Conservative commentator Marc A Thiessen writes that the Guggenheim in Bilbao – a “masterpiece of American architecture” – has become an instrument of anti-US propaganda, and is, through its exhibitions, “fuelling hatred of America in a foreign land”.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a masterpiece of American architecture, a swirl of curved configurations crafted out of sheets of titanium by Frank Gehry. But step inside the stunning structure, and the celebration of America is over.
Most of the second floor is dedicated to the works of American artist Jenny Holzer, who seems to be filled with loathing for the land of her birth. As you enter one gallery, you are greeted with an exhibit called the “Inflammatory Essays,” a series of posters printed on colored paper and containing the artist’s various manifestos. They were originally pasted throughout the public spaces of New York City, and now plaster the walls of the gallery in a rainbow of geometric designs. The presentation is beautiful, but the sentiments are anything but.... Keep reading on The Washington Post