Fluids Navarra

The Museum reinvents the 1967 Happening Fluids by American artist Allan Kaprow, a structure made of ice blocks, built under the direction of artist Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle.

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Fluids Navarra is the local reinvention of the piece Fluids by American artist Allan Kaprow, under the direction of artist Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, professor of the Master in Curatorial Studies at the University of Navarra Museum, and a team made up of students from the same master's program.

The original work (Los Angeles, 1967) consisted of a structure made of blocks of ice, built collectively and located in a public space, which was left to melt naturally. This happening was conceived with the aim of allowing the work to be recreated an infinite number of times. Through his artistic practice, Kaprow sought to dissolve the boundaries between art and life, and although there was an initial version, there is no original or permanent work, but rather an idea to do something and a physical trace of that idea. 

In this way, Fluids continues, and its meanings are transformed and multiplied according to the context in which it is exhibited. The University of Navarra Museum invites the public to take part in this artistic proposal and to reflect on nature and its transformations.

This project is open to the public and the University of Navarra campus. Anyone wishing to participate in the construction can register here. The number of participants is limited and will be accepted in order of registration.

ALLAN KAPROW (New Jersey, 1927 - California, 2006) was an American artist who pioneered the concepts of happenings, performance, and installation art during the 1950s and 1960s. He was a professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of California and the California Institute of the Arts. His work sought to integrate art and life by examining everyday habits, interpersonal relationships, and behaviors through specific circumstances and stimuli. He is an important reference point for the Fluxus art movement, of which he was a member.

Iñigo Mangano-Ovalle (Madrid, 1961) Spanish artist based in Chicago. Professor at Northwestern University of Chicago. His works have been featured in events such as the 24th International Biennial of São Paulo, Documenta in Kassel, and the Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial (New York). His work is part of major collections such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), Art Institute of Chicago, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (Mexico), Museum of Moderne Kunst (Frankfurt), Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), among others. He has received numerous awards, including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award (2001), the Media Arts Award from the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio (1997-2001), and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (1995).