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Ikiré Jones. Idumota Market, Lagos 2081 A.D., from the series Our Africa 2081 A.D., 2014. Digital print, 35 x 45 cm. © Olalekan Jeyfous [vigilism.com] & Walé Oyéjidé [ikiréjones.com]
Making Africa A Continent of Contemporary Design october 30, 2015– february 21, 2016 second floor curated by amelie klein and petra joos Making Africa — A Continent of Contemporary Design showcases works from a diverse range of creative fields: object and furniture design, graphic arts, illustration, fashion, architecture, urban planning, art, craft, film, photography, and digital and analog approaches. These works deliberately occupy the gray areas between disciplines, and yet they provide concrete answers to the question of what 21st-century design can and should achieve. More oriented toward the process than the result, these creations make bold statements about the future and, at the same time, forge a link to the mid-20th century, when a young generation celebrated its liberation from colonialism and self-assuredly claimed its place in the world and its right to a promising future. Throughout Making Africa, examples of art and design from that era are juxtaposed with recent works. However, the exhibition does not claim to paint a complete picture of design in Africa: with 54 nations, more than 2,000 languages and cultures, and one billion inhabitants, the continent is simply too large, too complex, and too diverse.
What the show offers instead is a new story, one that perhaps has not yet been told. It is one possibility among many ways of looking at Africa and, in this regard, it is an invitation to embrace a brand-new perspective. An exhibition of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Vitra Design Museum
Amelie Klein and Petra Joos in Conversation wednesday , october
28, 6:30 pm
The show’s curators, Amelie Klein and Petra Joos, will discuss the development of the exhibition and the African continent from a new perspective. venue : Auditorium. Free tickets now available at the admissions desk and on the website.
During the final days of the exhibition installation, two artists included in the show will be creating a graffiti piece in the Atrium.
Alex Katz, 10:30 am, 2006 Oil on linen 365.8 cm × 487.7 cm Courtesy of the artist © vegap, Bilbao, 2015
Alex Katz, This Is Now october 23, 2015– february 7, 2016 gallery 105 curated by michael rooks and petra joos Alex Katz (b. Brooklyn, 1927) is a painter whose work is both fixed in the canon of postwar American art and in the vanguard of painting today. He emerged in the 1950s as a figurative painter in an age of abstraction. However, while rejecting Abstract Expressionism’s abandonment of imagery, Katz embraced its energy and formal logic. Katz sought to achieve a fast, physically active painting inspired by Jackson Pollock, whose allover compositions were a revelation. He described his goal as the pursuit of capturing
Prize draw for 25 double invitations to the Alex Katz reception Log in at www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/en (Join & Support/ Museum Members/Private Area) to find out if you’re one of the 25 museum members who will receive a double invitation to attend the opening night reception for this exhibition. The lucky winners will receive their invitations by mail. in collaboration with:
“quick things passing” in his work. Painting in what is now considered a signature style characterized by flattened planes of color, shallow pictorial space, and lean, reductive, but acutely descriptive lines, Katz strove to convey the appearance of things as they are both felt and perceived in the “present tense,” the now. Although best known for his portraits, Katz has painted landscapes both inside the studio and outdoors since the beginning of his career. Alex Katz, This Is Now explores the evolution of landscape in Katz’s career over the last 25 years. Exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, in collaboration with the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Alex Katz and Michael Rooks in Conversation wednesday , october
21, 6:30 pm
Michael Rooks, curator of the exhibition and Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, will talk with Alex Katz about the presentation of his works in Gallery 105. auditorium : Free tickets now available at the admissions desk and on the website.
