Amazon Quiz: This is the Guggenheim Museum in which city in Spain?
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Seville
Madrid
Bilbao
Barcelona
Answer- Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum, located in Spain’s Bilbao, houses modern as well as contemporary art. It was designed by Frank Gehry, a Canadian-American architect. The institution’s inauguration saw the presence of Spain’s King, Juan Carlo I. In front of the museum, one can see a sculpture titled Puppy, which was made by an American sculptor, Jeff Koons.
The museum’s building itself has been considered a “signal moment in the architectural culture” by critic Paul Goldberger since it had, according to him, united the opinions of critics, academics, as well as the general public.
At the museum, one can see paintings by Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. It had also commissioned paintings from other notable modern artists like Francesco Clemente, Anselm Kiefer, Jenny Holzer, and Richard Serra.
The city of Bilbao, which also is the home of the La Liga side Athletic Bilbao, has greatly benefited from the tourism that the museum attracts. The city generated around €500 million in revenue within the first three years of the museum’s inauguration.
The interiors of the museum have been the subject of some criticism by art critics like Brian O’Doherty. He said that within its walls, works of eminent artists like Braque, Picasso, and Rodchenko looked “tiny” and “absurd”.
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