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SPRING 2013 CALENDAR

BILBAO

ABOUT THE MUSEUM When it opened in 1997, the Frank Gehry–designed Guggenheim Museum Bilbao—a spectacular structure made of titanium, glass, and limestone—was hailed as the most important building of its time. Located in the Basque city of Bilbao in northern Spain, the museum features exhibitions organized by the Guggenheim Foundation and by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, as well as selections from the permanent collection of the Guggenheim Museums.

he past months have undoubtedly been challenging, not just in purely economic or financial terms; we are living in a time of global change and transformation, and consequently we must adapt to new circumstances and anticipate each new development.

Given this situation, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has reexamined and updated some of its operating procedures and made a serious commit-ment to IT innovation, seeking new ways of communicating and projecting an image that will help it achieve the objectives set in its mission statement and keep the museum on the cutting edge of contemporary reality.

One of the most obvious examples is the integration of social media in the museum’s daily work. Our presence and activity on the Internet’s leading forums has allowed us to connect with a broad cross-section of people, keep them updated, and interact with them on a different level.

Considering the adverse circumstances, the overall result of our efforts over the last year is quite positive, as evidenced in each of the areas an annual report usually addresses: the quality of the art program, the growing number of beneficiaries of our educational activities, the development of the Bilbao Collection with important acquisitions, the rate of self-financing achieved, visitor numbers again around the one million mark, or the figures for the different individual member categories. The projection of the museum’s image, the impact that our activity has had on the local economy, the museum’s remarkable presence in the media as well as professional and public forums, and the awards and certifications received all testify to the pace of our activity and growth.We will continue to work with responsibility, effort, creativity, dedication, and just enough optimism to take on new projects with both pragmatism and a healthy dose of imagination.

Juan Ignacio VidarteDirector General, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Deputy Director and Chief Officer for Global Strategies, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

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CONTENTS:Cristina Iglesias Untitled 1993Iron and alabaster

Museum Info............................pg. 5

Featured Exhibits....................pg. 6

Calendar of Events..................pg. 10

The Collection..........................pg. 12

Food.........................................pg. 14

Special Services ....................pg. 14

Directions................................pg. 15

CONTENTS:

Hours

Admission

Tickets

Tuesday-Sunday

• Mondayclosed.• JulyandAugustopeneveryday.

TheMuseumwillbeclosedonDecember25andJanuary1.

OnDecember24and31theMuseumwillcloseat5pm

REMEMBERTheadmissiondeskcloseshalfanhourbeforeMuseumclosingtime.Visitorswillbeaskedtobeginleavingthegalleries15minutesbeforeclosingtime.

Adults:11€Senior:6,50€Groups: 10€Students:(<26years)6,50€

REMEMBERAdmissionfeesmayvarydependingontheartprogram.Duringinstallationordeinstallationperiodswhensomegalleriesmaybeclosed,admissionfeeswillbereduced.

Children and Museum Members free

**Check admission prices by date

10:00amto8:00pm

There are different admission feesfor different types of visitors: adults,students,seniorcitizens,andgroupsofmorethan20people.Thereisnoadmis-sionfeeforchildrenunder12accompa-niedbyanadult. Thosewhowould like tobenefit fromanyofthediscountsweoffertostudentsunder26andtoretiredseniorswillhavetopresenttheirIDattheadmissiondesk.

ArteanisajointadmisionticketfortheGuggenheimMuseumBilbao and the Bilbao Fine ArtsMuseumthatentitlesadultswillingtovisitbothmuseumstoadiscount.

Currentfeeis€13.50

BONO ARTEANOFFERS AND SAVINGS

AT THE ADMISSION DESKTuesdaytoSunday:10amto7:30pmNOTE:TheticketofficecloseshalfanhourbeforeMuseumclosingtime.

AT ATMS*BBK multiservice ATMs (onlyinBizkaia)*La CaixaNOTE:TicketvouchersshouldbeexchangedattheMuseumMembers’Desk.

GROUPSCall+34944359023(9amto2pm)

AUDIO GUIDE INCLUDEDThepriceofadmissionincludesanaudioguidewithexplanationsoftheGuggenheimMuseumBilbao’sarchitectureandexhibitions,allowingvisitorstoenjoyaself-guidedtourattheirownpace.

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Featured Exhibits

Richard SerraThe Matter of Time

The Matter of Time allows the viewer to perceive the evolution of the artist’s sculptural forms, from the relative simplicity of a double ellipse to the complexity of a spiral. The last two pieces of this sculpture are created from sections of toruses and spheres that produce different effects on the movement and perception of the viewer. These are unexpectedly transformed as the visitor walks through and around them, creating an unforgettable, dizzying feeling of space in motion. The entire room is part of the sculptural field. As he has done in other sculptures composed of many pieces, the artist has arranged the works deliberately in order to move the viewer through them and through the space surrounding them. The layout of the works along the gallery creates corridors with different, always unexpected proportions (wide, narrow, long, compressed, high, low). The installation also includes a progression in time. On the one hand, there is the chronological time that it takes to walk through and observe it from beginning to end. On the other, there is the time during which the viewer experiences the fragments of visual and physical memory, which arecombined and re-experienced.

