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Henri Michaux: The Other Side
Henri Michaux Untitled, 1981 Acrylic, India ink, and pencil on paper 500 x 650 mm Private collection © Archives Henri Michaux, VEGAP, Bilbao, 2018
february 2– may 13, 2018 galleries 305, 306, and 307 curated by manuel cirauqui This exhibition is designed as a select survey spanning six decades of visual work by Henri Michaux (b. 1899, Namur, Belgium; d. 1984, Paris), an unclassifiable figure in 20thcentury art and literature and an object of worship for prominent artists like Francis Bacon and Asger Jorn. Starting with Michaux’s earliest experiments with drawing and gouache in the 1920s and 1930s, this show explores his many stages of experimentation until his last works on canvas from the early 1980s. Organized in close collaboration with the Michaux Archives in Paris, this exhibition presents more than 200 works, including numerous never-before-seen works on paper and archival material, along with holdings from important public and private collections. Henri Michaux: The Other Side is the first major exhibition of this author’s works at a Guggenheim institution since the retrospective held by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1978.
TALK ON JULIÁN DE AJURIAGUERRA AND HENRI MICHAUX thursday , february
22, 6:30 pm Joseba Mikel Aguirre Oar, a disciple of Julián de Ajuriaguerra, will talk about the relationship between this Bilbao-based psychiatrist and the French artist and poet Henri Michaux. Ajuriaguerra assisted Michaux in his experiments with the controlled consumption of mescaline, as the artist later reported in his book Miserable Miracle. venue :
Auditorium tickets: free at the Admissions desk and on the website
PRIZE DRAWING FOR 25 DOUBLE INVITATIONS TO THE EXHIBITION OPENING Log in at www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en (Join & Support/ Museum Members/Private Area) to find out if you are one of the 25 Members who will receive a double invitation to attend the opening of the exhibition
Esther Ferrer, Spatial Projects on Wall series, 1977–78. Mural and thread, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. © Esther Ferrer, VEGAP, Bilbao, 2018
Esther Ferrer: Intertwined Spaces march 16– june 10, 2018 gallery 105 curated by petra joos Esther Ferrer (b. 1937, Donostia/San Sebastián), a pioneer and one of the leading representatives of performance art in Spain, began to participate in the activities of the ZAJ group with Walter Marchetti, Ramon Barce, and Juan Hidalgo in 1967, and since then she has worked in action art as her main medium, even though in the 1970s she went back to creating staged photographs, installations, drawings, paintings based on the series of prime numbers or ∏, and objects. Her oeuvre began during the 1960s and falls within the Minimalist and Conceptual Art movement. Other influences were Stéphane Mallarmé, Georges Perec, John Cage, and Fluxus as its leading figures—as well as of the feminist movements of the time. Throughout her extensive career, Ferrer has participated in numerous action art festivals and has presented works at numerous museums. She has also won multiple awards: in 1999, she was one of the Spanish representatives at the Venice Biennale; in 2008, she was awarded with the National Fine
Arts Prize; in 2012, she received the Gure Artea Prize from the Basque Government; and in 2014, she was awarded the MAV (Women in Visual Arts) Prize, the Marie Claire Award in Contemporary Art, and the Velázquez Fine Arts Prize. This thematic exhibition is dedicated almost exclusively to installations that have never been seen before.
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GUIDED TOURS FORMEMBERS ONLY FREE GUIDED TOURS* [reservations required] Get the inside scoop on our temporary exhibitions during the free guided tours for Members only. Art and Space tuesday , february 6 5:15 pm [basque], 5:45 pm [spanish], 6:15 pm [spanish] friday , february
9 5:15 pm [basque], 5:45 pm [spanish], 6:15 pm [spanish] sunday , february
11 11:30 am [basque], 12 noon [spanish], 5:15 pm [spanish] Henri Michaux: The Other Side tuesday , february 20 5 pm [basque], 5:45 pm [spanish], 6:30 pm [spanish] friday , february
23 5 pm [basque], 5:45 pm [spanish], 6:30 pm [spanish] sunday , february
25 11:30 am [basque], 12:15 pm [spanish], 5:15 pm [spanish] Esther Ferrer: Intertwined Spaces tuesday , april 17 5 pm [basque], 5:45 pm [spanish], 6:30 pm [spanish] friday , april
20 5 pm [basque], 5:45 pm [spanish], 6:30 pm [spanish] sunday , april
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11:30 am [basque], 12:15 pm [spanish], 5:15 pm [spanish] meeting point : Group admissions desk, five minutes before the tour
LAGUNARTEAN* During your lunch break or the last hour of the afternoon, enjoy a guided tour through the recently inaugurated exhibitions, followed by lunch or dinner at the Bistro Guggenheim Bilbao. You’ll be among friends. 15: Henri Michaux: The Other Side 12: Esther Ferrer: Intertwined Spaces
thursday , february thursday , april
2–4 pm €20 Members, €30 non-Members. Includes guided tour and lunch 7–10 pm €30 Members, €40 non-Members. Includes guided tour and dinner * Dates may change according to demand and availability of the service. (Check out dining options at www.guggenheimbilbao.eus/en)
PRIVATE TOUR FOR INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS Guided tour led by the curators of each exhibition, a unique chance to learn firsthand about the secrets behind the shows and the reason the pieces were chosen. For more information on the activity, please call the Museum Members Department.
