untitled (to Donna) 5a (sans titre (à Donna) 5a)
1971
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untitled (to Donna) 5a
(sans titre (à Donna) 5a)
1971
Flavin uses light to modify the physical perception of space in an approach typical of minimal art.
Dan Flavin mainly works with ?uorescent tubes to compose light paintings that question the traditional de?nition and limits of the work. This corner sculpture is a reference to the paintings by the Russian Constructivist Kasimir Malevich, which Flavin considered "icons". The neon lights not only illuminate the space delimited by the tubes, but also the area where the spectator walks, thus modifying the de?ned space which becomes immaterial.
Domain | Oeuvre en 3 dimensions | Installation avec de la lumière |
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Techniques | Tubes fluorescents (2 jaunes, 2 bleus, 2 roses), structure en métal peint |
Dimensions | 244 x 244 x 139 cm |
Acquisition | Don de Leo Castelli par l'intermédiaire de la Georges Pompidou Art and Culture Foundation, 1977 |
Inventory no. | AM 1977-210 |
On display:
Detailed description
Artist |
Dan Flavin
(1933, États-Unis - 1996, États-Unis) |
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Main title | untitled (to Donna) 5a (sans titre (à Donna) 5a) |
Creation date | 1971 |
Domain | Oeuvre en 3 dimensions | Installation avec de la lumière |
Description | Six tubes fluorescents (deux jaunes, deux bleus, deux roses) composent un carré de 244 cm de côté posé au sol à l'angle de deux murs blancs |
Techniques | Tubes fluorescents (2 jaunes, 2 bleus, 2 roses), structure en métal peint |
Dimensions | 244 x 244 x 139 cm |
Printing | Exemplaire 2 sur 5 |
Acquisition | Don de Leo Castelli par l'intermédiaire de la Georges Pompidou Art and Culture Foundation, 1977 |
Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
Inventory no. | AM 1977-210 |