Culture

Nearly thirty works depicting scenes from the life and customs of the Bilbao town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries could be seen at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in 2021. The exhibition, curated by Kosme de Barañano and sponsored by Iberdrola, brought together different painters from the period who, through brushstrokes imbued with French impressionism and the latest contemporary styles, reflect the sweeping modernisation the city underwent.

Artistic practice has spent more than half a century responding to the environmental emergency. The exhibition 'Arts of the Earth' presented a vibrant map of historical and contemporary works that explored new materials, processes and ways of relating to ecosystems.

In the 18th century, the need to escape poverty forced some women to disguise as men and lead a life of adventures and sacrifice.

During the years in which the Iberdrola Group conducted business activities in Mexico, until 2026, it also carried out significant work to protect and enhance works of art and historic buildings through its Foundation in the country.

Yayoi Kusama (1929) is over 90 years old and has been living in a psychiatric institution since the 1970s. But none of this has stopped her from creating. Since she was a child, she has suffered from hallucinations and panic attacks, which she has learned to transform into creativity through obsession and repetition. She has built a career based on painting, sculpture, performance and installations, and is considered a pioneer of counterculture and one of the most sought-after artists in the world. Her extravagant vision arrived at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in 2023 through the exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama: From 1945 to Today’, sponsored by Iberdrola. In this interview, Lucía Agirre, curator of the exhibition, helps us rediscover Japan’s most prestigious contemporary artist.