Friends' Lecture & Reception: Eduardo Chillida

Friday, August 1, 2025
6:00 p.m. Lecture (ticketed event)
7:00–8:30 p.m. Private Reception
SDMA James S. Copley Auditorium

Gain unique insights into the life and work of Eduardo Chillida in a special conversation between the artist's grandson, Mikel Chillida, and Rachel Jans, Ph.D., Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The San Diego Museum of Art.

A visionary artist, Eduardo 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, this exhibition encompasses the full range of the artist’s practice, including works on paper and sculptures created from forged iron, oak, alabaster, and clay. Each of these creations are points of convergence where myriad forces, including nature and culture, material and immaterial, form and void, all meet.

Eduardo Chillida: Convergence is on view at The San Diego Museum of Art from August 2, 2025, through February 8, 2026. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalog that can be purchased at The Museum Store.

Tickets for admission to the lecture only are available to general membership and the public.

Friend-level members and above enjoy free admission to the lecture and a private reception from 7:00–8:30 p.m. inside the Museum rotunda. Please reserve your complimentary ticket.

Lecture & Reception Tickets (Friends & Above)

For information on upgrading your membership, please call 619.696.1941.

Lecture tickets are available starting Monday, June 16 at 10:00 a.m. PT.

Lecture only tickets

$15 members & students | $20 seniors & military | $25 nonmembers

Featured: Eduardo Chillida, Comb of the Wind XV (Peine del viento XV), 1976. 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.