Kandinsky's Artistic Evolution at Guggenheim Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents a major exhibition of Wassily Kandinsky, featuring loans from the Guggenheim Foundation in New York. Divided into four sections, the show traces the Russian master's artistic evolution from figurative origins to pure abstraction, highlighting his theory of art as an expression of the artist's 'inner necessity' and a tool for spiritual transformation. Kandinsky (Moscow 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944) believed that abstract forms carry emotional content: the triangle embodies action and aggression, the square signifies peace and calm, and the circle represents the spiritual and cosmic realm. The exhibition is sponsored by the Fundación BBVA.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Loans from Guggenheim Foundation New York
- Divided into four sections
- Covers Kandinsky's entire artistic evolution
- Kandinsky born Moscow 1866, died Neuilly-sur-Seine 1944
- Art as expression of 'inner necessity'
- Abstract forms have emotional content: triangle (action/aggression), square (peace/calm), circle (spiritual/cosmic)
- Sponsored by Fundación BBVA
Entities
Artists
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Vasilij Kandinsky
Institutions
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Guggenheim Foundation New York
- Fundación BBVA
Locations
- Bilbao
- Spain
- New York
- United States
- Moscow
- Russia
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- France