A video circulating on social media has gone viral, depicting Jeff Koons' renowned floral sculpture, Puppy, located at the entrance of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, appearing to leap into the river for refreshment. This artwork, composed of over 38,000 flowers including begonias, impatiens, lobelias, petunias, marigolds, and agératos, seems to have sought relief from the heat.
Puppy, which has become one of the museum's most iconic works, has been a backdrop for millions of visitors over its 29-year history. This monumental floral structure stands on a metal framework 12 meters high and weighing 15 tons, covered in vegetation and equipped with a permanent irrigation system.
The first Puppy was originally created as a temporary installation for a castle in Bad Arolsen, Germany, quickly capturing public and specialized press attention. Later, Koons created a larger version exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney between 1995 and 1996.
It was in 1997 that Puppy arrived in Bilbao, taking up its permanent residence in front of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, which opened its doors on October 18 of that year.