Collectors’ Works Now on Sale Thanks to the close relationship it maintains with the artists represented in its Permanent Collection, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is able to offer its members the possibility of purchasing high-quality works by prestigious contemporary creators, produced exclusively for the museum, at advantageous prices. Acquire this piece by Alex Katz and benefit from special conditions offered to Members of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Further information at www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/en (Join & Support/ Museum Members) or the Museum Store/Bookstore. Black Hat (Vincent), 2010 Medium: engraving printed from 2 wood blocks Image size: 43.45 x 44.45 cm; paper: Yamada Hanga #3 Natural; edition: 50 numbered prints + 7 A.P. + 3 P.P. Price (incl. VAT): Honor and International Members: €1,541; Individual Members: €1,840; General public: €2,300
Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection november 27, 2015–april 3, third floor curated by lucía agirre
2016
Since its inception, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has worked to assemble a collection of significant works of art from the mid-20th century to the present day. Many of the 130 pieces that now comprise this collection stand out as icons of the contemporary era; when they were first unveiled, they made a strong impression, and over the years they have grown in stature, becoming veritable landmarks in the history of contemporary art. Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection offers visitors a chance to contemplate some of these highlights in an exhibition that juxtaposes Mark Rothko’s luminous Untitled (1952–53) with the unmistakable bright blue tone patented by Yves Klein that dominates his Large Blue Anthropometry (ANT 105) (ca. 1960), and Andy Warhol’s repeated use of the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe in One Hundred and Fifty Marilyns (1979) with Robert Rauschenberg’s highly expressive Barge (1962–63) and Cy Twombly’s Nine Discourses on Commodus (1963). Sculpture is present in the form of notable pieces by Basque masters Eduardo Chillida and Jorge Oteiza, set in their international context, and other
major European and American artists like Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter and Clyfford Still and Jean-Michel Basquiat are also represented in this selection of the collection’s most important works.
Eduardo Chillida, How Profound Is the Air (Lo profundo es el aire), 1996 Alabaster, 94 x 122 x 124 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
starting on october 13, purchase tickets and reserve exclusive tours at: www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday–Friday, 9 am–2 pm
exclusive guided tours for members PRIVATE TOURS
for international members Guided tours led by the exhibition curators: a unique opportunity to be the first to discover the highlights of each show and the selection of works. Call the Museum Members Department for details.
free guided tours* [reservations required] Get the inside scoop on our temporary exhibitions during the free guided tours for members only. Making Africa — A Continent of Contemporary Design upcoming dates
(tour start times):
tuesday , november
17: 5:15 pm [Basque], 5:45 pm [Spanish], 6:15 pm [Spanish]
lagunartean* Use your midday break to enjoy a guided tour of the new exhibitions followed by lunch at the Bistró Guggenheim Bilbao. You’ll be among friends! thursday , november
12: Making Africa — A Continent of Contemporary Design
2–4 pm price:
€20 members, €30 nonmember guests (includes guided tour and lunch)
7–10 pm
Visit the new exhibitions at sunset, completing part of the tour after closing hours, and cap off the experience with a fine dinner. price: €30 members, €40 nonmember guests (includes guided tour and dinner)
friday , november 20: 5:15 pm [Basque], 5:45 pm [Spanish], 6:15 pm [Spanish] sunday , november 22: 11:30 am [Basque], 12 noon [Spanish] meeting point : Groups admissions desk (five minutes before tour starts)
* Dates subject to change according to demand and service availability. Minimum of 10 participants. (View dining options at www.guggenheim-bilbao.es)
This October the museum turns 18, and we are celebrating our coming of age with special activities designed for our younger visitors in connection with the show dedicated to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Basquiat MARATHON saturday, oct
17 and 24, and sunday, oct 18 and 25
As the exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now’s the Time, draws to a close, we are offering a marathon of exciting activities for young people over age 14 that will take place inside and outside the museum. Discover the social message behind Basquiat’s work and how it is represented on the streets of our city. A guided tour around Bilbao, a street art workshop, and the creation of a collective mural on the museum’s exterior are just some of the things we have planned for these two weekends in October.
