August 2, 2025–February 8, 2026

Experience the powerful sculptures of Eduardo Chillida (1924–2002) in this exhibition marking the one-hundred-year anniversary of his birth. A visionary artist, Chillida’s body of work is closely linked to the landscape and traditions of his Basque Country homeland in northern Spain and frequently invokes the earth, sea, wind, and light, as well as his inspirations from music, philosophy, and architecture. The most comprehensive survey of Chillida’s work in North America in nearly half a century, the exhibition encompasses the full range of the artist’s practice, including early forged iron sculptures, massive structures made from oak, glowing sculptures cut from alabaster, solid clay forms, and works on paper. Each of these creations are points of convergence where myriad forces, including nature and culture, material and immaterial, form and void, all meet.

A highlight of the exhibition is an immersive virtual reality experience of Comb of the Wind XV, (1977), Chillida’s renowned site-specific installation on the rocky bluffs of La Concha Bay in San Sebastián, Spain. Visitors are transported to the meeting point of steel, sea, and sky, where the dynamic forces that define Chillida’s work are brought vividly to life.

Eduardo Chillida: Convergence will be accompanied by an exhibition catalogue highlighting the artist’s contributions through a multidisciplinary lens, with contributors including exhibition curator, Rachel Jans; the artist’s grandson, Mikel Chillida; philosophy professor Ana María Rabe; conductor Gustavo Gimeno; and world-renowned architect Lord Norman Foster.

In collaboration with Chillida Leku and the Estate of Eduardo Chillida.

Featured at top right: Eduardo Chillida, Comb of the Wind XV (Peine del viento XV), 1977. Courtesy the Estate of Eduardo Chillida and Hauser & Wirth. Photographer: Iñigo Santiago © Zabalaga Leku, ARS, San Diego, 2025. Courtesy the Estate of Eduardo Chillida and Hauser & Wirth.