
Ivan Navarro
Cay Sophie Rabinowitz(Author)
Skira Rizzoli (Publisher)
Published on 11. March 2014
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-8478-4114-1 (ISBN)
Description
Ivan Navarro is known internationally for his sociopolitically charged sculptures of neon and fluorescent light. The sculptures and installations of Ivan Navarro grow out of the legacy of minimalism and modern design, but they subvert the cool detachment of their forms with pointed sociopolitical critique. Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1972, Navarro grew up under Pinochet's brutal military dictatorship. In order to better understand this dark history, Navarro uses light-a symbol of hope and truth-as his medium, constructing chairs, ladders, doors, and even shopping carts out of neon and fluorescent lights. With their ambient glow and live current, the works are equally seductive and unnerving. In this first monograph on the artist, Cay Sophie Rabinowitz considers the personal stories underlying Navarro's sleek, industrially produced works. In conversation with Hilarie M. Sheets, Navarro discusses his relationship to modernism, minimalism, and language.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Rizzoli International Publications
Illustrations
300 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1415 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8478-4114-1 (9780847841141)
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Persons
Cay Sophie Rabinowitz is cofounder and editor of Fantom, a quarterly journal on photography. She was previously artistic director of Art Basel and U.S. senior editor of Parkett. Hilarie M. Sheets is an art critic and a frequent contributor to ARTnews.