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Miquel Navarro, the sculptor who transformed the city into his own universe, has died.
Miquel Navarro (Mislata, 1945) has died at the age of 81 at his home in Mislata. Considered one of the most important contemporary sculptors and one of the main innovators of volumetric language in late 20th-century Spain, Navarro constructed a unique artistic universe in which the city, architecture, and territory acquired a poetic and symbolic dimension.
The artist, one of the most prominent representatives of the so-called New Spanish Sculpture, developed a body of work recognizable for its imaginary cities, towers, figures, and architectural structures. Through his exploration of volume and space, Navarro established a dialogue between monumental scale and the fragility of small forms, creating a unique language that transcended geographical and disciplinary boundaries.
Mislata, the Valencian town where he was born and lived his entire life, always held a central place in his personal and artistic journey. His desire to preserve and disseminate this legacy materialized with the establishment of the Miquel Navarro Foundation in September 2020, designed to promote awareness of his work and legacy, as well as to foster the creation and preservation of cultural heritage.
The sculptor's wake will be held this Monday at the Miquel Navarro Foundation headquarters in Mislata, so that all those who knew and appreciated the artist can pay their respects. Afterwards, his remains will be laid to rest in Siete Aguas, next to his mother, Francisca.
An internationally recognized career
Trained at the San Carlos Higher School of Fine Arts in Valencia, Miquel Navarro developed an extensive career that placed him among the leading figures of contemporary Spanish sculpture. His accolades include the National Prize for Visual Arts and the National Prize from the Association of Art Critics at ARCO 95. He was also a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
His work is part of the collections of some of the most important museums and art institutions in the world, such as The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Musée National d'Art Moderne of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Reina Sofía Museum, the IVAM and the MACBA.
His work is also featured in the Sofia Imber Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas; the Würth Museum in Künzelsau; the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg; the Mie Prefectural Art Museum in Japan; the Josep Suñol Foundation; the Lambert Foundation in Brussels; the Banc Sabadell Collection; and the Miguel Marcos Gallery.
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