Saturday 17, 11:30 am–1:30 pm Guided tour through the city Discover the Street Art of Bilbao [+14] in collaboration with: artist ERB MON meeting point: Groups admissions desk TICKETS: €15, €12 members. Advance reservations required. Visit the website to register. Maximum of 20 people per group
Saturday 17, 6–7:45 pm Do It Yourself! Workshop: What Is Street Art? [+14] History, techniques, and materials IN COLLABORATION WITH: the artist MAWA TRES VENUE: Zero Espazioa tickets: €15, €12 members. Advance reservations required. Visit the website to register. Supplies included. Maximum of 20 people per group
Sunday 18 or 25, 11 am–2 pm Make a Mural on the Museum’s Exterior [+14] in collaboration with: DK MURALISMO VENUE: Loading dock area and Zero Espazioa. Work surface: modular wall panels TICKETS: €18, €15 members. Advance reservations required. Visit the website to register. Supplies included. Maximum of 30 people per group combo ticket price: to participate in all three activities (guided tour, workshop, and mural), €44, €35 members. Minimum of 10 people per group
Sunday 18 or Saturday 24, 6:30 pm Screening of Downtown 81 [+16] Want to know what a day in the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat was like in downtown New York? This film, shot in 1981, narrates different fictional episodes featuring Basquiat as himself. Directed by Edo Bertoglio, written by Glenn O’Brien, and produced by Maripol. VENUE: Museum Auditorium. Original English soundtrack with Spanish subtitles TICKETS: Free tickets available at the admissions desk and on the website
ART AFTER DARK [+18] friday , october
16, november 20, and december 11
One Friday a month, the museum opens at night to let visitors enjoy the exhibitions and international DJ sessions in the Atrium. Friday, October 16 10 PM: Mimoloco [Cool Electronics] 11 PM: Cookin’ Soul & Mc Melodee (Valencia) [Hip Hop, Rap] 12 MIDNIGHT: Mind Against (Life and Death, Italy) [Electronic] venue and time : Atrium, 10 pm–1 am age : 18 and over (ID required) tickets : €13, €9 members Limited capacity. Admission to Fever not included
purchase tickets at www.guggenheim-bilbao.es
purchase tickets at: www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday–Friday, 9 am–2 pm
SHARED REFLECTIONS* Discover the new exhibitions, the behind-the-scenes setup process, and other curious details on these special tours led by museum professionals.
KEY CONCEPTS
curatorial vision
Making Africa — A Continent of Contemporary Design wednesday , november 25, 6:30 pm Luz Maguregui, Education Coordinator
Alex Katz, This Is Now wednesday , november 4, 6:30 pm Petra Joos, exhibition curator Making Africa — A Continent of Contemporary Design wednesday , november 18, 6:30 pm Petra Joos, exhibition curator Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection wednesday , december 2, 6:30 pm Lucía Agirre, exhibition curator
Alex Katz, This Is Now wednesday , november 11, 6:30 pm Marta Arzak, Associate Director of Education and Interpretation
Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection wednesday , december 9, 6:30 pm Marta Arzak, Associate Director of Education and Interpretation MEETING POINT:
Information Desk
PRICE: €3, €2 members (price of admission not included).
Minimum of 8 people per group.
*Sponsored by Fundación Vizcaína Aguirre
purchase tickets at: www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday–Friday, 9 am–2 pm
didaktika IN FOCUS TOURS AND reflections ON ALEX KATZ In Focus is the name of the Didaktika programs that will accompany the monographic exhibitions held in Gallery 105 from now on, providing deeper insight into each artist’s oeuvre. For Alex Katz, This Is Now, the In Focus program includes, among other activities, guided tours led by artists whose work reflects a special bond with nature. Artists such as Juana García-Pozuelo, Lucía Onzain, and Juan Pérez Agirregoikoa will share their thoughts on Katz’s art. Thursday, November 19 and 26 and December 10. Visit the website for program details VENUE AND TIME: Zero Espazioa, 6:30–7:30 pm. TICKETS: €3, €2 members (price of admission not included). Advance reservations required. Visit the website to register. Minimum of 8 people per group.