SHARED REFLECTIONS* Discover the latest exhibitions, the behind-the-scenes installation process, and other curious details about each show on these special tours led by Museum professionals.
CURATORIAL VISION Henri Michaux: The Other Side wednesday , february 14 Manuel Cirauqui, exhibition curator Esther Ferrer: Intertwined Spaces wednesday , april 11 Petra Joos, exhibition curator
KEY CONCEPTS Henri Michaux: The Other Side wednesday , february 21 Luz Maguregui, Education Coordinator Esther Ferrer: Intertwined Spaces wednesday , april 18 Marta Arzak, Associate Director of Education and Interpretation meeting point :
Information desk 6:30–7:30 pm tickets : €2 Members, €3 general public (Museum admission not included); only available on the website. Maximum: 20 people per group; minimum: 8 time :
*Sponsored by Fundación Vizcaína Aguirre
EXPRESS TOURS Free express tours that convey the art contents in a specific, dynamic way. Check topics and languages at the Information desk. Limited capacity (max. 20 people; no prior reservation; first come, first served). Free activity with Museum admission. Length: 30 min.
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RECITAL TEXTS OF HENRI MICHAUX thursday , april
26, 7 pm Henri Michaux’s written work played a prominent role in his artistic career. Enjoy a literary evening with the poetry reciters from Poetalia, who will delight us with readings of a selection of texts from Michaux’s travel notebooks, poems, and short stories. venue :
Auditorium €2 Members, €4 general public; available at the Admissions desk and on the website Programming subject to change
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ON STAGE ART AFTER DARK [+18] friday, february
16, march 16, and april 20, 10 pm–1 am One Friday a month, the Museum opens late in the evening so the public can enjoy the exhibitions and live sessions by international DJ’s at an unusual time of day. venue :
Atrium €9 Members, €13 general public; available at the Admissions desk and on the website. For adults 18 and over (ID required); limited capacity further information : on the Museum website tickets :
Esther Ferrer. Things (Las cosas). View of the performance. Festival Le Lieu, Quebec (Canada), 1990. © Esther Ferrer, VEGAP, Bilbao, 2017. Photo: F. Bergeron
ENCOUNTER WITH ARTISTS ESTHER FERRER wednesday , march
14, 6:30 pm Artist Esther Ferrer, a pioneer in performance art in Spain, will talk about her exhibition and creative process with Petra Joos, exhibition curator and curator of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. venue :
Auditorium free, at the Admissions desk and on the website
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AUDIOVISUALS LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES! [+18] wednesday , february
28, march 28, and 25, 6:30 pm Practice your English in a relaxed setting with the collaboration of the British Council. Watch original versions of documentaries, short films, and excerpts from feature-length films related to artists or different creative disciplines and then discuss them with the help of teachers from the British Council. Check the listings on the website! april
MICHAEL SNOW
venue : Zero Espazioa
thursday , march
Admissions desk and on the website. Free for Museum Members and British Council students (ID required); €3 general public. Maximum: 30 people; minimum 8 (recommended: intermediate level of English or above)
22, 6:30 pm Michael Snow, one of the key figures in experimental film and video installation, and Manuel Cirauqui, curator at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and of the Film & Video Gallery, will talk about the art of the Canadian artist and his works included in Closed Circuit. venue :
Auditorium free, at the Admissions desk and on the website
tickets :
tickets : available one week before each session at the
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PARTNERSHIPS BOS BOS SEASON CONCERTS 3–4 R. Wagner: Los maestros cantores, overture G. Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn, selection R. Wagner: Parsifal, selection Johannes Martin Kränzle, baritone Erik Nielsen, conductor
march
COURSE “APPROACHING ART” INITIATION COURSE INTO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART tuesday 6-8 pm
Continuing with the series Approaching Art, art critic and exhibition curator Juan Bosco Díaz Urmeneta, will teach a course with a more informative than academic approach targeted at individuals who want to know more about the basic conceptual issues and references in the sphere of contemporary art. program and calendar:
Module II: Contemporary Spaces, Problematic Spaces – Responding to a Society that has Lost Spaces of Refuge february 6: Installation and Public Art february 20: Non-places: An Art for Anonymous Spaces march 6: Body and Place march 20: A Place on the Web
Module III: From the Museum to the Archive — New and Traditional Forms of Artistic Memory april 17: Museum Aprex and Crisis: From the Splendor of the
Louvre to the Critique of Marcel Broodthaers
may 8: Museum and Ethnography may 22: Museum and Gender june 5: The Archive venue : Educational Space. Limited capacity: min. 20
people, max. 50
price per module : €120 Members, €150 general
public. The course is organized into modules, so participants may register only for the modules they are interested in
tickets: Euskalduna Admissions desk
20% discount for Museum Members. Maximum: two tickets per card
TEATRO ARRIAGA 2–3: Akram Khan Company: Until the Lions Akram Khan draws from the Kathak dance, originally from India, and contemporary dance to tell the story of Amba, a princess kidnapped on her wedding day and stripped of her honor, who invokes the gods to seek revenge.
