In Memoriam In this column honoring those we lost in the art community, we remember a leading Spanish sculptor, a Dutch museum leader, and an Indian modernist.

November 4, 2026 — 4 min read

Miquel Navarro (photo Fundació Miquel Navarro via Facebook , screenshot Lisa Yin Zhang/ Hyperallergic )

In Memoriam honors those we recently lost in the art world.

Miquel Navarro (1945–2026)

Spanish sculptor of imaginary cities

The Spanish artist's hometown, Mislata in Valencia, served as a lifelong inspiration for his City sculptures, large-scale installations that invite visitors to walk through hundreds of abstract geometric shapes as skyscrapers. Fittingly enough, his imaginary cities became part of real urban landscapes, in the form of public works in Spain and abroad.

He was one of the artists to represent Spain at the 1986 Venice Biennale, and received the Spanish Ministry of Culture's Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (National Award for Plastic Arts) that same year.…