GALLERY HOSTS If you want to know more about the works on view, ask our gallery hosts. The museum offers this free service daily from 11 am to 2 pm.
unLiMITEd! MAKING AFRICA In connection with the exhibition Making Africa, the Didaktika project presents Unlimited!, a broad program of educational activities in two parts: a more hands-on experience with workshops led by a selection of exhibiting artists, like Yinka Ilori; and more theoretical activities, such as lectures and round-table discussions, that will explore the central topic of design in connection with other transversal themes addressed in the show. Current events, community, social education, design, identity, innovation, furniture, fashion, tradition, and urban planning will be just some of the key words in these educational experiences. Visit the website for program details. Sponsored by:
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CREATIVE SESSIONS DO IT YOURSELF! Participate in fascinating creative sessions related to works in the Guggenheim Bilbao Collection, drawing and landscape, design and fashion, and cuisine and the senses, exploring these themes from an artistic perspective under the theme “do it yourself”. Below is a sneak preview of upcoming programs:
making africa
Design and Furniture Workshop [+14] saturday , october
31, and sunday , november 1
11 am –1 pm In connection with the show Making Africa, we are offering this exclusive two-session workshop led by British designer Yinka Ilori, whose work is featured in the exhibition. Participants will transform old furniture and chairs into original objects under the artist’s guidance as they discover the fascinating world of design. venue : Zero Espazioa price: €30, €24 members. Advance reservations required. Visit the website to register. Min. 10 people, max. 20. Activity conducted entirely in English
Guggenheim Bilbao Collection Vertical Gardens Workshop [+18] thursday , november
5, 6–7:45 pm The plants covering Jeff Koons’s sculpture Puppy are changed every year around this time, bringing in hardy species capable of withstanding the winter cold. This changing of the flowers is the perfect opportunity to hold a second vertical gardens workshop—following a sold-out first edition before the summer—and prepare our terraces for winter. Participants will also be able to explore Puppy’s interior with Edorta Justo, the workshop leader who helped build it in 1997. venue : Educational area price: €15, €12 members. Advance reservations required. Visit the website to register. Min. 10 people, max. 20. Supplies included
Alex Katz, THIS IS NOW Drawing Spaces Workshop [+18] saturday , november
7 and 14, 10–11:45 am Artist Alex Katz begins with an idea of a particular landscape and then tries to find that image in nature. In this workshop, artist Raúl Domínguez will show us a new way of interacting with our everyday surroundings through drawing. The first session will be held outdoors on the museum grounds, weather permitting. venue : Museum grounds and Zero Espazioa price (two-session workshop): €30, €24 members Advance reservations required. Visit the website to register. Min. 10 people, max. 20. No previous drawing experience required. Supplies included
purchase tickets at: www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday–Friday, 9 am–2 pm
ON STAGE Festival KURAIA FÉLIX ARDANAZ PIANO CONCERT wednesday , november
11, 7 pm Piano concert organized in collaboration with the Kuraia Festival, featuring one of the most promising Spanish pianists on stage today, Félix Ardanaz. Resonances: Piano in the 20th Century will feature a repertoire of outstanding pieces that combines familiar melodies by Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy with innovative scores by John Cage, George Crumb, and Gabriel Erkoreka. Ardanaz has performed at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, and Salle Pleyel. VENUE: Auditorium TICKETS: € 5 members, € 8 non-members
MEM Festival PERFORMANCE AND CREATIVE PROCESS ESTRECHO EXCHANGE thursday , november
19, 7:30 pm In connection with the show Making Africa and as part of the MEM Festival, the museum is pleased to present the project ESTRECHO EXCHANGE [Strait Exchange], where artists Omar Saadoune and Ana Matey will offer a unique, exclusive performance born of dialogue. How is the work of artists affected by their context and cultural differences? Is art a universal language? These and other reflections will be explored during the session and discussed with the audience. VENUE: Zero Espazioa TICKETS: €6, €4 members and MEM pass holders
