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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.

Through its Foundation, Iberdrola México is developing two important efficient lighting initiatives to highlight the splendour of works of art and truly outstanding historic buildings through donating resources to the National Museum of Art (MUNAL) and with its project Oaxaca Brilla.

Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) kept her work virtually invisible for a long time. It was not until long after her death, in 1986, that the general public became acquainted with some of her paintings full of shapes, colours and symbolism. Now, her enigmatic work is back in the spotlight. Curated by Lucía Agirre and Tracey Bashkoff, the exhibition Hilma af Klint arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to reveal the magnificent history and essence of the work of the Swedish artist, who is considered the pioneer of abstract art, coming before names such as Kandinsky and Mondrian.

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson landed at the Guggenheim, in collaboration with Iberdrola, with a multimedia proposal that encouraged the viewer to reflect on their understanding and perception of the physical world around us.

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.