Dialogue in the dark: David Bowie meets Nina Simone at Steve McQueen's exhibition at Guggenheim Bilbao

At the Guggenheim Bilbao museum there is a new exhibition of Steve McQueen 66-76-26. It is a reference that filmmaker and artist makes to the song Wild is the Wind performed by two artists Nina Simone and David Bowie in 1966 and 1976. McQueen heard that song 30 years ago and dreamt to use it in his work. This exhibition is a sound sculpture installation with no image link between the decades, the emotion of love and understanding. Knowing the lyrics are so important to the artist, it is not necessary for the visitor to be familiar with it, or even Simone, Bowie nor McQueen at all, to experience this exhibition. This is an exhibition that's very experiential. It's about feeling, it's about being present, it's about slowing down and just receiving something. Steve McQueen's sound installation at Guggenheim Bilbao Museum is open until the 30th of February 2027.