march
2–3 16–18: Three Women by Sylvia Plath A moving poem in three voices with motherhood as its core theme.
march
18: Play: An und aus by Roland Schimmelpfennig The action takes place in a small hotel where three couples are staying. What happens, both inside and outside the hotel, is the product of surreal imagery.
april
tickets: Teatro Arriaga box office
25% discount for Museum Members. Maximum: two tickets per card
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ZINEGOAK FESTIVAL [+18] wednesday , february
14, 6:30 pm Screening of the documentary by British filmmaker Randall Wright on David Hockney, whose portraits are on view until February 25 in Gallery 105. This activity is part of the programming of 3.2.1 Zinegoak, whose activities precede the 14th edition of the Zinegoak Festival (LGTBI). venue : Auditorium
tickets : free; available at the Admissions desk
and on the website. Original version in English with subtitles in Spanish. For adults 18 and over
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC LIVE BROADCAST Enjoy the upcoming live broadcasts of prominent concerts by the Philharmonic of Berlin, organized in collaboration with Berlin Digital Hall via an agreement with the Philharmonic Society of Bilbao. Upcoming concerts*: • saturday, february 24, 7 pm Piano concert with Daniel Barenboim, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. • saturday, march 3, 7 pm Daniel Harding conducts Gerald Finley. Concert introduction by Patricia Sojo at 6:30 pm. • sunday, april 8, 5 pm Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Parsifal by Richard Wagner. • friday, april 27, 8 pm Alan Gilbert conducts Wenzel Fuchs on the clarinet. Concert introduction by Patricia Sojo at 7:30 pm. venue :
Auditorium program and free tickets available at the Admissions desk and on the website. Programming subject to change
tickets :
CONCERT BRASS ENSEMBLE OF THE J.C. ARRIAGA CONSERVATORY tuesday , march
13, 6 pm Concert featuring the brass ensemble from the J.C. Arriaga Conservatory, whose members will perform pieces by composers from different historical periods and nationalities, from Johann Sebastian Bach and Thomas Tallis to John Williams, Akira Toda, and Coldplay, among others. venue :
Atrium free activity with Museum admission
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LORALDIA FESTIVAL: ETORKIZUNAK HARRAPATUTA sunday , march
25, 12:30 pm The 4th edition of the Loraldia Festival, which supports Basque cultural production, concludes its programming with music, literature, and bertsos by Josu Goiko, Arantxa Urretabizkaia, Joserra Senperena, Maialen Lujanbio, and Uxue Alberdi. venue :
Auditorium €6 Members, €10 general public; available at the Admissions desk and on the website
tickets :
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WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN CREATIVE EXPERIENCES saturdays and sundays ,
10:30 am and 5 pm Participative tours of the exhibitions reinforced with creative experiences. ages :
3–5 and 6–11 €2.50 Members, available at the Admissions desk and on the website. Check the information on more children’s workshops and activities on the website
price :
SPIDER WORKSHOPS [members only] Fun, creative experiences with Bourgeois’s sculpture and its symbolism. saturdays and sundays : march 17 and 18 [ basque ]; march 24 and 25 [ spanish ] ages :
price :
3–5 and 6–11 free
BOOKS ALIVE! saturdays and sundays ,
11:30 and–1:30 pm In the Museum Library, stories come to life through activities held in English involving listening, singing, speaking, and even dancing. ages :
3–11 years €2.50 Members, €5 general public; available at the Admissions desk and on the website
price :
BABY ART sundays ,
10:30 am–12:30 pm The Museum becomes a place of stimuli and games where adults and babies share aesthetic experiences. ages :
6–36 months price : €6 Members, €8 general public; available at the Admissions desk and on the website
ARCHITECTURE LABORATORY II saturdays ,
11:30 and–1:30 pm This course, which is a continuation of the first one, is a fun, multidisciplinary approach to architecture which will allow participants to create fun, unexpected buildings and cities. third quarter : april 14, 21, and 28; may 5, 12, 19, and 26; and june 2, 9, 16, and 23. ages : 5–10 years
price (quarter): €55 Members, €77 general public.
Max.: 15 children per group. Registration open from April 3
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TRIPS march 16–19 Seville. Year of Murillo (for all Members) april 18–22
Flanders: ART BRUSSELS (for all Members) may 14–17 ARCO LISBOA (International Members only)
We will welcome the spring with a three-day getaway to Seville, where we will enjoy the new tour of the 14 Murillos of the Cathedral, visit several of the city’s palaces, and discover the collection of the NMAC Foundation, a private museum space located in Vejer de la Frontera which is devoted to contemporary art and studying the relationships between art and nature. Dovetailing with the Art Brussels fair, in April we will discover the land of the Flemish masters and the region of Flanders. We will conclude our trips during the first half of the year in May during the ARCO LISBOA fair with a visit to the city of seven hills, where we will discover the creative process of artist Joana de Vasconcelos, whose works will be on display in the Museum starting in June. more information: Oiane Salazar, tel. +34 944 359
081 and on the website
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