and luxurious restaurants up and down the coast iGcanthy, aside from visits to ilida's outdoor sculptures and fine-arts museum, no mention was made of the art scene, be it artists, comunercial galeries, altemative spaces, other regional fine arts museums or art study centers. So the international press has adopted wait-and-see stanoe- logically, since most of Bibao's remain But that the GMB in particular-be well. eived is palpable. Extensive, positive intemational soud on their investments and the of a half million percent and 66. percent private financing by the year 2000. but the Locally, coverage has been abundant, counteract its largely Guggenheim seems unable to have oceasionally used alive Some joumalists bversive tactics to obtain the latest Guggenheim Sul Infantation from GMB internal documents has on n found its way into Basque dailies, such as the draft operating plan. Indeed, the steady now of kala may soon render imelevant