Iván Navarro "Heaven or Las Vegas"
Paul Kasmin Gallery
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For Heaven or Las Vegas, Navarro’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, the artist has created a series of neon light wall sculptures based on the floor plans of twelve of the world’s best known skyscrapers, including the Flatiron Building in New York, the Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai and The Center in Hong Kong. These buildings were chosen not only for the ambitious innovations in design and engineering that allowed for their construction, but also for the historical paradigm of the global spread of Western architecture. Through a positioned play of mirrors and light, viewers have the experience of looking up into the interior elevation of each building, many of which tower more than 1,000 feet high in actuality. Within each work, Navarro has incorporated significant words or phrases like SURRENDER, RHYME and ABANDON which echo like suggestions or commands through each structure’s illusory depth.
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Schedule
from March 03, 2011 to April 02, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-03-03 from 18:00 to 20:00