Bilbao (Guggenheim Museum)

The Guggenheim museum gets its own subsection.  Maybe someone out there can explain this type of Art to me, because I just didn’t get it.

Approaching the museum from one of the main streets in Bilbao.  The highlight for me was the actual museum building itself. http://www.guggenheim.org/bilbao

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A massively large dog by Jeff Koons that stands 12 meters in front of the museum made of flowers.  This was the scene of a foiled terrorist attack by E.T.A during the Grand Opening in 1997.

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That’s me, not knowing what I am just about to be exposed to. Still happy.

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OK, it starts here…  This is an inflatable lobster, something you may find at the beach, hanging by a chain from the ceiling. (a.k.a. art)

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Next up, if you haven’t guessed it, this is an inflatable life preserver, similar to something a child would be playing with at a pool.  I got told off by the security guard after taking this picture. I’m not sure why, but maybe my flash could have damaged the “art”.

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The following metal panels are replica’s models of the actual “art”.  The actual metal panels are about 10 feet tall and you walk through and around them.

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After walking through and around the actual “art” I was still confused.  Fortunately for me, there was this explanation on the wall written by the artist Richard Serra himself, clearly explaining exactly what is happening.  After reading it, it only confused me more which lead to a headache, which led me to a bar and a drink.  You must read it yourself!

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