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Man From Naples

Jean-Michel Basquiat

ACRYLIC + COLLAGE on WOOD122x244.5cm

Man from Naples and Moses and the Egyptians, both completed in 1982, were created at a particularly important mo-ment in the career of Jean-Michel Basquiat, after his discovery as an artist, and before his period of maximum produc-tivity. Both pieces are essential for understanding the development of his painting during the 1980s.

In Man from Naples, the artist apparently regarded the entire surface of the canvas as a big blackboard where he could scribble and mix signs. The title of the painting comes from a phrase written over the head of a red donkey which, although surrounded by countless inscriptions, splashes of color, cross-outs, and elementary signs, dominates the composition like a totemic image. Humor, irony, and primitivism define this forceful, representative painting.

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Moses And The Egyptians

Moses and the Egyptians and Man from Naples, both complet-ed in 1982, were created at a particularly important moment in the career of Jean-Michel Basquiat, after his discovery as an artist, and before his period of maximum productivity. Both pieces are essential for understanding the development of his

painting during the 1980s.

At the center of the composition, one can distinguish the pro-file of Moses suggested with some white lines that appear to be the result of an instantaneous, unpremeditated impulse. This same color not only envelops the gigantic tablets of the law, but extend around the prophet’s profile in the form of expressive drips and drops. The tablets also contain a series of inscriptions in an arrangement that looks more orderly and contained, unlike the one in Man from Naples. This work ob-

ACRYLIC + OIL STICK on CANVAS185x137cm

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Calendar of Events

ART CORNER- Experiemt Art BABY ARTCHILDREN WORKSHOPS- Build, Occupy, Inhabit

A creative weekend activity for children between the ages of 2 and 8 held in the Art Corner, a space in the Museum Atrium specifically designed to help little ones stay entertained while their adult caregivers visit the temporary exhibitions.

Children can experiment and get creative in this educational zone full of stimuli, colors, and textures, and have fun while learning about aspects of the temporary exhibitions and presentations of the Perma-nent Collection.

When?Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am to 2 pm.Activities will have a maximum duration of 1h 30 min.

January 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27February 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24March 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24

Easter: March 28, 29, 30 and 31. 10 am to 6 pm.

In this activity the children invent stories that happen in suggestive scenarios.

Saturday 2 and Sunday 311:00 to 17:00. 2 groups: ages 3 to 6 and from 7 to 12 years.

Saturday 9 and Sunday 1011:00 to 17:00. 2 groups: ages 3 to 6 and from 7 to 12 years.

During the activity, the children of 3 years must be ac-companied by an adult (who must pay the entry if it is not a friend of the Museum).

From 4 years, adult participation is optional.

Tickets: general public € 5 and €2.5 friends of the Museum

Activities for babies?

If babies of 3 to 12 months and its responsible adults participate in stimulating creative activities that together they discover the taste of the colors, the sound of materials and texture space.

When?Sundays, from 10:15 to 12:15 pm13, 20, 27 January3, 10, 17 and 24 February3, 10,17, 24 March14, 21, 28 April5, 12, 19, 26, may

How do you sign up?Through the advance ticket (1 adult per baby) service

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CULTURAL VISIONS SPIDER WORKSHOPSBABY ART

Workshop on the intriguing work Breast, a gigantic spi-der created by Louise Bourgeois

SCHEDULE Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 (Exclusive Friends) 11:00 and 17:00h. 2 Groups: one group of 3 to 6 years and another 7 to 12 years.

Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 (Exclusive Friends) 11:00 and 17:00h. 2 Groups: one group of 3 to 6 years and another 7 to 12 years.

During the activity, the children of 3 years must be ac-companied by an adult.

From 4 years, the participation of the adult is optional.

Tickets: 2.5 € Friends of the Museum

Discover the selections from the collection of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao III exhibition in the company of museum professionals, and exchanged with them views on this hour-long visit.

Curator of the exhibition: Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya

When?Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 PM

Activity sponsored by Fundacon Bilbao Aguirre

Activities for babies?

If babies of 3 to 12 months and its responsible adults participate in stimulating creative activities that together they discover the taste of the colors, the sound of materials and texture space.

When?Sundays, from 10:15 to 12:15 pm13, 20, 27 January3, 10, 17 and 24 February3, 10,17, 24 March14, 21, 28 April5, 12, 19, 26, may

How do you sign up?Through the advance ticket (1 adult per baby) service

S P R I N G Visithttp://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/en/ formoreeventsandtickets.

