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Yayoi Kusama (1929–2026) lived in a psychiatric institution from the 1970s until her death. But none of this prevented her from creating. From a young age, she suffered from hallucinations and panic attacks, which she learnt to channel into creativity through obsession and repetition. She carved out a career spanning painting, sculpture, performance art and installations; she is regarded as a pioneer of the counterculture and one of the world’s most sought-after artists. Her extravagant vision came to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in 2023 through the exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama: from 1945 to the present day’, sponsored by Iberdrola. In this interview, Lucía Agirre, the exhibition’s curator, helps us rediscover one of Japan’s most prestigious contemporary artists.
At Iberdrola we are supporting the conservation, promotion and modernisation of the Sorolla Museum through our foundation in Spain, bringing the artist's work to new generations.
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As part of its commitment to artistic, historic and cultural heritage, Iberdrola group organises different art-related initiatives, undertakes lighting and restoration projects for historic buildings, promotes cultural events and collaborates on worthy publications.
At Iberdrola, through our foundation in Spain, we are collaborating with the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum on social inclusion initiatives seeking to enable children, young people and adults to gain access and take part in accordance with their particular individual needs.
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Iberdrola has been working with the Prado Museum since 2010, the year in which both institutions established an ongoing partnership, taking the form of support for conservation and restoration programmes, as well as sponsorship of various exhibitions. Since 2018, the company has also been a patron of the museum.
The noteworthy patronage work of the company is materialised in a very special way with its permanent collaboration with the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, of which it has been its sponsor since it was opened. According to such a commitment, Iberdrola has supported different exhibitions and initiatives of the Guggenheim museum.
