Refik Anadol Rewires Frank Gehry’s Legacy With AI at Guggenheim Bilbao

Using generative AI to create new forms inspired by Gehry’s style.

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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao launches its new in situ series with Living Architecture: Gehry, a digital installation by Refik Anadol. Using a custom AI model trained on Frank Gehry’s sketches, photos and blueprints, the work transforms the architect’s designs into shifting audiovisual landscapes. The installation explores the intersection of architecture, technology and machine learning.

Developed by Refik Anadol Studio, the Large Architecture Model (LAM) uses generative AI to create new forms inspired by Gehry’s style. The piece unfolds in six chapters, showing the evolution of data into abstract, dreamlike structures. A soundscape by Kerim Karaoglu is also introduced which blends AI-generated audio with recordings from the museum. What’s more, the immersive experience is built with ethically sourced data and sustainable computing practices.

Living Architecture: Gehry is the first exhibition in the museum’s in situ series which focuses on site-specific works that engage directly with their environment. Curated by Lekha Hileman Waitoller, the show is on view in Galleries 204 and 208 through October 19.

Guggenheim Bilbao
Abandoibarra Etorb., 2
Abando, 48009 Bilbao,
Bizkaia, Spain

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