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Iván Navarro (artist)

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276:, in which viewers lose themselves in an apparently infinite space, as neon phrases or structures loom out, and suggest what lies beyond. These abyss-like works can link back to Navarro's fear of being abducted as a child. As he navigates his past, the artist readily admits, "There is a certain amount of fear in my pieces". In ‘Criminal Ladder’ (2005), Navarro created a 30-feet-high ladder made with fluorescent light tubes. On the tubes he has written the names of people who committed human rights abuses during the Pinochet time in power. 231: 287: 25: 191:
Navarro was born and raised in Santiago, Chile. The politics and government of his homeland have had a profound impact on his work, both in his choice of media, and in the meaning and thought process he portrays in his
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to keep citizens at home and isolated; “All the pieces that I’ve made make reference to controlling activity, and electricity was a way to control people.”
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org Artist: Iván Navarro Location: Madison Square Park, NY, Photo by James Ewing Photography, New York Courtesy of Madison Square Park (2013-04-10),
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An example of Navarro's work being steeped in his homeland's history while also speaking to current political debates, is his
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to craft socially and politically relevant sculptures and installations. As of 2019, he lives and works in
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Conservancy, Installation open until 13 April 2014 More information:
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Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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and faux-furniture. As he grew up during the dictatorship of
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It's as if the twin towers were in front of you but in depth
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Monuments for D. Flavin, Roebling Hall, Brooklyn, USA
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC
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His father was a left-leaning dean of a university.
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