Opening date: November 20, 2012
Curator: Álvaro Rodríguez Fominaya
Location: Galleries 103 and 105
This is the third in a series of exhibitions ending in 2013 that offers a thematic, informative look at the Bilbao Collection, which currently boasts 124 works by 70 artists.
On this occasion, the show examines the legacy of the pivotal figures of Pop Art as well as artists who had some kind of conceptual or biographical connection to this movement, such as Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, Gilbert & George, Sigmar Polke, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Alex Katz.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is pleased to present Selections from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection III, the third in a series of exhibitions that will conclude in 2013. The aim of this series is to show the public selected works from the Bilbao Collection, put them in context with one another and offer visitors a comprehensive vision of the collection’s focus.
Curated by Álvaro Rodríguez Fominaya, Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the show features a selection of works that represent the legacy of artists who played a key role in the Pop Art movement or had conceptual or biographical ties to this historical contemporary art trend. These pieces also underscore the complex, elusive task of defining the basic characteristics of Pop Art through works that fall outside the traditional boundaries of this movement.