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August 2016

6 Aug

Spain, Bilbao, Richard Serra & The Matter of Time

She first time I've got in contact with the impressive sculptures of Richard Serra, was at The Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao. I have to say that I still don't know if I was most fascinated by the O'Gehry creature or by the weathering steel ones from Serra. A true dilemma! American, born in the late 30s, Richard Serra  is one of the most significant artists of his generation. He has produced large-scale, site-specific sculptures that are visible all over the globe. For the Guggenheim in Bilbao, he has created a site-specific installation called The Matter of Time. The installation comprises a huge snake and  torqued ellipses all made of weathering steel. These sculptures create a dizzying, unforgettable sensation of space in motion....
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