Guggenheim Bilbao stages one of the strongest exhibitions of the season.

In the 1960s, Giovanni Anselmo (b. 1934, Borgofranco d’Ivrea; d. 2023, Turin) started his artistic career in Italy. His groundbreaking experience that dawned on him atop the Stromboli volcano in 1965 had a profound effect on his art. The artist realised that he was a vital component of an endless, constantly evolving universe when the sun’s first light, barely visible above the horizon, threw its shadows on the vastness of the sky. Since then, Anselmo has directed his attention towards the cyclical progression and order of natural phenomena. As a result, topics like as energy, space, time, orientation, magnetic fields, and gravitational forces have shown frequently in his work. Anselmo developed works that actively and visibly convey both the latent energy that surrounds us here using materials that were already available.

This show offers a thorough examination of the work of an artist who, although being a major figure in Arte Povera, was able to build his career without being assigned a label.

This exhibition, which links the most notable pieces from Anselmo’s career with others made especially for this occasion, is envisioned as a continuous flow. Anselmo organised this exhibition to a great extent, right up until the latter days of his life in December of last year.

The goal of Beyond the Horizon is to accurately portray his profound vitality, his immense legacy, and the significance of his work. It’s on view until 15th May 2024.