Stephen Branley's photos with the keyword: Frank Gehry

The Maintenance Men

09 Jul 2019 98
Just leaving the Guggenheim via the big steps and we noticed two of the museums maintenance men wading through the water to do who knows what...

Wiggie Woo & Janice

09 Jul 2019 98
My Janice and Wiggie Woo at the Guggenheim. The steps lead to that metal structure and that leads up to the road at the far side of the Salve Bridge, built in 1972. The L'Arc Rouge by Daniel Buren on the left, was added to the bridge in 2007 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Guggenheim ...

Tall Tree and the Eye

09 Jul 2019 141
Tall Tree and the Eye, (something I've always known as 'Reflectorama') is a sculpture by Anish Kapoor, and was added to the Guggenheim Bilbao collection in 2009. It consists of 73 reflective spheres anchored around three axes...

Guggenheim & The Puppy

05 Apr 2019 109
Puppy, by Jeff Koons, has been a permanent installation since 1997. Twice a year, in May and October, all of the plants that make up the sculpture’s exterior are replaced with fresh seasonal varieties, including pansies for the Autumn and Winter, and begonias, impatiens, and petunias for the Spring and Summer. The task requires 20 people, and 9 days to complete, to freshened up Puppy’s coat for the summer with approximately 38,000 new flowers in hues of red and pink. This exterior hides a clever feat of engineering. Anchored to a concrete base, a colossal stainless steel substructure is covered by a layer of turf, wire mesh, and geotextile fabric that secures the turf and stimulates plant growth. The structure also contains five levels of scaffolding and a network of pipes that water and feed the plants every 24 hours.