Dan Flavin: Dedications in Lights (Bilingual edition) | Author: Josef Helfenstein

This lavishly illustrated catalogue is dedicated to the pioneer of Minimal Art and accompanies the exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel.

Dan Flavin began work with fluorescent light tubes from the early 1960s on; arranged in so-called 'situations', he would then further develop them into series and large-scale installations. The colours and dimensions of the materials he used were prescribed by industrial production. Flooded in light, viewers themselves become part of the works; the space, along with the objects within it, are set in relation to each other and thus become immersive experiences of art triggering sensual, almost spiritual experiences. Flavin liberated colour from the two-dimensionality of painting.

Hardcover
28.7 x 24 cm
256 Pages