida, Jorge Oteiza, Antoni Tàpies, Pablo
Palazuelo, Cristina Iglesias, and Juan Uslé. The result is a
stimulating meeting of artists from different generations with
distinct languages who display shared concerns about space
and materials. An interest in the mass media and popular
culture has been a source of inspiration for artists like James
Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, Gilbert & George, and Jeff Koons,

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