The Museo Vostell Malpartida in the Spanish village Malpartida de Cáceres west of the provincial capital Cáceres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura is dedicated to the work of the German painter, sculptor, Fluxus and Happening artist Wolf Vostell. The museum is under the artistic direction of Mercedes Vostell and under the general direction of José Antonio Agúndez García. The Museo Vostell Malpartida was founded by Wolf Vostell and Mercedes Vostell in 1976.
Museo Vostell Malpartida, aerial view, 2015.
Wolf Vostell, VOAEX (Journey in the Upper Extremadura), 1976, sculpture in Los Barruecos
Wolf Vostell was a German painter and sculptor, considered one of the early adopters of video art and installation art and pioneer of Happenings and Fluxus. Techniques such as blurring and Dé-coll/age are characteristic of his work, as is embedding objects in concrete and the use of television sets in his works. Wolf Vostell was married to the Spanish writer Mercedes Vostell and has two sons, David Vostell and Rafael Vostell.
Vostell in 1980
Wolf Vostell - Signature
Wolf Vostell, Stationary traffic, 1969, Cologne
Wolf Vostell, VOAEX, 1976, Museo Vostell Malpartida.