DAN FLAVIN - DEDICATION IN LIGHTS

Legendary minimalist artist Dan Flavin (1933-96) began working with fluorescent light tubes in the early 1960s. Arranged in "situations," he would then further develop them into series and large-scale installations. His pieces often included dedications, making reference in their titles to concrete events, such as wartime atrocities or police violence, or to other artists. The colors and dimensions of the materials he used were prescribed by industrial production. Flooded in light, viewers themselves become part of the works. The spac...[Llegir més]