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THE COLLECTION

Daniel BurenArcos rojos / Arku gorriak, 2007Compact laminate sheets, aluminum, galvanized steel, PVC film, clear Plexi-glas, LEDs, and metal halide projectorsModified structure: 57.5 x 27.85 x 2.17 m

Jeff KoonsPuppy, 1992

Stainless steel, soil, and flowering plants

1,240 x 830 x 910 cm

Louise BourgeoisMaman, 1999Bronze, marble, and stainless steel895 x 980 x 1.160 cmCast 2001 Edition 2/6 + A.P.

Jeff KoonsTulips, 1995–2004High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating203 x 460 x 520 cmVersion 4/5

Children and Families

Educators and Students

General Public

Special Services

Guided ToursWorkshops

EducationDepartmentVolunteeringActivitiesforhospitals

ActivitesWorkshops

REGISTRATIONAdvancepurchaseisrequiredtosecureaspotinoneofthework-shops.Ticketsareavailablefromthe3rdWednesdayofthemonthbeforetheactivity:• Online:Ticketswillbeonsaleasof10am• Byphone:(+)34944359090.MondaytoFriday,9amto2pm• AttheAdmissionDesk:TuesdaytoSunday,9amto7:30pm

Spaceislimited.Norefundswillbemadeonticketsalreadypur-chased.

Toreservevisitswithschoolgroups,entertheschool'sofficialcode(fromtheBasqueGovernmentDepartmentofEducation,pleaserefertowww.hezkuntza.ejgv.euskadi.net)andtelephonenumber.

INFORMATION:(+34)944359090MondaytoFriday,9amto2pm

FOODTheGuggenheimMuseumBilbaooffersachoiceoftwoextraordinaryculinaryexperiences.Nerua,anhautecuisinerestaurant(oneMichelinstar)runbyJoseanMartínezAlija,whileBistróGuggenheimBilbaoofferslessformalfareandamenuthatvarieswiththetimeofday.

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By Plane By Train By Metro

By Car

By Bus By Tram

Bilbao International Airport (LOIU). 15 km from the city centre, with bus service to and from the airport.

RENFE, Bilbao-Abando station.

> Routes 1, 10, 13, and 18 stop at Plaza del Museo de Bellas Artes. > Routes 13, 27, 38, and 48 stop at Alameda de Rekalde.

> Routes 11 and 71 stop at Plaza de La Salve (take elevator to La Salve bridge).

Guggenheim stop. Moyúa station.

PARKING The Museum does not have a car parking facility for visitors. However, there is metered street parking avail-able, as well as underground parking in the nearby Plaza Pio Baroja or Plaza Euskadi car parks:

1. To access the Pio Baroja car park: take Avenida Abandoibarra until you see the "P" sign indicating the car park.

2. To access the Plaza Euskadi car park: take Avenida Abandoibarra to Lehendakari Leizaola and turn right. This will lead you to Plaza Euskadi square. Go around the square along calle Ramón Rubial to enter the car park.

MOTORHOMES The City of Bilbao has a special parking area for motorhomes in summer located at number 31 calle Monte Kobeta.

How to get there: From the A-8 motorway take the Balmaseda exit toward Altamira– Alto de Kastrexana. Take calle Camino Kobetas and then calle Monte Kobetas until you see the parking signs. Bilbobus bus line number 58 "Mintegitxueta-Atxuri" will take you to the city center.

From Santander (A8) / Donostia-San Sebastián or Vitoria-Gasteiz (A68 and A8): from the city bypass motorway, take the Bilbao Sagrado Corazón exit. At the end of the avenue that enters the city (Avenida Sabino Arana) you'll come to a roundabout and large statue of the Sacred Heart, where you'll see the first signs for the Museum. The signs will direct you to Avenida Abandoibarra, which follows the river and leads straight to the Museum.

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Getting Here

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Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDGuggenheim Museum, Bilbao

C/ Abandoibarra2, 48001Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spainwww.guggenheim-bilbao.es/

RobertRauschenberg: GlutsMarch 13–October 12Curated by Susan Davidson, Senior Curator for Collections and Exhibitions

Selections from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection IMarch 16, 2013–April 13, 2014Curated by Petra Joos, Deputy Director for Museum Activities

Anish KapoorMarch 16–October 12Curated by Jean de Loisy, independent curator, and Adrian Locke, Exhibitions Curator, Royal Academy of Arts. I

Henri RousseauMay 25–September 12Curated by Philippe Büttner, Curator at Fondation Beyeler, and Susan Davidson, Senior Curator for Collections and Exhibitions

The Golden Age of Dutch and Femish Painting from the Stadel Museum October 7, 2013–January 23, 2014 Curated by Jochen Sander, Deputy Director and Head of German, Dutch, and Flemish Painting before 1800.

Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/PerformanceNovember 6, 2013–March 13, 2014Curated by Jennifer Blessing, Curator of Photography, and Nat Trotman, Associate Curator