Andy Warhol and Louise Bourgeois at the Guggenheim Museum

Do you like art museums? And modern art? If so, I invite you to visit the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Why precisely this and not another? Because you are going to have all summer to see two exhibitions of two great artists: that of Louise Bourgeois and that of Andy Warhol.

We are going to let you see some of his works, so that you can get an idea of ​​how wonderful it is going to be to go there. You do not believe me? Check out.

Louise Bourgeois Exhibition - The Cells

Louise's works are incredible, amazing. This artist, who died in 2010, was one of the most influential of the XNUMXth century. It was so innovative that every time you see one of her works it is as if you were seeing an open book, some pages that tell you a personal story, a story of the artist's own life. Looking a little more maybe find yourself.

The exhibition presented by the Guggenheim Museum is called "The Cells", of which he made approximately 60 throughout his career, including the first five pieces in the series, which began with "Articulated Den" in 1986. Each cell addresses an emotion, such as fear or insecurity. Presented with a set of furniture, sculptures, clothing and objects, it has a strong emotional charge, to the point that it can be difficult to take your eyes off it.

And that's not to mention that the human mind will surely immediately begin to imagine things about Bourgeois's past.

In the exhibition you will see the following:

• Cells Portrait, where a person is shown, but not only the body, but also the character he had can be intuited.
• I give it all, which are six engravings that he made in 2010 with the collaboration of the editor Benjamin Shiff.
• Articulated lair, considered by the artist as the first of her cells. It is characterized by having a "lair" that refers to the refuge of an animal, hidden and protected, and in the center there is a black stool surrounded by black rubber objects that hang from the ceiling. It also has a door through which you can escape.
• Chamber of wonders, which are different sculptures, models and drawings that he made between 1943 and 2010. All of them helped them to shape their worst thoughts, their nightmares, as if they could get rid of them.
• Dangerous Passage is a story from his childhood, where objects such as desks or swings are mixed with animal bones preserved in plastic spheres that remind us of the cycle of life and death and with a steel spider and mirrors.
• Cells I-VI, which are spaces where physical and emotional pain is delved into.
• Red Room (Child) and Red Room (Parents), both from 1994. These two cells are related to each other. In the first, a bed is shown with everyday objects from the artist's childhood and childhood, such as the needles that her parents used in their textile workshop. In the second, a neat, more intimate bedroom is shown.

Enjoy this work until the September 2 of 2016.

Who was Luoise Bourgeois?

This incredible artist was born in Paris in 1911, and passed away in New York in 2010. She had a complicated childhood and childhood, and in art she sought answers about herself, her family, and the world in which she lived. Nonetheless, had a great sense of humor, turning to him to face the challenges that came his way.

He was a very active person. A proof of this is this very exhibition. Did you know that he began working in the Cells towards the end of his life, when he was over 70 years old? In the past, like today, he is a person who inspires new talents.

Andy Warhol Exhibition - Shadows

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a man born in Pittsburgh and died in New York somewhat strange. It was said of him that he was attracted to the boring, and that he also thought that his art was not such, but rather "disco decoration". The exhibition presented by the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, It is based on a photograph of a shadow in your office. No one would say that you can make art with a shadow, but this man did. Boy he did.

The 102 works shown are paintings on canvas, made between 1978 and 1980. There are 102, but it is actually only one, divided into several parts. Each of them has its own range of colors, but with the same shade. Therefore, we could think that they are the same, but we would be wrong: in each painting a space is revealed, which directs the gaze towards the light.

You can enjoy this work Until 2 October of 2016.

Who was Andy Warhol?

This man was an American artist and filmmaker who played a crucial role in the birth and development of pop art. The works he presented in life were often thought to be practical jokes, and even today people continue to try to understand his mind, which at that time was far ahead of its time, so much so that it acted as a link between homosexuals, drug addicts, and more. from among artists and intellectuals.

Guggenheim Museum hours and rates

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Because there are things that only happen once in your life, you can see and enjoy the exhibition The Cells, by the artist Louis Bourgeois, and the Shadows by Andy Warhol, Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 20 p.m.. The rates are as follows:

• Adults: 16 euros
• Retirees: 9 euros
• Groups of more than 20 people: € 14 / person
• Students under 26 years: 9 euros
• Children and Friends of the Museum: free

It is important that you know that the ticket office closes half an hour before the Museum closes, and the eviction of the rooms begins 15 minutes before of the closing of the same.

Enjoy them.