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Guggenheim of the Post-Bilbao Effect (Irgen Salianji, Karolina Szostkiewicz, Alberto Salvador Martin) The Guggenheim Bilbao had an immense influence on the post-industrial metamorphosis of the city of Bilbao. But perhaps inevitably it was the peak and the start of decay for the Guggenheim hegemony over arts. The Guggenheim cultural hegemony started in New York almost eight decades ago, with the conception of a museum that would bridge artists’ production with the city. As a landmark of western modernity’s crescendo, the Guggenheim in New York would connect art and the city through an elevator and a continuous ramp. Increasing its influence, Guggenheim would follow New York’s financial and cultural shift towards postmodernism and global management. Gradually the museum would serve as a manager of commercial operations between the mainstream cultural reproduction and clients. While art used to be exhibited inside museums for the city, the building of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao would...