purchase tickets at: www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday–Friday, 9 am–2 pm
AUDIOVISUALS
Let’s Go to the Movies! [+18] last wednesday of each month
Practice English in a casual setting. After watching un-dubbed shorts or clips from fictional films and documentaries related to artists and different creative disciplines, we will discuss them with the help of teachers from the British Council. save the dates : October 28, November 25, January 27, and February 24. Visit the website for program details VENUE AND TIME: Zero Espazioa, 6–7:30 pm TICKETS: €3, free for members and British Council students with valid ID (age 18 and over). Available one week before the event at the admissions desk and on the website. Min. 10 people, max. 30 With the collaboration of the British Council
BILBAO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (BOS) november
12 and 13
Ravi Shankar: Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra No. 1 Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Shubhendra Rao, sitar Jordi Bernàcer, conductor TICKETS: 20% discount for museum members. Max. two tickets per member
colaborations
TEATRO ARRIAGA
Internacional PRINT Festival (FIG) Bilbao
october
november
19–22
TICKETS: free with museum membership card VENUE:
Euskalduna Palace
Wine and Prints: Artistic Tastings friday , november
20, 6–7:45 pm
Organized in connection with FIG Bilbao 2015, this experimental workshop/wine tasting is a unique opportunity to analyze and stimulate a dialogue and partnership between the visual and aesthetic sensations elicited by prints and works on paper and the aroma, taste, and feel of good wine. Curated by Víctor del Campo, director and art curator of FIG Bilbao, and Ana Martín Onzain, oenologist. VENUE: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao TICKETS: €15, €12 members. Minimum of 8 people. Visit the museum website for details
Kreditua 30 and 31
Written by: Jordi Galcerán Translated by: Aitziber Garmendia Director: Fernando Bernués Set design: Fernando Bernués and Edi Naudo Lighting: Xabier Lozano Wardrobe: Ana Turrillas Performers: Joseba Apaolaza and Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga TICKETS: 25% discount for museum members. Max. two tickets per member
tickets sold on the third wednesday of the preceding month www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday–Friday, 9 am–2 pm
ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES
CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS
Books Alive!
Free, exclusive activities for museum members
saturdays and sundays ,
Puppy Workshops
Children gather around Puppy during the changing of the plants: the museum will be overrun by hundreds of multicolored “puppies” on these two weekends. 24 & sunday , oct 25 [spanish ]: 11 am –1 pm : 1 group, ages 3–5 5–7 pm : 2 groups, ages 3–5 and 6–10
11:30 am –1:30 pm
Stories come to life in activities that involve listening, singing, and even dancing. Sessions offered in English in the museum library. ages : 2–8 years TICKETS: €5, €2.50 members
saturday , oct
saturday , oct
31 & sunday , nov 1 [basque ]: 11 am –1 pm : 1 group, ages 3–5 5–7 pm : 2 groups, ages 3–5 and 6–10
Spider Workshops
Louise Bourgeois’s sculpture inspires countless tales of mystery. saturday , nov
21 & sunday , nov 22 [spanish ]: 11 am –1 pm : 1 group, ages 3–5 5–7 pm : 2 groups, ages 3–5 and 6–10 saturday , nov
28 & sunday , nov 29 [basque ]: 11 am –1 pm : 1 group, ages 3–5 5–7 pm : 2 groups, ages 3–5 and 6–10
Baby art sundays ,
10:30 am –12:30 pm
The museum becomes a stimulating, playful space where parents and children can share aesthetic experiences. ages : 6–24 months TICKETS: €8, €6 members
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to traditional Basque cuisine, offering refined, inventive takes on time-honored recipes and sauces.
BAR GUGGENHEIM BILBAO invites visitors to sample and savor
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On October 28, Nerua and Bistró Guggenheim Bilbao will change their menu, offering new culinary creations for fall and winter based on the finest seasonal products
Two dishes on Nerua’s fall/winter menu
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