Wolf Vostell's Spanish Fluxus Museum in Malpartida
The Museu Vostell Malpartida, established in 1976 by German artist Wolf Vostell, is situated in a historic wool-processing building in Extremadura, Spain. Vostell chose the location after visiting the birthplace of his partner, Mercedes Guardado Olivenza. The museum houses a remarkable 16-meter multimedia fountain created in 1996, alongside significant early video art pieces such as "Transmigración III." Notable works include "Depresión endógena" and Salvador Dalí's "El fin de Parsifal." With over 250 items from the Gino Di Maggio collection, it also features Yoko Ono's "Painting to Hammer a Nail" and an ongoing exhibition titled "Memoria y anatomía del territorio" until November.
Key facts
- Museo Vostell Malpartida opened in 1976 in an 18th-century wool factory.
- Wolf Vostell was a German Fluxus artist who lived from 1932 to 1998.
- The museum is located in Los Barruecos Natural Monument, Extremadura, Spain.
- The multimedia fountain is 16 meters tall and made from a Russian military aircraft fuselage.
- The museum holds over 250 works from the Gino Di Maggio collection.
- Yoko Ono's performance 'Painting to Hammer a Nail in Cross Version' took place in 2000.
- Temporary exhibitions include 'Memoria y anatomía del territorio' and Mikel Arce's sound installation.
- María Pérez's documentary 'Malpartida Fluxus Village' was released in 2015.
Entities
Artists
- Wolf Vostell
- Mercedes Guardado Olivenza
- Salvador Dalí
- Gino Di Maggio
- Giuseppe Chiari
- Walter Marchetti
- Daniel Spoerri
- Allan Kaprow
- Ben Patterson
- Yoko Ono
- Mikel Arce
- María Pérez
Institutions
- Museo Vostell Malpartida
- Fluxus
- Artribune
Locations
- Malpartida de Cáceres
- Extremadura
- Spain
- Los Barruecos
- Leverkusen
- Berlin
- Figueras
- Milan