Dan Flavin
1933 - 1996
Born in New York (), died in New York (), based in Moscow (RU), born in Moscow (RU).
Dan Flavin is a fundamental figure of Minimal Art, famous for constellations of standard-issue neon lamps, usually Untitled (but dedicated in brackets to artists, critics or friends). Opulent and deliberately transitory, his light pieces are now expensive commodities whose owners struggle to prolong the lifespan of obsolete strips or bulbs. Flavin said: ‘These “monuments” only survive as long as the light system is useful, 2100 hours.’ The exhibited corner piece subtly subverts our understanding of light, space and how they affect each other, making a ‘new space’ emerge and emphasising how a predictable method can yield unpredictable results.
Media
>Dan Flavin
Works
>Dan Flavin, Untitled (to a Man, George McGovern), 1972.Sculpture, strip lights, 316 x 316 x 10.3 cm.
>Dan Flavin, Untitled (to the real Dan Hill) 1b, 1978.Sculpture, neon, 244 x 12 x 22 cm.
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: DE INTERNATIONALE - Museum of Affects. 26 November 2011 - 29 January 2012.
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: Visite Bornem - Gedeelde Ruimte. 03 May 2014 - 25 May 2014.
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: Visite Diest. 27 November 2014 - 21 December 2014.
> Exhibition: Museumnacht: Topstukken in de nacht . 01 August 2015.
> Exhibition: The Collection. 28 April 2017 - 31 December 2021.
> Exhibition: The collection XXIX – Spirits of Internationalism: 6 European Collections 1956-1986. 20 January 2012 - 29 April 2012.
> Exhibition: The collection XXXII – Personality Test + The Book Lovers. 07 December 2012 - 21 April 2013.
> Ensemble: Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap.
> Ensemble: Het Essentiële [The Essential].
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> Ensemble: M HKA_DEFAULT_WORKS.
> Ensemble: NUCLEUS.
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> Ensemble: Statements and Corner Pieces.