Iván Navarro's 'Planetarium' Illuminates Centquatre Paris

Iván Navarro's exhibition 'Planetarium' at Centquatre Paris features over twenty light installations in the former stables, running until February 28, 2021, pending reopening. The show is complemented by a concurrent exhibition at Galerie Templon in Paris, open from January 30 to March 20, 2021. Navarro, who grew up in Santiago under Pinochet's dictatorship, uses fluorescent tubes, mirrors, and one-way mirrors to create sculptures that blend Minimalism and Op Art. Key works include 'Homeless Lamp, the Juicer Succer' (mid-2000s), a shopping cart of white fluorescent tubes referencing illegal electricity hookups; 'Murio La Verdad' (2014), a tribute to Josef Albers; 'Sentinel (Rouge)' (2010), a door-like installation creating an infinite corridor; 'Death Row' (2006), representing Chile at the 2009 Venice Biennale; 'Bed' (2009), a bed with mirrored letters B, E, D; 'Street Lamp (Yellow Bench)' (2012), a luminous bench; and 'Emergency Ladder' (2018), a red ladder symbolizing urgency and migration. The works explore power, illusion, and social commentary, often using text and perspective to challenge perception.